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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The Impossible
42
La Bamba
Irena's Vow
Straight Outta Compton
Stolen Baby: The Murder of Heidi Broussard
Ordinary Angels
The Dating App Killer: The Monica White Story
Soul Surfer
American Sniper
Nonnas
Husband, Father, Killer: The Alyssa Pladl Story
The Highwaymen
The Six Triple Eight
Nuremberg
Fatherhood
Jarhead
Soul on Fire
Victoria & Abdul
Unbroken
The Founder
Friday Night Lights
Outlaw King
Elize: Shadows of a Woman
Hillbilly Elegy
Eat Pray Love
The Good Nurse
Song Sung Blue
Donnie Brasco
Suitcase Killer: The Melanie McGuire Story
I Swear
Out of Africa
Harriet
Cinderella Man
Gaslit By My Husband: The Morgan Metzer Story
The King
The Two Popes
23 000 Lives
Walk. Ride. Rodeo.
GDN
The Highwaymen
Nuremberg
The Six Triple Eight
Soul on Fire
Unbroken
Friday Night Lights
The Founder
Song Sung Blue
Cinderella Man
I Swear
Donnie Brasco
Out of Africa
GDN
Apollo 13
Roxanne Roxanne
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
Society of the Snow
Lawrence of Arabia: Restored Version
The Dig
Ali
The Theory of Everything
The 24th
Dolemite Is My Name
Number 24
Operation Mincemeat
Born on the Fourth of July
The Long Game
BlackBerry
Anthropoid
Ferrari
Against The Ice
Narvik
The Swedish Connection
Talk to Me
Selma
Hijack '93
Can You Feel the Beat: The Lisa Lisa Story
Woman of the Hour
The Siege of Jadotville
Maria
The Dating App Killer: The Monica White Story
The Good Nurse
Suitcase Killer: The Melanie McGuire Story
Donnie Brasco
Snowden
Harriet
Apollo 13
Operation Mincemeat
iHostage
Against The Ice
Terror Comes Knocking: The Marcela Borges Story
Anthropoid
Woman of the Hour
Hijack '93
Eden
The Photographer Of Mauthausen
Phenomena
Wasp Network
The Angel
Crime Diaries: The Celebrity Stylist
Dead Man's Wire
Silenced
Drama Movies Based on Real Life
Ordinary Angels
Nonnas
Husband, Father, Killer: The Alyssa Pladl Story
Soul Surfer
American Sniper
Fatherhood
Soul on Fire
Jarhead
Unbroken
Friday Night Lights
Victoria & Abdul
The Founder
Outlaw King
The Good Nurse
Elize: Shadows of a Woman
Hillbilly Elegy
Eat Pray Love
Song Sung Blue
Out of Africa
I Swear
Donnie Brasco
Suitcase Killer: The Melanie McGuire Story
The King
Walk. Ride. Rodeo.
Gaslit By My Husband: The Morgan Metzer Story
The Two Popes
23 000 Lives
Cinderella Man
Harriet
Worth
Rescued by Ruby
Pain Hustlers
Snowden
GDN
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
The Dig
Apollo 13
Hamnet
Lawrence of Arabia: Restored Version
Society of the Snow
Song Sung Blue
The Founder
I Swear
Cinderella Man
Out of Africa
The Two Popes
The Dig
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Apollo 13
Lawrence of Arabia: Restored Version
Hamnet
Society of the Snow
The Theory of Everything
Roxanne Roxanne
Dolemite Is My Name
Number 24
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
The Long Game
Lion
BlackBerry
Born on the Fourth of July
Where the Tracks End
Talk to Me
22 July
Woman of the Hour
Selma
Maria
She Said
Raazi
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Mosul
The Swimmers
Denial
NYAD
The Photographer Of Mauthausen
Scoop
First They Killed My Father
Official Secrets
Spoiler Alert
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight
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Jarhead
Outlaw King
Victoria & Abdul
Hillbilly Elegy
Eat Pray Love
The King
Gaslit By My Husband: The Morgan Metzer Story
Out of Africa
Harriet
The Two Popes
Walk. Ride. Rodeo.
