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The best movies based on true stories

Sometimes the truth makes for the most gripping stories of all. GoodFellas pulls you right into the life, Catch Me If You Can is a stylish game of cat and mouse, and Escape from Alcatraz keeps you on edge. Knowing these stories are rooted in real events makes them all the more fascinating.

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99 movies

  1. Schindler's List poster Schindler's List1993
  2. GoodFellas poster GoodFellas1990
  3. The Pianist poster The Pianist2002
  4. Catch Me If You Can poster Catch Me If You Can2002
  5. The Wolf of Wall Street poster The Wolf of Wall Street2013
  6. Apollo 13 poster Apollo 131995
  7. Oppenheimer poster Oppenheimer2023
  8. The Social Network poster The Social Network2010
  9. The Imitation Game poster The Imitation Game2014
  10. 12 Years a Slave poster 12 Years a Slave2013
  11. Spotlight poster Spotlight2015
  12. Captain Phillips poster Captain Phillips2013
  13. The Big Short poster The Big Short2015
  14. Argo poster Argo2012
  15. Zodiac poster Zodiac2007
  16. The Great Escape poster The Great Escape1963
  17. Hacksaw Ridge poster Hacksaw Ridge2016
  18. Dunkirk poster Dunkirk2017
  19. Black Hawk Down poster Black Hawk Down2001
  20. The Revenant poster The Revenant2015
  21. Lawrence of Arabia poster Lawrence of Arabia1962
  22. Amadeus poster Amadeus1984
  23. Casino poster Casino1995
  24. The Irishman poster The Irishman2019
  25. Killers of the Flower Moon poster Killers of the Flower Moon2023
  26. Donnie Brasco poster Donnie Brasco1997
  27. The Untouchables poster The Untouchables1987
  28. American Gangster poster American Gangster2007
  29. Blow poster Blow2001
  30. Bonnie and Clyde poster Bonnie and Clyde1967
  31. Dog Day Afternoon poster Dog Day Afternoon1975
  32. Serpico poster Serpico1973
  33. Escape from Alcatraz poster Escape from Alcatraz1979
  34. In the Name of the Father poster In the Name of the Father1993
  35. In Cold Blood poster In Cold Blood1967
  36. Monster poster Monster2003
  37. BlacKkKlansman poster BlacKkKlansman2018
  38. American Hustle poster American Hustle2013
  39. War Dogs poster War Dogs2016
  40. The Founder poster The Founder2016
  41. Molly's Game poster Molly's Game2017
  42. Erin Brockovich poster Erin Brockovich2000
  43. All the President's Men poster All the President's Men1976
  44. The Insider poster The Insider1999
  45. Bridge of Spies poster Bridge of Spies2015
  46. Munich poster Munich2005
  47. Zero Dark Thirty poster Zero Dark Thirty2012
  48. JFK poster JFK1991
  49. Frost/Nixon poster Frost/Nixon2008
  50. Darkest Hour poster Darkest Hour2017
  51. Hotel Rwanda poster Hotel Rwanda2004
  52. Gandhi poster Gandhi1982
  53. Malcolm X poster Malcolm X1992
  54. Selma poster Selma2014
  55. Judas and the Black Messiah poster Judas and the Black Messiah2021
  56. Green Book poster Green Book2018
  57. The Elephant Man poster The Elephant Man1980
  58. Awakenings poster Awakenings1990
  59. Dallas Buyers Club poster Dallas Buyers Club2013
  60. Philomena poster Philomena2013
  61. Milk poster Milk2008
  62. Lion poster Lion2016
  63. The Pursuit of Happyness poster The Pursuit of Happyness2006
  64. The Blind Side poster The Blind Side2009
  65. Hidden Figures poster Hidden Figures2016
  66. A Beautiful Mind poster A Beautiful Mind2001
  67. The Theory of Everything poster The Theory of Everything2014
  68. The King's Speech poster The King's Speech2010
  69. The Right Stuff poster The Right Stuff1983
  70. Sully poster Sully2016
  71. 127 Hours poster 127 Hours2010
  72. The Impossible poster The Impossible2012
  73. Into the Wild poster Into the Wild2007
  74. Raging Bull poster Raging Bull1980
  75. The Fighter poster The Fighter2010
  76. Rush poster Rush2013
  77. Ford v Ferrari poster Ford v Ferrari2019
  78. Moneyball poster Moneyball2011
  79. I, Tonya poster I, Tonya2017
  80. King Richard poster King Richard2021
  81. Coach Carter poster Coach Carter2005
  82. Remember the Titans poster Remember the Titans2000
  83. Invictus poster Invictus2009
  84. 42 poster 422013
  85. Rudy poster Rudy1993
  86. Cool Runnings poster Cool Runnings1993
  87. Eddie the Eagle poster Eddie the Eagle2016
  88. Chariots of Fire poster Chariots of Fire1981
  89. Air poster Air2023
  90. Straight Outta Compton poster Straight Outta Compton2015
  91. Bohemian Rhapsody poster Bohemian Rhapsody2018
  92. Rocketman poster Rocketman2019
  93. Elvis poster Elvis2022
  94. Ray poster Ray2004
  95. Walk the Line poster Walk the Line2005
  96. The Disaster Artist poster The Disaster Artist2017
  97. The Big Sick poster The Big Sick2017
  98. The Aviator poster The Aviator2004
  99. Spartacus poster Spartacus1960

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