Movies Based on a True Story
Gangsters, fighters, athletes, serial killers, celebrities and so much more–these films are the best of the based-on-a-true-story stories.
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American Gangster
Stolen Baby: The Murder of Heidi Broussard
Bohemian Rhapsody
Hacksaw Ridge
Nuremberg
La Bamba
Deepwater Horizon
Nonnas
Harriet
Eat Pray Love
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Rescued by Ruby
The Highwaymen
I Can Only Imagine
The Six Triple Eight
Fatherhood
Bob Marley: One Love
Schindler's List
The Dirt
The Iceman
22 July
Soul on Fire
Everest
The Iron Claw
Lion
The Best of Enemies
The Good Nurse
Miracle
Ferrari
The King
Unbroken
Number 24
The Founder
Society of the Snow
Dog Gone
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
Rudy
Jobs
Dangal
Husband, Father, Killer: The Alyssa Pladl Story
Nonnas
Deepwater Horizon
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
The Iron Claw
Miracle
Schindler's List
The Founder
Lion
22 July
Society of the Snow
The Long Game
Number 24
Cinderella Man
Dead Man's Wire
Friday Night Lights
Rudy
Out of Africa
Lawrence of Arabia: Restored Version
The Dig
BlackBerry
The Swimmers
Dolemite Is My Name
Mosul
'83
First They Killed My Father
Raazi
NYAD
Where the Tracks End
Woman of the Hour
The Two Popes
The Theory of Everything
Roxanne Roxanne
The Photographer Of Mauthausen
East of Wall
Maharaj
Talvar
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Zero to Hero
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight
Borg vs. McEnroe
Crowd Pleasers
The Good Nurse
The Iceman
Dead Man's Wire
Harriet
Eden
Suitcase Killer: The Melanie McGuire Story
Operation Mincemeat
iHostage
Anthropoid
Terror Comes Knocking: The Marcela Borges Story
Against The Ice
Woman of the Hour
Hijack '93
Wasp Network
The Angel
The Photographer Of Mauthausen
Phenomena
Crime Diaries: The Celebrity Stylist
Silenced
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Anthropoid
Mapplethorpe
Golda
Stolen Baby: The Murder of Heidi Broussard
Bohemian Rhapsody
Husband, Father, Killer: The Alyssa Pladl Story
Gaslit By My Husband: The Morgan Metzer Story
Concussion
Dead Man's Wire
Ferrari
Hoax: The Kidnapping of Sherri Papini
BlackBerry
Giving Hope: The Ni’cola Mitchell Story
Denial
The Silent Twins
Drama Movies Based on Real Life
Rescued by Ruby
Eat Pray Love
22 July
The Dirt
Bob Marley: One Love
Ferrari
Soul on Fire
The Iron Claw
The King
The Best of Enemies
Lion
Dog Gone
Society of the Snow
The Founder
Miracle
Unbroken
Number 24
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
Jobs
Rudy
Husband, Father, Killer: The Alyssa Pladl Story
Hotel Mumbai
Concussion
Operation Mincemeat
iHostage
Outlaw King
The Long Game
Friday Night Lights
Lost Girls
Cinderella Man
Dangal
Dead Man's Wire
Hoax: The Kidnapping of Sherri Papini
Walk. Ride. Rodeo.
Suitcase Killer: The Melanie McGuire Story
Gaslit By My Husband: The Morgan Metzer Story
BlackBerry
The Dig
Against The Ice
True Spirit
Society of the Snow
The Best of Enemies
The King
Lion
The Founder
Dog Gone
Number 24
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
Rudy
Jobs
Husband, Father, Killer: The Alyssa Pladl Story
Hotel Mumbai
Operation Mincemeat
iHostage
Concussion
Dangal
Outlaw King
Lost Girls
Friday Night Lights
The Long Game
Hillbilly Elegy
Hoax: The Kidnapping of Sherri Papini
Suitcase Killer: The Melanie McGuire Story
Walk. Ride. Rodeo.
