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'
Total Eclipse (1995)
6.6/10
Director: Agnieszka Holland
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, David Thewlis, Romane Bohringer
Ambitious biopic tracing the stormy romance between poets Verlaine and Rimbaud. Critically disliked, but forgiving fans of the stars and those seeking... Read more
Tracks (2013)
7.2/10
Director: John Curran
Starring: Mia Wasikowska, Adam Driver
Mia Wasikowska stars as writer Robyn Davidson in this dramatic account of Davidson's arduous 2000-mile trek across the Australian desert. With only fo... Read more
Triple Agent (2004)
6.4/10
Director: Eric Rohmer
Starring: Serge Renko, Katerina Didaskalou
Loosely based on a true story, this sublime drama from director Eric Rohmer follows the complex marriage between a Greek painter and her White Russian... Read more
Triumph of the Spirit (1989)
6.9/10
Director: Robert M Young
Starring: Willem Dafoe, Edward James Olmos, Robert Loggia
A Jewish boxer and his family are transported from Greece to Auschwitz by the Nazis and are separated. His captors discover he is a boxer and give him... Read more
Troy: Director's Cut (2004)
7.2/10
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Starring: Brad Pitt, Orlando Bloom, Eric Bana, Peter O'Toole, Saffron Burrows, Rose Byrne,...
Director Wolfgang Petersen finally has the luxury of time and editing control to provide the film he intended - more studied portraits of the characte... Read more
Troy: Director's Cut ( Blu-ray ) (2004)
7.2/10
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Starring: Brad Pitt, Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom, Diane Kruger, Brian Cox, Sean Bean, Brendan...
Director Wolfgang Petersen finally has the luxury of time and editing control to provide the film he intended - more studied portraits of the characte... Read more
True Confessions (1981)
6.4/10
Director: Ulu Grosbard
Starring: Robert De Niro, Robert Duvall, Burgess Meredith, Charles Durning, Ed Flanders, C...
In 1940's Los Angeles, Monsignor Desmond Spellacy (Robert De Niro), a rising star in the Catholic Church hierarchy, has a talent for fundraising that... Read more
True North (2006)
7/10
Director: Steve Hudson
Starring: Martin Compston, Gary Lewis, Peter Mullan, Steven Robertson, Angel Li
Inspired by a true story, this unflinching thriller deals with the horrendous consequences of human trafficking. The Providence, a heavily-indebted Sc... Read more
Trumbo (2015)
7.5/10
Director: Jay Roach
Starring: Diane Lane, Helen Mirren, Bryan Cranston, David Maldonado
In 1947, Dalton Trumbo (Academy Award Nominee Bryan Cranston) was Hollywood's top screenwriter until he and other artists were jailed and blacklisted... Read more
Truth (2015)
6.8/10
Director: James Vanderbilt
Starring: Bruce Greenwood, Cate Blanchett, Dennis Quaid, Robert Redford, Stacy Keach, Elis...
On the eve of the 2004 Presidential election, with the USA at war in both Afghanistan and Iraq, news producer Mary Mapes (Blanchett) and her long-time... Read more