True Stories
True Stories are those based (sometimes loosely!) on fact. They cover topics as diverse as drug addiction, poverty, political unrest, the corruption of power, alcoholism, class divisions, sexual inequality, mental illness and other human struggles. Meet some of history's most intriguing characters, find out what it's really like to climb a mountain or paint a masterpiece. Truly, the True Story is one of cinema's most engaging and enthralling genres.
Bio-pics feature in this section and are also gathered together separately under the 'Biography' sublink left.
Pictured: Inside the Las Vegas mob, Scorsese's unromantic 'Goodfellas'
The Lost City of Z (2016)
6.6/10
Director: James Gray
Starring: Charlie Hunnam, Sienna Miller, Robert Pattinson, Tom Holland
At the dawn of the 20th century, British explorer Percy Fawcett journeys into the Amazon, where he discovers evidence of a previously unknown, advance... Read more
The Lost City of Z (Blu-Ray) (2016)
6.6/10
Director: James Gray
Starring: Charlie Hunnam, Sienna Miller, Robert Pattinson, Tom Holland
At the dawn of the 20th century, British explorer Percy Fawcett journeys into the Amazon, where he discovers evidence of a previously unknown, advance... Read more
The Lover (1992)
6.9/10
Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud
Starring: Jane March, Tony Leung (Ka Fai), Frederique Meininger
An exotic, erotic adaptation of Marguerite Duras' autobiographical novel about a teenage girl who's initiated into sex by an older Chinese dandy in 19... Read more
The Madness Of King George (1994)
7.2/10
Director: Nicholas Hytner
Starring: Nigel Hawthorne, Helen Mirren, Ian Holm, Amanda Donohoe, Rupert Graves, Rupert E...
A film version of Alan Bennett's play about the life of one of Britain's most eccentric kings, George III. After thirty years on the throne, George (N... Read more
The Magdalene Sisters (2002)
7.8/10
Director: Peter Mullan
Starring: Geraldine McEwan, Anne-Marie Duff, Nora-Jane Noone, Dorothy Duffy
"The Magdalene Sisters" is based on a true story and charts several years in the young lives of three "fallen" women, who find themselves incarcerated... Read more
The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017)
7/10
Director: Bharat Nalluri
Starring: Bill Paterson, Christopher Plummer, Ian McNeice, Jonathan Pryce, Miriam Margolye...
In 1843 London, author Charles Dickens finds himself in financial trouble after writing three unsuccessful novels in a row. Desperate for a hit, Dicke... Read more
The Man Who Invented Christmas (Blu-Ray) (2017)
7/10
Director: Bharat Nalluri
Starring: Bill Paterson, Christopher Plummer, Ian McNeice, Jonathan Pryce, Miriam Margolye...
In 1843 London, author Charles Dickens finds himself in financial trouble after writing three unsuccessful novels in a row. Desperate for a hit, Dicke... Read more
The Man Who Knew Infinity (2015)
7.2/10
Director: Matthew Brown
Starring: Jeremy Irons, Stephen Fry, Toby Jones, Dev Patel
In 1913, brilliant South Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan (Dev Patel) travels to Trinity College in England to work with professor G.H. Hardy... Read more
The Man Who Knew Infinity (Blu-Ray) (2015)
7.2/10
Director: Matthew Brown
Starring: Jeremy Irons, Stephen Fry, Toby Jones, Dev Patel
In 1913, brilliant South Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan (Dev Patel) travels to Trinity College in England to work with professor G.H. Hardy... Read more
The Man Who Never Was (1956)
7.4/10
Director: Ronald Neame
Starring: Gloria Grahame, Clifton Webb, Robert Flemying, Josephine Griffin
Cinematographer turned director Ronald Neame brings to life the fascinating true story of a daring operation that foiled Hitler's invasion of Sicily.... Read more