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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.”
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- ‘Moneyball’ (2011) “Moneyball” brought Michael Lewis' 2003 book “Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game” to the silver screen in 2011. The movie starred Brad Pitt as Billy Beane, a manager taxed with a small budget and an unconventional approach to beating the wealthier teams.
- ‘The Social Network’ (2010) “The Social Network” is based on the 2009 book “The Accidental Billionaires” about the founding of Facebook. Jesse Eisenberg takes on the role of Mark Zuckerberg, who in 2003 worked on a concept that ultimately became Facebook.
- ‘Hidden Figures’ (2016) “Hidden Figures” tells the true stories of three Black mathematicians at NASA. Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson.
- ‘Spotlight’ (2015) Back in 2001, the editor of The Boston Globe assigned a team of journalists to investigate allegations made against a priest who was accused of molesting more than 80 boys.
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The most electrifying, fully realized cinematic take on an August Wilson play to date, George C. Wolfe‘s 1927 Chicago-set drama depicts a fateful recording session of the “Mother of Blues” and her band. The powerhouse performances from Viola Davis and the late Chadwick Boseman make the picture’s fleeting stagey limitations mostly go unnoticed. The ...
At once one of the most harrowing movies you’ll ever see—and one of the most inspiring. Steven Spielberg’s period piece stars Liam Neeson as the titular real-life merchant-turned-wartime-hero. Schindler‘s List is an unflinching account of the horrors of the Holocaust, and a testament to the power of an individual to make positive change. The Americ...
Michael B. Jordan stars opposite Jamie Foxx and Brie Larson in Destin Daniel Cretton's biographical legal drama about Harvard Law graduate Bryan Stevenson and the trial of wrongfully accused Walter McMillian. Cretton's follow-up? Marvel's Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.
1967 was a landmark year for Hollywood, when age of innocence ended. No movie embodies this watershed moment better than Arthur Penn‘s graphically violent, potently sexy biographical crime film starring Warren Beatty and Faye Dunawayas infamous bank robbers. Conventions were shattered in a moment; this is the first film of the New Hollywood era.
Chloé Zhao's The Rider is a vividly cinematic study of characters too often overlooked by Hollywood. While making her first feature in South Dakota, Zhao met Brady Jandreau, a gifted horse trainer and rodeo star who suffered a near-fatal head injury, ending his competition days forever. The Rider weaves fact and fiction into an unforgettable statem...
Renée Zellweger's note-perfect, incredibly moving embodiment of Judy Garland in the twilight of her life has been rightfully hailed as a masterclass. Based on Peter Quilter's book End of the Rainbow, Rupert Goold's biopic is, if anything, a bit underrated. A focused, punchy melodrama that serves as a showbiz cautionary tale and more, Judy benefits ...
Director Mimi Leder's biopic/courtroom drama hybrid On the Basis of Sex sheds light on the early career of perhaps the most popular and culturally significant Supreme Court justice of our time. Rogue One's Felicity Jones stars as Ruth Bader Ginsburg in a picture that’s likable and likely to crowd-please, even as it plays it safer than it could have...
A spellbinding portrait of public figures’ private struggles, Stephen Frears‘ critically praised drama depicts the British Royal Family’s response to the death of Diana, Princess of Wales. Helen Mirren won an Oscar for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II. To enhance the contrast of their different worlds, Frears shot most scenes of Prime Minister T...
- King Richard. Watch Now. King Richard is the story of Richard Williams, father of legendary tennis champions Venus and Serena Williams, at the very start of their careers.
- Spencer. Watch Now. Kristen Stewart stars in Pablo Larraín's Spencer as Princess Diana. The drama takes place over the three days in 1991 as the British royal family spends the Christmas holidays at Sandringham, the Queen's country retreat in Norfolk.
- Belfast. Watch Now. Kenneth Branagh's moving semi-autobiographical drama Belfast is based in part on Branagh's own childhood in the Northern Irish capital.
- The Favourite. Watch Now. In 18th-century England, Queen Anne (Olivia Colman) is on the throne. Lady Sarah (Rachel Weisz) and her cousin Abigail Masham (Emma Stone) both vie to be Anne's favorite.
2 days ago · Warner Bros. Some of the best movies ever made are based on true stories. These films have brought to life some of the most extraordinary moments in history, making excellent use of real-life ...
8. Dallas Buyers Club (2014) Film. Drama. The McConaissance hit its peak with this decidedly unsentimental biopic of Ron Woodruff, a homophobic redneck who nonetheless helped hundreds of early ...
Apr 28, 2022 · The Farewell (2019) Not all movies based on true stories are of the epic nature a la Lincoln or Schindler’s List. Sometimes the most affecting are those that come from very personal, very true stories, like Lulu Wang’s comedy-drama The Farewell. Based on Wang’s own life experiences, the movie follows a young 20-something Chinese American ...
