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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23 000 Lives
Moneyball
Stolen Baby: The Murder of Heidi Broussard
American Gangster
Hacksaw Ridge
La Bamba
The Hurricane
The Highwaymen
Ordinary Angels
Song Sung Blue
Donnie Brasco
Soul on Fire
The 24th
Eat Pray Love
Hamnet
Nonnas
The Six Triple Eight
Gaslit By My Husband: The Morgan Metzer Story
Nuremberg
Elize: Shadows of a Woman
The Good Nurse
I Can Only Imagine
The King
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
The Dirt
Hillbilly Elegy
Harriet
Out of Africa
Unbroken
Snowden
The Founder
Dog Gone
Suitcase Killer: The Melanie McGuire Story
Everest
Born on the Fourth of July
LBJ
Husband, Father, Killer: The Alyssa Pladl Story
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Eden
Rescued by Ruby
Drama Movies Based on Real Life
Song Sung Blue
The Highwaymen
The Hurricane
Ordinary Angels
Elize: Shadows of a Woman
Soul on Fire
La Bamba
The Good Nurse
Gaslit By My Husband: The Morgan Metzer Story
Hamnet
Donnie Brasco
The King
The Six Triple Eight
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
Eat Pray Love
Nonnas
Nuremberg
The 24th
Hillbilly Elegy
The Dirt
Harriet
Dog Gone
Everest
Suitcase Killer: The Melanie McGuire Story
Unbroken
The Founder
Born on the Fourth of July
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Snowden
I Can Only Imagine
Out of Africa
LBJ
Husband, Father, Killer: The Alyssa Pladl Story
Outlaw King
Jobs
Dolemite Is My Name
Fatherhood
Walk. Ride. Rodeo.
Rescued by Ruby
Anthropoid
Crowd Pleasers
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Gaslit By My Husband: The Morgan Metzer Story
Suitcase Killer: The Melanie McGuire Story
Dog Gone
Husband, Father, Killer: The Alyssa Pladl Story
Terror Comes Knocking: The Marcela Borges Story
Hijack '93
Lost Girls
Woman of the Hour
Yara
Blue Miracle
Can You Feel the Beat: The Lisa Lisa Story
Devil on Campus: The Larry Ray Story
Phenomena
Lilly
The Ryan White Story
Queen of Coal
Notes for My Son
Outlaw
Wendy Williams: The Movie
The Most Hated Woman in America
Giving Hope: The Ni’cola Mitchell Story
Rising High
Hard Lessons
Too Young the Hero
The Polka King
Triumph of the Heart
Revenge of the Green Dragons
Unspeakable Acts
Up Next: Silvio Santos
Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story
Baggio: The Divine Ponytail
Nuremberg
Talk to Me
Born on the Fourth of July
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Lawrence of Arabia: Restored Version
The Theory of Everything
Apollo 13
Society of the Snow
Hotel Mumbai
The Long Game
Schindler's List
Ali
Lion
Dangal
Raazi
First They Killed My Father
The Trial of the Chicago 7
I'm Still Here
Roxanne Roxanne
Queen of Coal
On My Skin
The Match
Rose Island
'83
Wasp Network
Talvar
Silenced
Zero to Hero
Ali's Wedding
12th Fail
Thalaivii
Sanju
Blue Moon
MANK
iHostage
The Woman in the Line
Number 24
The Swedish Connection
Society of the Snow
Narvik
Yara
Mosul
A Man of Action
My Best Friend Anne Frank
Latin Blood - The Ballad of Ney Matogrosso
Where the Tracks End
Phenomena
The Photographer Of Mauthausen
Lucca's World
Raazi
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight
Dangal
Hands of Stone
Crime Diaries: The Celebrity Stylist
Outlaw
Rose Island
On My Skin
Queen of Coal
Broad Peak
This is I
I'm Still Here
Johnny
Maharaj
The Angel
Rising High
Nothing to Lose
'83
The Match
Dance of the Forty One
Notes for My Son
The Sky Is Pink
The Lighthouse of the Orcas
House of Ga'a
Srikanth
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
Jobs
The Founder
LBJ
Ferrari
The Dig
Cinderella Man
Can You Feel the Beat: The Lisa Lisa Story
Miracle
The Siege of Jadotville
Anthropoid
Rudy
Society of the Snow
The Theory of Everything
Narvik
A Man of Action
Schindler's List
Lawrence of Arabia: Restored Version
The Swedish Connection
The Long Game
Apollo 13
Ali
Dead Man's Wire
Woman of the Hour
My Best Friend Anne Frank
BlackBerry
Operation Mincemeat
The Photographer Of Mauthausen
I Am Woman
Latin Blood - The Ballad of Ney Matogrosso
First They Killed My Father
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Shirley
Phenomena
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight
Raazi
Roxanne Roxanne
The Angel
I'm Still Here
Broad Peak
Eat Pray Love
The Dirt
Dolemite Is My Name
Walk. Ride. Rodeo.
