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  1. Aug 14, 2024 · 121 Minutes. 2023's Nyad is another Netflix movie based on a true story that brings one of the most interesting narratives in the history of sports and athletics to the screen. It tells the story of Diana Nyad, based on her own book Find a Way, and her repeated attempts to swim the Straits of Florida.

  2. Sep 1, 2024 · Amy Adams gives a powerful performance as his unhinged mother, and Glenn Close received an Oscar nomination for her chameleonic work as his grandmother. Over 100 filmgoers have voted on the 18 Netflix Movies Based On Gripping True Stories, Ranked. Current Top 3: The Good Nurse, The Highwaymen, Extremely ...

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    • The Trial of the Chicago 7. Directed by Aaron Sorkin, 2020’s The Trial of the Chicago 7 is based on the real-life court case that charged a group of seven people with conspiracy related to anti-Vietnam War protests during the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
    • The Wolf of Wall Street. Martin Scorcese tackles the excess of the 1990s with The Wolf of Wall Street, which follows the story of Jordan Belfort, a stockbroker who committed massive securities fraud in the 1990s to get obscenely rich very quickly.
    • BlacKKKlansman. Spike Lee’s 2018 movie BlacKKKlansman follows the incredible true story of Ron Stallworth, played by John David Washington, a Black police detective in Colorado Springs, who successfully infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan.
    • The Social Network. You don't get to 500 million friends without making a few enemies. The tagline from David Fincher’s The Social Network perfectly encapsulates the tone of this film, which chronicles not only the rise of Facebook but also the lengths co-founder Mark Zuckerberg went to keep control of what would become the world’s largest social media platform.
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    • Titanic. Released: 1997. Rated: PG-13. Memorable quote: “A woman’s heart is a deep ocean of secrets.” Twenty-five years after its release, our hearts still go on for James Cameron’s Academy Award–winning romantic drama.
    • 12 Years a Slave. Released: 2013. Rated: R. Memorable quote: “I don’t want to survive. I want to live.” It is nearly impossible for a movie based on a true story to avoid taking any creative license, but 12 Years a Slave comes very close.
    • Argo. Released: 2012. Rated: R. Memorable quote: “This is what I do. I get people out. And I’ve never left anyone behind.” Despite being a gripping spy thriller based on the very real extrication of six American diplomats from Iran in 1980 by CIA operative Tony Mendez (Ben Affleck, who also directed the movie), this film took a lot of creative license.
    • Hidden Figures. Released: 2016. Rated: PG. Memorable quote: “On any given day, I analyze the velometer levels for air displacement, friction and velocity. And compute over 10,000 calculations by cosine, square root and lately analytic geometry by hand.”
  3. Gangsters, fighters, athletes, serial killers, celebrities and so much more–these films are the best of the based-on-a-true-story stories. Movies Based on a True Story | Netflix Official Site

  4. Jul 2, 2023 · 13 Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile. Netflix. It is no secret that disturbing and gruesome crime stories pique many people's interests. The ones that are based on true serial murderers ...

  5. Apr 23, 2021 · Below, Newsweek presents 20 excellent movies, currently available on Netflix, that have their origins in true stories. Take a look through and discover more by typing 3653 in theNetflix search bar ...

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