Cinderella Man
BlackBerry
Dead Man's Wire
Gaslit By My Husband: The Morgan Metzer Story
Against The Ice
True Spirit
The Dig
Out of Africa
You Gotta Believe
Race
Sand Castle
Anthropoid
Lucca's World
Blue Miracle
Dolemite Is My Name
Mosul
International Drama Movies
Number 24
iHostage
Dangal
Lucca's World
Against The Ice
Where the Tracks End
Raazi
Mosul
'83
Yara
The Swedish Connection
Narvik
My Best Friend Anne Frank
A Man of Action
Hijack '93
The Photographer Of Mauthausen
Srikanth
The Match
Emergency
Maharaj
Wasp Network
Talvar
The Woman in the Line
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight
Rose Island
House of Ga'a
The Angel
Zero to Hero
This is I
Hands of Stone
Panipat - The Great Betrayal
Outlaw
Latin Blood - The Ballad of Ney Matogrosso
Notes for My Son
Shabaash Mithu (Hindi)
Borg vs. McEnroe
Lefter: The Story of The Ordinarius
I'm Still Here
Dance of the Forty One
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Gaslit By My Husband: The Morgan Metzer Story
Hoax: The Kidnapping of Sherri Papini
Hotel Mumbai
Terror Comes Knocking: The Marcela Borges Story
Yara
Woman of the Hour
Hijack '93
Backstabbing for Beginners
Wasp Network
The Angel
Devil on Campus: The Larry Ray Story
Official Secrets
Crime Diaries: The Celebrity Stylist
Biographical Movies
Jobs
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
Out of Africa
Cinderella Man
BlackBerry
The Swimmers
LBJ
Hillbilly Elegy
Race
First They Killed My Father
Dolemite Is My Name
Wendy Williams: The Movie
Rob Peace
NYAD
The Theory of Everything
The Two Popes
Woman of the Hour
The Photographer Of Mauthausen
Roxanne Roxanne
Backstabbing for Beginners
Can You Feel the Beat: The Lisa Lisa Story
Emergency
A Man of Action
Srikanth
Mapplethorpe
My Best Friend Anne Frank
On the Basis of Sex
The Silent Twins
Worth
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight
Golda
I Am Woman
Lilly
Hands of Stone
Denial
Lefter: The Story of The Ordinarius
The Ryan White Story
This is I
Latin Blood - The Ballad of Ney Matogrosso
Shirley
Drama Movies Based on Books
Lost Girls
Operation Mincemeat
The Long Game
The Dig
Pain Hustlers
Amish Stud: The Eli Weaver Story
Rob Peace
The Siege of Jadotville
Raazi
Lucca's World
NYAD
Where the Tracks End
Thank You for Your Service
Backstabbing for Beginners
Emergency
Worth
The Silent Twins
Wasp Network
Maharaj
The Angel
War Machine
Unspeakable Acts
Lilly
The Laundromat
Denial
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight
Scoop
Outlaw
Penguin Bloom
The End of the Tour
I'm Still Here
The Lighthouse of the Orcas
The Climb
12th Fail
Silenced
Nothing to Lose
Thalaivii
Sergio
Asakusa Kid
Nothing to Lose 2
Raazi
'83
Mosul
Narvik
The Swedish Connection
A Man of Action
Srikanth
Hijack '93
My Best Friend Anne Frank
The Match
Emergency
The Photographer Of Mauthausen
Wasp Network
Maharaj
The Woman in the Line
Talvar
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight
Phenomena
Hands of Stone
Zero to Hero
Rose Island
Panipat - The Great Betrayal
House of Ga'a
The Angel
Shabaash Mithu (Hindi)
Outlaw
This is I
Latin Blood - The Ballad of Ney Matogrosso
Borg vs. McEnroe
Lefter: The Story of The Ordinarius
Notes for My Son
Dance of the Forty One
The Lighthouse of the Orcas
I'm Still Here
On My Skin
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Major (Hindi)
Broad Peak
100 Meters
12th Fail
Biographical Drama Movies
LBJ
Race
Dolemite Is My Name
First They Killed My Father
Rob Peace
NYAD
Wendy Williams: The Movie
The Two Popes
Woman of the Hour
Can You Feel the Beat: The Lisa Lisa Story
The Theory of Everything
Roxanne Roxanne
Backstabbing for Beginners
The Photographer Of Mauthausen
Mapplethorpe
A Man of Action
Emergency
My Best Friend Anne Frank
Srikanth
The Silent Twins
Golda
Worth
On the Basis of Sex
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight
Hands of Stone
I Am Woman
Lilly
Denial
The Ryan White Story
Latin Blood - The Ballad of Ney Matogrosso
Penguin Bloom
Shirley
This is I
Lefter: The Story of The Ordinarius
12th Fail
Rustin
Maria
Come Sunday
Blue Moon
House of Ga'a
Can You Feel the Beat: The Lisa Lisa Story
Giving Hope: The Ni’cola Mitchell Story
The Theory of Everything
Thank You for Your Service
My Best Friend Anne Frank
The Photographer Of Mauthausen
Worth
On the Basis of Sex
Unspeakable Acts
Zero to Hero
Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story
Hands of Stone
Panipat - The Great Betrayal
The Most Hated Woman in America
The Woman in the Line
JOY - The Birth of IVF
Penguin Bloom
Notes for My Son
The Ryan White Story
Maria
Broad Peak
The Lighthouse of the Orcas
I'm Still Here
Triumph of the Heart
Rustin
Maestro
Ali's Wedding
Adam: His Song Continues
Silenced
Come Sunday
12th Fail
Sanju
Johnny
Ẹlẹṣin Ọba: The King's Horseman
Thalaivii
Amina
The Sky Is Pink
Elisa & Marcela
Nothing to Lose 2
A Plan To Suit Your Needs
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