Concussion
Miracle
Pain Hustlers
Talk to Me
Rob Peace
Friday Night Lights
Society of the Snow
Number 24
Hoax: The Kidnapping of Sherri Papini
Lawrence of Arabia: Restored Version
Woman of the Hour
True Spirit
Sand Castle
The Long Game
Blue Miracle
Rudy
The Theory of Everything
Apollo 13
Schindler's List
22 July
Mosul
Lion
Dangal
BlackBerry
Ali
You Gotta Believe
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Hotel Mumbai
Lost Girls
She Said
Dead Man's Wire
NYAD
Against The Ice
Amish Stud: The Eli Weaver Story
On the Basis of Sex
Operation Mincemeat
Mosul
The Long Game
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
The Two Popes
Apollo 13
Rudy
The Swimmers
Woman of the Hour
She Said
Schindler's List
Lion
First They Killed My Father
NYAD
East of Wall
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight
Where the Tracks End
The Photographer Of Mauthausen
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Scoop
Raazi
BlackBerry
Official Secrets
Roxanne Roxanne
I'm Still Here
Borg vs. McEnroe
'83
The End of the Tour
Maria
Notes for My Son
Denial
Elisa & Marcela
Talvar
Rustin
Barry
Amar Singh Chamkila
Silenced
Maestro
Zero to Hero
Ali's Wedding
Amina
Biographical Drama Movies
On the Basis of Sex
Rob Peace
True Spirit
Can You Feel the Beat: The Lisa Lisa Story
The Swimmers
Lion
Dangal
A Man of Action
Woman of the Hour
Ali
My Best Friend Anne Frank
Bombshell
First They Killed My Father
BlackBerry
The Photographer Of Mauthausen
Latin Blood - The Ballad of Ney Matogrosso
Come Sunday
Scoop
NYAD
Worth
Shirley
Lilly
Wendy Williams: The Movie
This is I
You Gotta Believe
I'm Still Here
The Angel
Hands of Stone
Official Secrets
Roxanne Roxanne
Nothing to Lose
House of Ga'a
The Ryan White Story
Elisa & Marcela
Srikanth
Emergency
Rustin
12th Fail
Amar Singh Chamkila
The Silent Twins
Women Who Rule The Screen
Pain Hustlers
I Am Woman
NYAD
Raazi
JOY - The Birth of IVF
Shirley
Official Secrets
Crime Diaries: The Celebrity Stylist
Roxanne Roxanne
I'm Still Here
Giving Hope: The Ni’cola Mitchell Story
Madame Claude
Maria
The Silent Twins
The Most Hated Woman in America
Elisa & Marcela
Shabaash Mithu (Hindi)
Denial
Emergency
Amina
A Private War
Thalaivii
Autumn Girl
A Plan To Suit Your Needs
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