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'
Eden (2014)
6.4/10
Director: Mia Hansen-Love
Starring: Felix de Givry, Pauline Ettienne, Vincent Macaigne
The new film from Mia Hansen-Løve (THE FATHER OF MY CHILDREN, GOODBYE, FIRST LOVE) is a semi-biographical drama about the rise of the 'French touch' e... Read more
Edvard Munch (1976)
8.4/10
Director: Peter Watkins
Starring: Geir Westby, Gro Fraas, Eli Ryg
This biographical dramatisation of Norway's most famous artist reveals the tumultuous events of his life as recorded in Munch's own memoirs. With stuf... Read more
Edward and Mrs Simpson: The Complete Series (1978)
Director: Waris Hussein
Starring: Edward Fox, Cynthia Harris, Marius Goring, Peggy Ashcroft
On the evening of December 11, 1936, England's King Edward VIII formally broadcast his farewell to a nation. Torn between duty and love, he had decide... Read more
Eight Below (2006)
7.3/10
Director: Frank Marshall
Starring: Paul Walker, Bruce Greenwood, Jason Biggs, Moon Bloodgood, Gerard Plunkett
Paul Walker plays polar guide, Jerry Shepherd, who must abandon his beloved sled dogs when a mountain expedition in Antarctica goes unexpectedly and b... Read more
Eight Men Out (1989)
7.3/10
Director: John Sayles
Starring: John Cusack, Christopher Lloyd, Charlie Sheen
John Sayles brings the saga of the 1919 White Sox World Series scandal to the movie-going public. Based on the book by Eliot Asinof, this is a rich, f... Read more
El Cid (1961)
7.3/10
Director: Anthony Mann
Starring: Charlton Heston, Gary Raymond, Genevieve Page, Herbert Lom, Hurd Hatfield, John...
Anthony Mann masterfully directs this classic tale of the 11th-century hero El Cid (Charlton Heston), who fought to unite Spain and drive out Moorish... Read more
El Cid ( Blu-ray ) (1961)
7.3/10
Director: Anthony Mann
Starring: Charlton Heston, Gary Raymond, Genevieve Page, Herbert Lom, Hurd Hatfield, John...
Anthony Mann masterfully directs this classic tale of the 11th-century hero El Cid (Charlton Heston), who fought to unite Spain and drive out Moorish... Read more
Eleni (1985)
6.9/10
Director: Peter Yates
Starring: Kate Nelligan, Linda Hunt, Oliver Cotton
Haunting images from the past and a present-day, thirst for justice and revenge fuel this true-life story directed by Peter Yates and based on author... Read more
Elizabeth (1998)
7.5/10
Director: Shekhar Kapur
Starring: Cate Blanchett, Geoffrey Rush, Joseph Fiennes, Christopher Eccleston, Richard At...
Before the Golden Age, Elizabeth was a passionate and naive girl who came to reign over a land divided by bloody turmoil. Amid palace intrigue and att... Read more
Elizabeth ( Blu-ray ) (1998)
7.5/10
Director: Shekhar Kapur
Starring: Cate Blanchett, Christopher Eccleston, Geoffrey Rush, John Gielgud, Joseph Fienn...
Before the Golden Age, Elizabeth was a passionate and naive girl who came to reign over a land divided by bloody turmoil. Amid palace intrigue and att... Read more