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