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