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 Old Man and the Gun (2018)
Director: David Lowery
Starring: Robert Redford, Casey Affleck, Danny Glover, Tom Waits, Sissy Spacek, Elisabeth...
At the age of 70, Forrest Tucker makes an audacious escape from San Quentin, conducting an unprecedented string of heists that confound authorities an... Read more
The Onion Field (1979)
6.9/10
Director: Harold Becker
Starring: John Savage, James Woods, Ted Danson, Ronny Cox
Powerful film version of Joseph Wambaugh's fact-based novel about the killing of a policeman and his partner's eventual breakdown. James Wood's electr... Read more
The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)
6.7/10
Director: Justin Chadwick
Starring: Eric Bana, Scarlett Johansson, Natalie Portman, Kristin Scott Thomas, David Morr...
Outstanding performances highlight this lavish romantic drama chronicling the rivalry between Boleyn sisters Mary (Scarlett Johansson) and Anne (Natal... Read more
The Other Side of the Mountain (1975)
6.4/10
Director: Larry Peerce
Starring: Beau Bridges, Dabney Coleman, Griffin Dunne, Jocelyn Jones, Marilyn Hassett, Bel...
Based on the true story of Jill Kinmont. In 1955, eighteen-year-old Jill is a truly talented, gifted skier and a shoo-in for the 1956 Winter Olympics.... Read more
The Passion of Ayn Rand (1999)
6/10
Director: Christopher Menaul
Starring: Eric Stoltz, Helen Mirren, Julie Delpy, Peter Fonda
The rather eccentric (especially in her thinking) author of "The Fountainhead" and "Atlas Shrugged" becomes involved with a much younger, and married... Read more
The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)
8.2/10
Director: Carl Theodor Dreyer
Starring: Renee Falconetti, Eugene Silvain, Andre Berley, Maurice Schutz, Antonin Artaud
With it's stunning camerawork and striking compositions, Dreyer's film convinced the world that movies could be art. Renee Falconetti (in her only rol... Read more
The People v O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story (2016)
Starring: Courtney B Vance, Cuba Gooding Jr, David Schwimmer, John Travolta, Sarah Paulson
This limited series brings viewers inside one of the most prolific American court cases of the 20th century -- the O.J. Simpson murder trial -- from t... Read more
The People Vs. Larry Flynt (1996)
Director: Milos Forman
Starring: Woody Harrelson, Courtney Love, Edward Norton
Woody Harrelson plays the 'Hustler' publisher whose porn empire caused no end of offence in 1970's America before a sniper's bullet landed him in a wh... Read more
The Perfect Storm (2000)
6.4/10
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Starring: George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Diane Lane, Karen Allen, William Fichtner, Mary E...
Based on a true story, director Wolfgang Petersen's harrowing nautical adventure stars George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, John C. Reilly and William Ficht... Read more
The Perfect Storm ( Blu-ray ) (2000)
6.4/10
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Starring: George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Diane Lane, Karen Allen, William Fichtner, Mary E...
Based on a true story, director Wolfgang Petersen's harrowing nautical adventure stars George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, John C. Reilly and William Ficht... Read more