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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Ordinary Angels
American Gangster
The Hurricane
23 000 Lives
Hacksaw Ridge
The 24th
Stolen Baby: The Murder of Heidi Broussard
Donnie Brasco
Moneyball
Elize: Shadows of a Woman
The Highwaymen
Unbroken
Hillbilly Elegy
Soul on Fire
Song Sung Blue
La Bamba
Dog Gone
Harriet
I Can Only Imagine
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
Fatherhood
Nonnas
Husband, Father, Killer: The Alyssa Pladl Story
Nuremberg
The Good Nurse
iHostage
Born on the Fourth of July
Rescued by Ruby
The King
Friday Night Lights
Gaslit By My Husband: The Morgan Metzer Story
The Six Triple Eight
Suitcase Killer: The Melanie McGuire Story
The Dirt
Walk. Ride. Rodeo.
Against The Ice
The Founder
Rudy
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Concussion
La Bamba
Song Sung Blue
Donnie Brasco
Moneyball
Nonnas
Born on the Fourth of July
The Founder
Cinderella Man
Friday Night Lights
BlackBerry
Mosul
The Long Game
Talk to Me
Number 24
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Woman of the Hour
Rudy
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight
The Swimmers
Dolemite Is My Name
Schindler's List
Out of Africa
Society of the Snow
Miracle
The Dig
Roxanne Roxanne
Lion
Apollo 13
22 July
Where the Tracks End
Hamnet
The Two Popes
Dead Man's Wire
Scoop
NYAD
She Said
Raazi
The Theory of Everything
Hillbilly Elegy
Stolen Baby: The Murder of Heidi Broussard
Soul on Fire
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
I Can Only Imagine
The Highwaymen
Fatherhood
Unbroken
Song Sung Blue
Harriet
Dog Gone
La Bamba
Husband, Father, Killer: The Alyssa Pladl Story
Nonnas
The Good Nurse
iHostage
Elize: Shadows of a Woman
Born on the Fourth of July
Rescued by Ruby
Nuremberg
The King
Friday Night Lights
Against The Ice
The Six Triple Eight
Walk. Ride. Rodeo.
Suitcase Killer: The Melanie McGuire Story
The Dirt
Gaslit By My Husband: The Morgan Metzer Story
The Founder
Woman of the Hour
Pain Hustlers
Rudy
Jobs
Blue Miracle
Snowden
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Number 24
Concussion
The Long Game
Hoax: The Kidnapping of Sherri Papini
Unbroken
The King
Nuremberg
The Six Triple Eight
Cinderella Man
Friday Night Lights
Talk to Me
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
The Trial of the Chicago 7
The Long Game
Out of Africa
Ali
Lion
Roxanne Roxanne
Schindler's List
Society of the Snow
Hotel Mumbai
Apollo 13
Hamnet
Dangal
Raazi
The Theory of Everything
First They Killed My Father
Lawrence of Arabia: Restored Version
Wasp Network
Rose Island
On My Skin
I'm Still Here
Queen of Coal
The Match
12th Fail
Zero to Hero
Talvar
'83
Blue Moon
Thalaivii
Sanju
Silenced
Ali's Wedding
MANK
Drama Movies Based on Real Life
Fatherhood
Dog Gone
The Good Nurse
Husband, Father, Killer: The Alyssa Pladl Story
Rescued by Ruby
Harriet
iHostage
Donnie Brasco
Born on the Fourth of July
La Bamba
Elize: Shadows of a Woman
Moneyball
I Can Only Imagine
Nuremberg
Suitcase Killer: The Melanie McGuire Story
Gaslit By My Husband: The Morgan Metzer Story
Walk. Ride. Rodeo.
The King
Blue Miracle
Woman of the Hour
Against The Ice
The Six Triple Eight
The Dirt
The Long Game
Jobs
Pain Hustlers
Friday Night Lights
Number 24
Society of the Snow
The Founder
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Hoax: The Kidnapping of Sherri Papini
Talk to Me
BlackBerry
Sand Castle
Rudy
Everest
Outlaw King
Snowden
Eat Pray Love
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The Founder
Against The Ice
Jobs
Talk to Me
Number 24
BlackBerry
The Long Game
Ferrari
Woman of the Hour
Rudy
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Eden
LBJ
Ali
Schindler's List
The Dig
Hijack '93
Society of the Snow
Out of Africa
The Siege of Jadotville
Anthropoid
Roxanne Roxanne
The Swedish Connection
Miracle
Can You Feel the Beat: The Lisa Lisa Story
Apollo 13
Phenomena
Narvik
Operation Mincemeat
The Angel
The Photographer Of Mauthausen
My Best Friend Anne Frank
Golda
The Theory of Everything
Dead Man's Wire
Raazi
I Am Woman
Lawrence of Arabia: Restored Version
First They Killed My Father
Drama Movies Based on Books
Rob Peace
Pain Hustlers
The Dirt
Amish Stud: The Eli Weaver Story
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
The Long Game
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight
Lucca's World
Eat Pray Love
The Dig
The Siege of Jadotville
Lilly
Lost Girls
Out of Africa
Ferrari
Schindler's List
Apollo 13
22 July
Society of the Snow
Scoop
Operation Mincemeat
True Spirit
Hamnet
NYAD
Where the Tracks End
The Silent Twins
Lion
She Said
The Angel
Denial
Worth
Penguin Bloom
Raazi
Unspeakable Acts
Maharaj
The Laundromat
Wasp Network
Outlaw
War Machine
The Climb
Political Drama Movies
Anthropoid
LBJ
Outlaw King
The Trial of the Chicago 7
The Swedish Connection
Golda
Hijack '93
The Angel
A Man of Action
The Photographer Of Mauthausen
Worth
On the Basis of Sex
Shirley
Dance of the Forty One
Wasp Network
Official Secrets
Barry
Rustin
War Machine
The Most Hated Woman in America
Emergency
Thalaivii
Sergio
Madame Claude
Dovlatov
Gaslit By My Husband: The Morgan Metzer Story
Blue Miracle
Lilly
Woman of the Hour
Lost Girls
Phenomena
Hijack '93
Giving Hope: The Ni’cola Mitchell Story
Yara
Unspeakable Acts
Can You Feel the Beat: The Lisa Lisa Story
Outlaw
Wendy Williams: The Movie
The Polka King
Revenge of the Green Dragons
Notes for My Son
Devil on Campus: The Larry Ray Story
Rising High
The Ryan White Story
Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story
The Most Hated Woman in America
Hard Lessons
Queen of Coal
Too Young the Hero
Triumph of the Heart
Baggio: The Divine Ponytail
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Biographical Drama Movies
Walk. Ride. Rodeo.
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Rudy
Eat Pray Love
Dolemite Is My Name
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight
Roxanne Roxanne
The Swimmers
Ferrari
Lilly
Lion
LBJ
Out of Africa
Ali
You Gotta Believe
The Two Popes
Dangal
Can You Feel the Beat: The Lisa Lisa Story
The Angel
I Am Woman
NYAD
Golda
Scoop
The Photographer Of Mauthausen
The Theory of Everything
Denial
Worth
My Best Friend Anne Frank
Penguin Bloom
On the Basis of Sex
A Man of Action
Lawrence of Arabia: Restored Version
Wendy Williams: The Movie
Shirley
Borg vs. McEnroe
First They Killed My Father
Bombshell
Hands of Stone
Official Secrets
12th Fail
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