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 Manson Family (1997)
5.5/10
Director: Jim Van Bebber
Starring: Marcello Games, Mark Pitman, Leslie Orr
Director Jim Van Bebber has been making this censor-baiting movie about the 1969 Tate/La Bianca murders for over a decade. The story of hippie child t... Read more
The Mark of Cain (2007)
6.5/10
Director: Marc Munden
Starring: Gerard Kearney, Matthew McNulty, Leo Gregory, Shaun Dingwall, Shaun Dooley, Naom...
Shane and Mark are two young English soldiers recently stationed in Iraq and set the task of guard duty at a holding facility for prisoners of war. Ab... Read more
The Mercy (2017)
6/10
Director: James Marsh
Starring: Colin Firth, David Thewlis, Rachel Weisz, Ken Stott, Jonathan Bailey
Yachtsman Donald Crowhurst creates an outrageous account of his disastrous attempt to win the 1968 Golden Globe Race. Read more
The Mercy (Blu-Ray) (2017)
6/10
Director: James Marsh
Starring: Colin Firth, David Thewlis, Rachel Weisz, Ken Stott
Yachtsman Donald Crowhurst creates an outrageous account of his disastrous attempt to win the 1968 Golden Globe Race. Read more
The Message (1976)
8.2/10
Director: Moustapha Akkad
Starring: Anthony Quinn, Irene Papas, Michael Ansara
Aka "Mohammed, Messenger of God". This great spectacle traces the beginnings of the Moslem religion from where Mohammed, the son of a towns elder, is... Read more
The Mighty Macs (2009)
6.5/10
Director: Tim Chambers
Starring: Carla Gugino, Ellen Burstyn, Marley Shelton, David Boreanaz
Set in 1972, 'The Mighty Macs' tells the incredible true story of Cathy Rush (Carla Gugino) who becomes the head basketball coach at Immaculata Colleg... Read more
The Miracle Of Bern (2003)
6.8/10
Director: Sonke Wortmann
Starring: Louis Klamroth, Peter Lohmeyer, Johanna Gastdorf, Mirko Lang, Birthe Wolter
Filmmaker and former professional footballer Sonke Wortmann directs this family sports drama, using the backdrop of the 1954 World Cup game between Ge... Read more
The Miracle Worker (1962)
8.1/10
Director: Arthur Penn
Starring: Anne Bancroft, Patty Duke, Victor Jory
Anne Bancroft and Patty Duke won Oscars for their roles in Arthur Penn's version of Annie Sullivan and her pupil, Helen Keller. The dramatic force of... Read more
The Molly Maguires (1969)
6.9/10
Director: Martin Ritt
Starring: Richard Harris, Sean Connery, Samantha Eggar
'The Molly Maguires' was a secret society of militant coal miners who battled their exploitation by mine owners with violence, intimidation...and some... Read more
The Monuments Men (2014)
6.1/10
Director: George Clooney
Starring: Bill Murray, Bob Balaban, Cate Blanchett, George Clooney, Hugh Bonneville, John...
Based on the true story of the greatest treasure hunt in history, "The Monuments Men" focuses on an unlikely World War II platoon, tasked by FDR with... Read more