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'
Chuck (2016)
6.5/10
Director: Philippe Falardeau
Starring: Michael Rapaport, Naomi Watts, Ron Perlman, Liev Schreiber, Jim Gaffigan, Elisab...
He was the pride of Bayonne, New Jersey, a man who went fifteen rounds in the ring with Muhammad Ali, and the real life inspiration for Rocky Balboa.... Read more
Chunuk Bair (1992)
6.5/10
Director: Dale G Bradley
Starring: Robert Powell, Kevin J Wilson
The tragedy of Gallipoli is told through the heroic experience of the Wellington Regiment over a 3 days as, exhausted and shell-shocked, they battle t... Read more
Churchill (2017)
6.3/10
Director: Jonathan Teplitzky
Starring: Brian Cox, Miranda Richardson, John Slattery
Tensions mount for beleaguered British Prime Minister Winston Churchill as D-Day nears in June 1944. Fearful of repeating past mistakes, Churchill is... Read more
Cilla (2014)
8/10
Starring: Sheridan Smith, John Henshaw, Aneurin Barnard
Priscilla White is a typist from a working class area of Liverpool who dreams of stardom; Bobby Willis is the chancer who ignores the city's Protestan... Read more
Cinderella Man (2005)
8/10
Director: Ron Howard
Starring: Russell Crowe, Renee Zellweger, Paul Giamatti, Craig Bierko, Bruce McGill
Ron Howard directs the inspiring true story of James 'the Bulldog' Braddock, a promising light heavyweight boxer whose career was cut short by injury... Read more
Citizen Gangster (2011)
6.2/10
Director: Nathan Morlando
Starring: Brian Cox, Joseph Cross, Scott Speedman, Kelly Reilly, Brendan Fletcher, Kevin D...
Edwin Boyd (Scott Speedman), a Canadian World War II veteran faced with postwar economic hardships, turns to robbing banks to support his wife (Kelly... Read more
City by the Sea (2002)
6.1/10
Director: Michael Caton-Jones
Starring: George Dzundza, James Franco, Frances McDormand, Robert De Niro, Eliza Dushku, W...
Veteran Manhattan homicide detective Robert De Niro must confront a tortured family history when the prime suspect in a drug dealer's murder turns out... Read more
City of God (2002)
8.6/10
Director: Fernando Meirelles, Katia Lund
Starring: Seu Jorge, Matheus Nachtergaele, Alexandre Rodrigues, Douglas Silva
Celebrated with international acclaim, this powerful true story of crime and redemption has won numerous awards at festivals around the world. The str... Read more
Cleopatra (1963)
7/10
Director: Joseph L Mankiewicz
Starring: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Rex Harrison
Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton star in this truly mammoth production filled with spectacle and a cast of thousands. The legendary story of the Qu... Read more
Cleopatra ( Blu-ray ) (1963)
7/10
Director: Joseph L Mankiewicz
Starring: Andrew Keir, Cesare Danova, Elizabeth Taylor, George Cole, Hume Cronyn, Martin L...
Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton star in this truly mammoth production filled with spectacle and a cast of thousands. The legendary story of the Qu... Read more