23 000 Lives
Worth
Snowden
The Dig
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Pain Hustlers
GDN
Rescued by Ruby
Lawrence of Arabia: Restored Version
Apollo 13
The Theory of Everything
Society of the Snow
Amish Stud: The Eli Weaver Story
Marie Antoinette
Dolemite Is My Name
Ali
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
The 24th
Roxanne Roxanne
iHostage
Hamnet
Number 24
Concussion
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
The Dirt
Operation Mincemeat
Dog Gone
Sand Castle
Lion
Drama Movies Based on Books
Apollo 13
The Dig
Pain Hustlers
Worth
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Rescued by Ruby
Hamnet
The Dirt
Society of the Snow
Marie Antoinette
Amish Stud: The Eli Weaver Story
Lost Girls
Operation Mincemeat
Dog Gone
The Long Game
Number 24
BlackBerry
Against The Ice
Lion
Born on the Fourth of July
True Spirit
Ferrari
The Laundromat
22 July
Where the Tracks End
The Other Side of the Mountain
Maharaj
The Siege of Jadotville
She Said
Rob Peace
Lucca's World
Raazi
Denial
NYAD
Scoop
Spoiler Alert
The Lighthouse of the Orcas
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight
Wasp Network
Unspeakable Acts
Walk. Ride. Rodeo.
23 000 Lives
Hamnet
The 24th
The Theory of Everything
Yara
Terror Comes Knocking: The Marcela Borges Story
True Spirit
Lion
Born on the Fourth of July
Ferrari
Blue Miracle
The Swedish Connection
Where the Tracks End
The Other Side of the Mountain
Giving Hope: The Ni’cola Mitchell Story
Can You Feel the Beat: The Lisa Lisa Story
The Woman in the Line
Selma
Maria
You Gotta Believe
On the Basis of Sex
JOY - The Birth of IVF
To the Max
Raazi
NYAD
The Photographer Of Mauthausen
My Best Friend Anne Frank
First They Killed My Father
Broad Peak
Spoiler Alert
The Lighthouse of the Orcas
Unspeakable Acts
Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story
The Most Hated Woman in America
Penguin Bloom
Amina
Panipat - The Great Betrayal
Come Sunday
The Ryan White Story
International Drama Movies
GDN
Society of the Snow
iHostage
Number 24
Against The Ice
The Swedish Connection
Narvik
Maharaj
Where the Tracks End
The Woman in the Line
Hijack '93
Mosul
Raazi
To the Max
This is I
Dangal
Lucca's World
A Man of Action
Broad Peak
The Photographer Of Mauthausen
My Best Friend Anne Frank
The Lighthouse of the Orcas
'83
Wasp Network
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight
Borg vs. McEnroe
The Match
The Angel
Outlaw
Lefter: The Story of The Ordinarius
Mixed by Erry
The Climb
The Drug King
Nothing to Lose
Panipat - The Great Betrayal
Amina
Major (Hindi)
Rose Island
Srikanth
Chabuca
Gaslit By My Husband: The Morgan Metzer Story
Ali
Concussion
Born on the Fourth of July
The Long Game
The Laundromat
Hijack '93
Talk to Me
The Swedish Connection
Maharaj
She Said
Giving Hope: The Ni’cola Mitchell Story
22 July
The Other Side of the Mountain
Woman of the Hour
The Woman in the Line
Selma
Rob Peace
JOY - The Birth of IVF
Lucca's World
The Trial of the Chicago 7
On the Basis of Sex
I Am Woman
A Man of Action
Shirley
Scoop
The Lighthouse of the Orcas
Official Secrets
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight
Wasp Network
Unspeakable Acts
Lefter: The Story of The Ordinarius
Lilly
The Most Hated Woman in America
Penguin Bloom
Barry
On My Skin
Rose Island
Srikanth
Dead Man's Wire
Action Movies
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Women Behind the Camera
Talk to Me
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Giving Hope: The Ni’cola Mitchell Story
True Spirit
Hoax: The Kidnapping of Sherri Papini
She Said
Can You Feel the Beat: The Lisa Lisa Story
Lucca's World
Raazi
On the Basis of Sex
I Am Woman
The Photographer Of Mauthausen
The Swimmers
The Polka King
First They Killed My Father
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight
Unspeakable Acts
Lilly
East of Wall
The Silent Twins
Talvar
Mapplethorpe
Madame Claude
Emergency
Queen of Coal
The Sky Is Pink
Baggio: The Divine Ponytail
Elisa & Marcela
Cézanne et moi
Autumn Girl
A Plan To Suit Your Needs
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