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
Bohemian Rhapsody
Wonder
Hacksaw Ridge
Nuremberg
Lone Survivor
Deepwater Horizon
Soul on Fire
The Highwaymen
Erin Brockovich
The Six Triple Eight
Husband, Father, Killer: The Alyssa Pladl Story
Nonnas
Priscilla
The Iron Claw
The King
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
12 Years a Slave
Ray
Hillbilly Elegy
The Founder
The Good Nurse
Fatherhood
Glory
Harriet
Unbroken
Number 24
Lion
The Iceman
Everest
Can You Feel the Beat: The Lisa Lisa Story
Society of the Snow
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight
Jobs
Outlaw King
Darkest Hour
The Best of Enemies
Rob Peace
The Infiltrator
The Dirt
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Nuremberg
Husband, Father, Killer: The Alyssa Pladl Story
Bohemian Rhapsody
Deepwater Horizon
Gaslit By My Husband: The Morgan Metzer Story
The Iron Claw
Denial
BlackBerry
Hotel Mumbai
LBJ
Raazi
Giving Hope: The Ni’cola Mitchell Story
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight
The Swedish Connection
East of Wall
Blue Moon
This is I
Drama Movies Based on Real Life
Soul on Fire
Erin Brockovich
The Highwaymen
The Six Triple Eight
Nonnas
Priscilla
The King
Fatherhood
The Iron Claw
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
Ray
Hillbilly Elegy
The Good Nurse
12 Years a Slave
Harriet
Unbroken
Glory
The Founder
Everest
Society of the Snow
Number 24
Lion
The Iceman
The Dirt
Darkest Hour
The Best of Enemies
Outlaw King
Rob Peace
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight
Jobs
Bob Marley: One Love
Suitcase Killer: The Melanie McGuire Story
Hotel Mumbai
Can You Feel the Beat: The Lisa Lisa Story
The Infiltrator
Rescued by Ruby
iHostage
Gaslit By My Husband: The Morgan Metzer Story
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Operation Mincemeat
Harriet
Suitcase Killer: The Melanie McGuire Story
The Iceman
The Good Nurse
Eden
The Infiltrator
Terror Comes Knocking: The Marcela Borges Story
iHostage
Against The Ice
Operation Mincemeat
The Photographer Of Mauthausen
Woman of the Hour
Hijack '93
Phenomena
The Angel
Wasp Network
Crime Diaries: The Celebrity Stylist
Silenced
Ray
The King
12 Years a Slave
Unbroken
Glory
Hotel Mumbai
Lion
Darkest Hour
Society of the Snow
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Race
The Long Game
Raazi
Dangal
First They Killed My Father
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Roxanne Roxanne
The Match
'83
Wasp Network
12th Fail
I'm Still Here
Rose Island
Sanju
Talvar
Silenced
Queen of Coal
Thalaivii
Zero to Hero
On My Skin
Blue Moon
Ali's Wedding
MANK
Drama Movies Based on Books
Fatherhood
Hillbilly Elegy
Number 24
The Dirt
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight
Rob Peace
The Iceman
Lion
Society of the Snow
The Best of Enemies
Amish Stud: The Eli Weaver Story
The Infiltrator
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Rescued by Ruby
The Dig
Operation Mincemeat
Denial
Against The Ice
Dog Gone
The Long Game
Raazi
Pain Hustlers
The Siege of Jadotville
22 July
Lost Girls
BlackBerry
True Spirit
Where the Tracks End
Lucca's World
The Laundromat
Maharaj
Nothing to Lose
Thank You for Your Service
Lilly
Scoop
Backstabbing for Beginners
Outlaw
Penguin Bloom
The Angel
Worth
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
Terror Comes Knocking: The Marcela Borges Story
iHostage
Amish Stud: The Eli Weaver Story
Lost Girls
22 July
Woman of the Hour
A Man of Action
Yara
Outlaw
Revenge of the Green Dragons
Devil on Campus: The Larry Ray Story
Hard Lessons
Unspeakable Acts
Talvar
The Most Hated Woman in America
The Drug King
