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- Zodiac. Jake Gyllenhaal, Mark Ruffalo, Robert Downey. 38 votes. This gripping crime thriller explores the infamous Zodiac Killer who terrorized Northern California in the late 1960s, leaving behind a trail of terror and taunting letters to the press.
- On the Basis of Sex. Felicity Jones, Armie Hammer, Justin Theroux. 30 votes. This biographical legal drama examines the life and career of trailblazing Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, specifically focusing on her fight for gender equality.
- The Right Stuff. Sam Shepard, Scott Glenn, Ed Harris. 23 votes. Focused on the lives and missions of the Mercury Seven, the first astronauts selected by NASA to pioneer the American space program, this film deftly mixes historical events with personal stories.
- Erin Brockovich. Julia Roberts, Albert Finney, Aaron Eckhart. 28 votes. This rousing film tells the true story of a tenacious legal assistant who, despite her lack of formal education, takes on a massive corporation responsible for contaminating a small town's water supply with devastating health consequences.
Docudrama (or documentary drama) is a genre of film, which features dramatized re-enactments of actual events. Movies that have at least 25,000 votes and an IMDb rating of at least 7.0 are considered.
- All the President's Men 1976, 138 min. Alan J. Pakula • Starring: Jason Robards, Hal Holbrook, Jack Warden. Based-on-a-True-Story • Docudrama • Drama. find this movie on ►
- Dog Day Afternoon 1975, 125 min. Sidney Lumet • Starring: Al Pacino, John Cazale, Charles Durning. Based-on-a-True-Story • Caper • Crime Drama. find this movie on ►
- The Battle of Algiers 1966, 121 min. Gillo Pontecorvo • Starring: Brahim Hadjadj, Jean Martin, Yacef Saadi. Docudrama • Drama • Foreign Language Film. find this movie on ►
- A Man Escaped 1956, 99 min. Robert Bresson • Starring: François Leterrier, Charles Le Clainche, Maurice Beerblock. Docudrama • Drama • Escape Film. find this movie on ►
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- A Very British Scandal
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This three-part series from ITV looks back on the life of English singer and TV presenter Cilla Black, with a focus on her early career in 1960s Liverpool. From run-ins with The Beatles and topping the UK music charts to the sudden death of her then-manager Brian Epstein, the show is packed with ups and downs from start to finish. With Sheridan Smi...
Fancy your docudrama with a side of true crime? Starring Freddie Fox, Mark Addy and Stephen Graham, White House Farm is based on the real-life murders that took place in Essex in 1985. In August of that year, five members of the Bamber-Caffell family were found shot to death in their home in, you guessed it, White House Farm. The only one to come o...
Fans of a historical drama can sink their teeth into the BBC’s A Very British Scandal, which stars The Crown’s Claire Foy and the MCU’s Paul Bettany. A retelling of the high-profile divorce of the Duke and Duchess of Argyll, the series highlights one of the 1960s’ most prominent scandals. A hugely controversial case, with accusations of forgery, th...
HBO’s 2019 historical drama Chernobyl documents the 1986 nuclear accident and the following clean-up efforts. Told over five parts, it tells the story of those who were directly involved in and responded to the incident, with a spotlight cast on lesser-known accounts from firefighters, miners and volunteers. Watch it here.
Do you remember the shocking murders that shook North London in the 1970s and 1980s? Scottish serial killer Dennis Nilsen was caught red-handed after the discovery of human remains caused a drain bloackage near his home, and the following investigation unveiled a gruesome string of killings targeting young men and boys. David Tennant takes on the r...
Docudrama (or documentary drama) is a genre of television and film, which features dramatized re-enactments of actual events. It is described as a hybrid of documentary and drama and "a fact-based representation of real event".
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