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27. Sept. 2022 · Pretty much any movie can be "based off a true story," but there are a select few that take real-life events and turn them into cinematic masterpieces. View our favorites here.
1. The Pianist. 2002 2h 30m R. 8.5 (916K) Rate. 85. 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. Director Roman Polanski Stars Adrien Brody Thomas Kretschmann Frank Finlay. 2. Black Book. 2006 2h 25m R.
1. All the President's Men (1976) Film. Drama. Wait, you’re telling us Watergate is an actual thing that happened, and in 1974 two reporters really did take down a sitting US president? Who knew?
1. Gandhi. 1982 3h 11m PG. 8.0 (240K) Rate. 79 Metascore. The life of the lawyer who became the famed leader of the Indian revolts against the British rule through his philosophy of nonviolent protest. Director Richard Attenborough Stars Ben Kingsley John Gielgud Rohini Hattangadi. An Incredibly selfless man in pursuit of peace. 2. Mother Teresa.
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- 13 Coach Carter
- 12 King Richard
- 11 Woman in Gold
- 10 Lone Survivor
- 9 Erin Brockovich
- 8 Cinderella Man
- 7 My Left Foot
- 6 Remember The Titans
- 5 Seabiscuit
- 4 Freedom Writers
The 2005 biographical sports drama Coach Carter tells the true story of Richmond High School basketball coach Ken Carter, who sparked controversy in 1999 for suspending his undefeated high school basketball team due to poor academic results. The bold and always captivating Samuel L. Jacksonportrays Carter, who at first garnered intense community ou...
The 2021 biopic King Richard focuses on the early career of American tennis champions Serena and Venus Williams(played by Demi Singleton and Saniyya Sidney, respectively). It is an homage to the unwavering determination, dedication, and forward entrepreneurial skills of their father and mentor, Richard Williams (Will Smith). Since the sisters were ...
Written by Greek-British playwright and actor Alexi Kaye Campbell, Woman in Goldwas released in 2013 and grossed $61.6 million worldwide. It centers around the relentless personal and legal efforts of Jewish refugee Maria Altmann (Dame Helen Mirren) and righteous lawyer Randol Schoenberg (a non-goofy Ryan Reynolds, for a change) to retrieve a famil...
Peter Berg’s gripping 2013 biographical war film Lone Survivor stars Mark Wahlberg as hospital corpsman First Class Marcus Luttrell, who sets out with his team to either capture or kill notorious Taliban leader Ahmad Shah in June 2005. The real-life Luttrell collaborated with the adaptation, under the directorial eye of Peter Berg, and of the star’...
Julia Roberts nabbed an Academy Award for her commanding performance as the titular character in Steven Soderbergh’s 2000 legal drama Erin Brockovich. The film is a dramatization of the true story of Brockovich, a single mother who became a legal assistant and nearly single-handedly fought against a California power company accused of polluting a c...
Famed director Ron Howard and acting chameleon Russell Crowe teamed up once again after A Beautiful Mind to bring another real-life story to the screen, the 2005 sports drama Cinderella Man.The film depicts the inspiring journey of world heavyweight boxing champion James J. Braddock. The picture follows the notorious athlete as he stages an epic co...
One of cinema’s greatest performers and method actors of all time, Daniel Day-Lewis stars in the 1989 biographical dramedy My Left Foot portraying Irish artist Christy Brown, who was born with cerebral palsy and could only control his left foot. The film was adapted from Brown’s 1954 memoir of the same name and focuses on his life growing up in a p...
In the 2000 sports biopic Remember the Titans, fan-favorite Denzel Washington portrays T.C. Williams High School football coach Herman Boone, as he attempts to racially integrate the team in Alexandria, Virginia in 1971. The uplifting drama is based on true events and depicts Boone’s efforts to bring together his players while serving as head coach...
Loosely based on the life and racing career of the eponymous champion thoroughbred racehorse, the 2003 sports drama Seabiscuit centers on the undersized and often overlooked horse whose unexpected success made him a widely popular media sensation during the Great Depression. Related: The Best All-Time Movies about Horses, Ranked Spider-Man's Tobey ...
2007’s refreshing drama Freedom Writers follows the efforts of a young inner-city teacher, as she inspires her class of at-risk students to learn the importance of tolerance and to aspire for an education beyond high school. The Richard LaGravenese film is based on the book by Erin Gruwell and her students, who compiled the publication out of actua...
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30. Okt. 2023 · In honor of this power (and in celebration of the 2023 National Book Awards finalists), we're gathering some of our favorite novels from the past few years that take true stories to imaginative new heights. 1. The Acrobat, by Edward J. Delaney. Shop at Amazon.
David Lee/NETFLIX. 1. Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020) The most electrifying, fully realized cinematic take on an August Wilson play to date, George C. Wolfe ‘s 1927 Chicago-set drama depicts a...
