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 Sniper
Soul Surfer
42
Ordinary Angels
Nuremberg
La Bamba
Song Sung Blue
Soul on Fire
The Highwaymen
The Dating App Killer: The Monica White Story
Stolen Baby: The Murder of Heidi Broussard
Harriet
Donnie Brasco
The Six Triple Eight
Snowden
I Swear
Eat Pray Love
Hillbilly Elegy
Nonnas
Friday Night Lights
The King
23 000 Lives
The Dirt
Unbroken
Gaslit By My Husband: The Morgan Metzer Story
Marie Antoinette
The 24th
Elize: Shadows of a Woman
iHostage
Cinderella Man
Suitcase Killer: The Melanie McGuire Story
Rescued by Ruby
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Fatherhood
Husband, Father, Killer: The Alyssa Pladl Story
Apollo 13
Selma
Lawrence of Arabia: Restored Version
Concussion
Anthropoid
Song Sung Blue
The Highwaymen
Soul on Fire
Stolen Baby: The Murder of Heidi Broussard
The Six Triple Eight
Harriet
Donnie Brasco
Hillbilly Elegy
Eat Pray Love
Nonnas
Snowden
I Swear
Friday Night Lights
23 000 Lives
The King
The Dirt
The 24th
Gaslit By My Husband: The Morgan Metzer Story
Unbroken
Elize: Shadows of a Woman
Marie Antoinette
Rescued by Ruby
iHostage
Cinderella Man
Fatherhood
Apollo 13
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Suitcase Killer: The Melanie McGuire Story
Lawrence of Arabia: Restored Version
Husband, Father, Killer: The Alyssa Pladl Story
Amish Stud: The Eli Weaver Story
Selma
The Founder
The Long Game
Walk. Ride. Rodeo.
Concussion
Outlaw King
Out of Africa
Anthropoid
Jobs
Drama Movies Based on Real Life
Donnie Brasco
I Swear
Snowden
Elize: Shadows of a Woman
Nonnas
Eat Pray Love
Hillbilly Elegy
The King
Friday Night Lights
23 000 Lives
The Dirt
Unbroken
Gaslit By My Husband: The Morgan Metzer Story
iHostage
Suitcase Killer: The Melanie McGuire Story
Apollo 13
The 24th
Rescued by Ruby
Marie Antoinette
Cinderella Man
Fatherhood
Outlaw King
Lawrence of Arabia: Restored Version
Selma
Husband, Father, Killer: The Alyssa Pladl Story
Out of Africa
The Founder
The Long Game
The Good Nurse
Walk. Ride. Rodeo.
Jobs
Concussion
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Hamnet
Amish Stud: The Eli Weaver Story
Anthropoid
Dog Gone
Society of the Snow
Number 24
Sand Castle
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Drama Movies Based on Books
Hillbilly Elegy
Friday Night Lights
The Dirt
Apollo 13
Fatherhood
Marie Antoinette
Rescued by Ruby
The Long Game
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Amish Stud: The Eli Weaver Story
Out of Africa
Society of the Snow
The Good Nurse
Hamnet
BlackBerry
Number 24
True Spirit
Dog Gone
Pain Hustlers
Born on the Fourth of July
Against The Ice
Ferrari
Lost Girls
Irena's Vow
Lion
The Dig
The Siege of Jadotville
22 July
NYAD
Rob Peace
Operation Mincemeat
Where the Tracks End
The Angel
Raazi
Lilly
Denial
Worth
Scoop
Spoiler Alert
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight
Crowd Pleasers
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
The Founder
Selma
Out of Africa
Society of the Snow
BlackBerry
Hamnet
Number 24
Talk to Me
Born on the Fourth of July
The Dig
Woman of the Hour
Dolemite Is My Name
Lion
The Theory of Everything
Irena's Vow
Roxanne Roxanne
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
22 July
The Swimmers
NYAD
The Trial of the Chicago 7
The Two Popes
Mosul
Where the Tracks End
Dead Man's Wire
Raazi
First They Killed My Father
Official Secrets
Scoop
Spoiler Alert
Maria
Denial
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight
'83
She Said
The Photographer Of Mauthausen
Amar Singh Chamkila
I'm Still Here
Borg vs. McEnroe
Amish Stud: The Eli Weaver Story
Terror Comes Knocking: The Marcela Borges Story
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
Lost Girls
Woman of the Hour
22 July
Yara
Dead Man's Wire
The Drug King
Hard Lessons
A Man of Action
Outlaw
Unspeakable Acts
On My Skin
Revenge of the Green Dragons
The Most Hated Woman in America
Crime Diaries: The Celebrity Stylist
Talvar
Kuttavum Shikshayum
Biographical Drama Movies
The King
Jobs
Number 24
Hoax: The Kidnapping of Sherri Papini
Ali
Wendy Williams: The Movie
Born on the Fourth of July
Ferrari
Talk to Me
Against The Ice
Dangal
True Spirit
Dolemite Is My Name
The Theory of Everything
Woman of the Hour
Irena's Vow
Lion
Roxanne Roxanne
The Two Popes
The Swimmers
Golda
Shirley
Can You Feel the Beat: The Lisa Lisa Story
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
You Gotta Believe
Rob Peace
My Best Friend Anne Frank
NYAD
The Angel
First They Killed My Father
On the Basis of Sex
Lilly
Official Secrets
Maria
Scoop
Wasp Network
Denial
Spoiler Alert
Worth
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight
Gaslit By My Husband: The Morgan Metzer Story
23 000 Lives
The 24th
Concussion
The Swedish Connection
Pain Hustlers
Ali
Talk to Me
Woman of the Hour
The Theory of Everything
Born on the Fourth of July
Giving Hope: The Ni’cola Mitchell Story
Shirley
22 July
Yara
Rob Peace
The Trial of the Chicago 7
On the Basis of Sex
Scoop
Dead Man's Wire
Lilly
Official Secrets
Wasp Network
The Woman in the Line
Penguin Bloom
Worth
Hijack '93
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight
Lucca's World
She Said
JOY - The Birth of IVF
Hands of Stone
I Am Woman
Rose Island
Srikanth
The Laundromat
Bombshell
I'm Still Here
Emergency
Shabaash Mithu (Hindi)
Biographical Movies
Talk to Me
Ferrari
Dangal
Born on the Fourth of July
Lion
The Theory of Everything
Woman of the Hour
Irena's Vow
Dolemite Is My Name
Golda
Roxanne Roxanne
The Two Popes
Can You Feel the Beat: The Lisa Lisa Story
The Swimmers
Shirley
You Gotta Believe
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
NYAD
Rob Peace
My Best Friend Anne Frank
The Angel
First They Killed My Father
On the Basis of Sex
Lilly
Maria
Official Secrets
Spoiler Alert
Scoop
Worth
Denial
Wasp Network
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight
Hands of Stone
Penguin Bloom
The Photographer Of Mauthausen
I Am Woman
12th Fail
Broad Peak
Bombshell
Nothing to Lose
Husband, Father, Killer: The Alyssa Pladl Story
Dog Gone
Yara
Giving Hope: The Ni’cola Mitchell Story
Can You Feel the Beat: The Lisa Lisa Story
Lilly
Phenomena
Hijack '93
Too Young the Hero
Hard Lessons
Outlaw
Unspeakable Acts
The Polka King
The Ryan White Story
Triumph of the Heart
Revenge of the Green Dragons
Rising High
The Most Hated Woman in America
Notes for My Son
Queen of Coal
Baggio: The Divine Ponytail
Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story
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