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'
Casino (1995)
8.2/10
Director: Martin Scorsese
Starring: Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, Joe Pesci, Don Rickles, Alan King, Kevin Pollak, J...
A dazzling, richly layered record of a criminal dynasty during the transformation of Las Vegas from a sin-laden mecca to a family-oriented Disneyland,... Read more
Casino ( Blu-ray ) (1995)
8.2/10
Director: Martin Scorsese
Starring: Alan King, Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Sharon Stone, James Woods, Don Rickles, Ke...
A dazzling, richly layered record of a criminal dynasty during the transformation of Las Vegas from a sin-laden mecca to a family-oriented Disneyland,... Read more
Cast A Giant Shadow (1966)
6.4/10
Director: Melville Shavelson
Starring: Kirk Douglas, Senta Berger, Frank Sinatra, John Wayne, Angie Dickinson, Yul Bryn...
This star-studded epic focuses on the life of Mickey Marcus; the American war hero recruited by Israel to help strengthen their army against warring A... Read more
Casualties of War (1989)
7.1/10
Director: Brian De Palma
Starring: Don Harvey, John C Reilly, John Leguizamo, Michael J Fox, Sean Penn, Thuy Thu Le...
Brian DePalma's searing war drama stars Michael J. Fox as a green recruit in Vietnam who must make an agonizing moral decision when his platoon gang-r... Read more
Catch A Fire (2006)
6.7/10
Director: Phillip Noyce
Starring: Tim Robbins, Derek Luke, Bonnie Henna, Mncedisi Shabangu, Tumisho Masha, Sithemb...
Tells the story of freedom fighter and political prisoner Patrick Chamusso who became politicised in the 1980s when he was falsely accused of bombing... Read more
Catch Me If You Can (2002)
8.1/10
Director: Steven Spielberg
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Christopher Walken, Martin Sheen, Nathalie Baye
Steven Spielberg helmed this stylish biodrama of Frank Abagnale, Jr. (Leonardo DiCaprio), a teenage check forger in the early 1960s who became a world... Read more
Catching Milat (2015)
7.3/10
Director: Peter Andrikidis
Starring: David Field, Salvatore Coco, Malcolm Kennard, Richard Cawthorne, Craig Hall, Luk...
A psychological thriller based on the investigation into the 1990s backpacker murders leading to the arrest and conviction of serial killer Ivan Milat... Read more
Changeling (2008)
7.8/10
Director: Clint Eastwood
Starring: Angelina Jolie, Colm Feore, John Malkovich, Michael Kelly, Amy Ryan
Based on a shocking true story, director Clint Eastwood's riveting drama stars Angelina Jolie as a single mother in 1928 Los Angeles whose son goes mi... Read more
Changeling ( Blu-ray ) (2008)
7.8/10
Director: Clint Eastwood
Starring: Angelina Jolie, Colm Feore, John Malkovich, Michael Kelly, Amy Ryan
Based on a shocking true story, director Clint Eastwood's riveting drama stars Angelina Jolie as a single mother in 1928 Los Angeles whose son goes mi... Read more
Chaplin (1992)
7.6/10
Director: Richard Attenborough
Starring: Robert Downey Jr, Dan Aykroyd, Geraldine Chaplin, Kevin Dunn, Anthony Hopkins, M...
This biopic of the silent cinema stars life from chirpy cockney to embalmed snob is played well by Robert Downey Jr. Dan Aykroyd is Mack Sennett, Gera... Read more