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'
Dreamchild (1985)
7/10
Director: Gavin Millar
Starring: Jane Asher, Coral Browne, Peter Gallagher, Ian Holm, Amelia Shankley
The enchanting, critically-acclaimed story of Alice Hargreaves, the inspiration for Lewis Carroll's 'Alice In Wonderland'. On a visit to New York in t... Read more
Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story (2005)
6.9/10
Director: John Gatins
Starring: Dakota Fanning, Kris Kristofferson, David Morse, Kurt Russell, Elisabeth Shue, L...
Dakota Fanning heads a star-studded cast that includes Kurt Russell, Kris Kristofferson and Elizabeth Shue in this heart-warming family drama. She pl... Read more
Drug Wars ( aka Bristol Boys ) (2005)
Director: Brandon David
Starring: Daniel Franzese, Tom Guiry, Will Janowitz, Adrian Martinez, Kevin Toolen, Tammy...
Based on the true story of a bunch of arrogant slackers in Bristol, Connecticut who set up a marijuana distribution business, but get so caught up in... Read more
Duma (2005)
7.3/10
Director: Carroll Ballard
Starring: Campbell Scott, Hope Davis, Alex Michaletos
Carroll Ballard, ('The Black Stallion', 'Never Cry Wolf'), directs the true story of Xan (Alexander Michaletos), a boy living with his parents (Campbe... Read more
Dunkirk (1958)
7/10
Director: Leslie Norman
Starring: Richard Attenborough, Bernard Lee, John Mills, Robert Urquhart, Meredith Edwards
This realistic account of the evacuation of more than 350, 000 trapped British and Allied troops from Dunkirk is a well-staged recreation of the actua... Read more
Dunkirk (Blu-Ray) (1958)
7/10
Director: Leslie Norman
Starring: Bernard Lee, John Mills, Meredith Edwards, Richard Attenborough, Robert Urquhart
A group of soldiers lead by Corporal "Tubby" Bins (John Mills), stranded in France, must make their way to the shores of Dunkirk in hopes of a rescue.... Read more
Eadweard (2015)
6.3/10
Director: Kyle Rideout
Starring: Michael Eklund, Torrance Coombs, Sara Canning, Jodi Balfour
A psychological drama centered around world-famous turn-of-the-century photographer Eadweard Muybridge, who photographed nude and deformed subjects, b... Read more
Echoes in the Darkness (1987)
7.2/10
Director: Glenn Jordan
Starring: Peter Coyote, Stockard Channing, Peter Boyle, Gary Cole, Zeljko Ivanek, Alex Hyd...
A gripping true story which begins in 1979 with the discovery of a naked battered body. This is the story of the investigation of the murder of a Phil... Read more
Ed Wood (1994)
7.9/10
Director: Tim Burton
Starring: Johnny Depp, Martin Landau, Sarah Jessica Parker, Patricia Arquette, Jeffrey Jon...
From Hollywood's acclaimed director Tim Burton comes the offbeat, true-life story of Hollywood's worst director, Ed Wood. Superstar Johnny Depp portr... Read more
Eddie the Eagle (2015)
7.4/10
Director: Dexter Fletcher
Starring: Christopher Walken, Hugh Jackman, Jim Broadbent, Keith Allen, Taron Egerton
Cut from the Olympic ski team, British athlete Michael "Eddie" Edwards travels to Germany to test his skills at ski jumping. Fate leads him to Bronson... Read more