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1. The Pianist (2002) R | 150 min | Biography, Drama, Music. 8.5. Rate. 85 Metascore. During WWII, acclaimed Polish musician Wladyslaw faces various struggles as he loses contact with his family. As the situation worsens, he hides in the ruins of Warsaw in order to survive.
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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.
- Schindler's List. Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes. 2,117 votes. Capturing the harrowing experiences of Holocaust survivors, this film focuses on Oskar Schindler, a German businessman who saved over a thousand Polish Jews by employing them in his factories.
- Goodfellas. Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci. 1,708 votes. This crime drama plunges viewers into the dark world of organized crime, following the rise and fall of notorious gangster Henry Hill and his associates in the Lucchese crime family.
- Apollo 13. Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton, Kevin Bacon. 1,952 votes. Ron Howard's tribute to the courage and determination of the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission brings to life the incredible true story of astronaut Jim Lovell and his crew as they struggle to survive a catastrophic malfunction in outer space.
- Tombstone. Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer, Michael Biehn. 1,228 votes. Dramatizing the legendary events surrounding the O.K. Corral shootout, this Western film follows the Earp brothers and Doc Holliday as they join forces to bring law and order to the town of Tombstone, Arizona.
A list of all the best true story/history/bio movies. Refine See titles to watch instantly, titles you haven't rated, etc. 105 titles. 1. The Blind Side (2009) PG-13 | 129 min | Biography, Drama, Sport. 7.6. Rate. 53 Metascore.
Apr 28, 2022 · The 40 movies on this list run the gamut from historical epics to musical memoirs to nose-to-the-grindstone narratives, but just because they’re all based on true stories doesn’t mean they’re all the same. There are many ways to tell a story, after all. More info coming soon | Remind Me.
The 23 best movies based on a true story. by tanyaian | created - 07 Oct 2017 | updated - 26 Oct 2017 | Public. Based on true stories giving that extra edge to a movie. Refine See titles to watch instantly, titles you haven't rated, etc. Sort by: View: 25 titles. 1. Hacksaw Ridge (2016) R | 139 min | Biography, Drama, History. 8.1. Rate.