Crime Diaries: The Celebrity Stylist
On My Skin
Kuttavum Shikshayum
The Founder
Society of the Snow
Lion
Darkest Hour
The Dig
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Denial
The Two Popes
The Long Game
Dolemite Is My Name
Raazi
BlackBerry
The Photographer Of Mauthausen
East of Wall
22 July
Woman of the Hour
First They Killed My Father
Mosul
The Swimmers
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Where the Tracks End
Roxanne Roxanne
Scoop
Maharaj
Widow Clicquot
'83
NYAD
12th Fail
Borg vs. McEnroe
I'm Still Here
Maria
Official Secrets
Talvar
Barry
Silenced
Amar Singh Chamkila
Rustin
Amina
Notes for My Son
Elisa & Marcela
Against The Ice
Dangal
The Photographer Of Mauthausen
Raazi
Narvik
Mosul
My Best Friend Anne Frank
Hijack '93
The Swedish Connection
A Man of Action
Lucca's World
Where the Tracks End
Yara
Outlaw
Maharaj
The Woman in the Line
Nothing to Lose
The Match
12th Fail
Phenomena
Broad Peak
'83
This is I
Wasp Network
I'm Still Here
Srikanth
House of Ga'a
The Angel
Sanju
Rose Island
Borg vs. McEnroe
Emergency
Revenge of the Green Dragons
Lefter: The Story of The Ordinarius
The Lighthouse of the Orcas
Silenced
Amar Singh Chamkila
Rising High
Talvar
The Sky Is Pink
Biographical Movies
Bob Marley: One Love
Jobs
The Best of Enemies
Can You Feel the Beat: The Lisa Lisa Story
Race
You Gotta Believe
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
The Two Popes
Against The Ice
The Photographer Of Mauthausen
Dangal
BlackBerry
Dolemite Is My Name
Woman of the Hour
Wendy Williams: The Movie
LBJ
My Best Friend Anne Frank
Denial
Walk. Ride. Rodeo.
True Spirit
The Swimmers
First They Killed My Father
A Man of Action
Scoop
On the Basis of Sex
Shirley
Roxanne Roxanne
Lilly
Backstabbing for Beginners
Nothing to Lose
Worth
Too Young the Hero
Bombshell
Wasp Network
The Ryan White Story
The Angel
This is I
NYAD
12th Fail
Emergency
Outlaw King
Operation Mincemeat
The Two Popes
Rescued by Ruby
Sand Castle
Dog Gone
Dolemite Is My Name
Pain Hustlers
Giving Hope: The Ni’cola Mitchell Story
BlackBerry
Blue Miracle
Woman of the Hour
Lost Girls
22 July
LBJ
Denial
Wendy Williams: The Movie
True Spirit
Mosul
Walk. Ride. Rodeo.
Roxanne Roxanne
Thank You for Your Service
The Siege of Jadotville
Narvik
Lucca's World
First They Killed My Father
My Best Friend Anne Frank
Hijack '93
The Photographer Of Mauthausen
On the Basis of Sex
The Swedish Connection
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Outlaw
The Swimmers
East of Wall
Hands of Stone
Lilly
Shirley
Where the Tracks End
Worth
Political Drama Movies
Biographical Drama Movies
Denial
Woman of the Hour
Wendy Williams: The Movie
Walk. Ride. Rodeo.
My Best Friend Anne Frank
First They Killed My Father
True Spirit
The Swimmers
A Man of Action
Shirley
Roxanne Roxanne
On the Basis of Sex
Scoop
Lilly
Backstabbing for Beginners
Worth
Nothing to Lose
The Ryan White Story
Too Young the Hero
The Angel
Bombshell
Wasp Network
12th Fail
NYAD
This is I
Emergency
I'm Still Here
Maria
Official Secrets
Borg vs. McEnroe
Rustin
Sanju
Hands of Stone
Amar Singh Chamkila
Come Sunday
Elisa & Marcela
Blue Moon
Penguin Bloom
House of Ga'a
Amina
Latin American Movies
Blue Miracle
Giving Hope: The Ni’cola Mitchell Story
Yara
Lilly
Too Young the Hero
Widow Clicquot
Outlaw
The Ryan White Story
Phenomena
Devil on Campus: The Larry Ray Story
Revenge of the Green Dragons
Hard Lessons
The Most Hated Woman in America
Unspeakable Acts
The Polka King
Rising High
Queen of Coal
Notes for My Son
Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story
Triumph of the Heart
Baggio: The Divine Ponytail
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