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'
Frost / Nixon ( Blu-ray ) (2008)
7.7/10
Director: Ron Howard
Starring: Frank Langella, Kevin Bacon, Oliver Platt, Rebecca Hall, Sam Rockwell, Toby Jone...
Three years after the Watergate scandal forced him from office, Nixon finally broke his silence on the matter, speaking to jet-setting young journalis... Read more
Fruitvale Station (2013)
7.5/10
Director: Ryan Coogler
Starring: Melonie Diaz, Chad Michael Murray, Kevin Durand, Michael B Jordan, Octavia Spenc...
The senseless, unwarranted shooting of 22-year old Oscar Grant by police officers at the Fruitvale BART station reinvigorated a debate on prejudice an... Read more
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006)
6.5/10
Director: Steven Shainberg
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Robert Downey Jr, Ty Burrell, Harris Yulin, Jane Alexander, Emmy...
The life of visionary photographer Diane Arbus is explored through a fictional romance, inspired by Patricia Bosworth's biography. Nicole Kidman play... Read more
Gagarin: First in Space (2013)
7.1/10
Director: Pavel Parkhomenko
Starring: Yaroslav Zhalnin
On April 12 1961, Soviet fighter pilot and cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin blasted off into space not knowing what fate awaited him. He was one of the legendar... Read more
Gandhi (1982)
8.1/10
Director: Richard Attenborough
Starring: Ben Kingsley, Candice Bergen, Edward Fox, John Gielgud, Trevor Howard, John Mill...
Richard Attenborough's Academy Award-winning epic follows the extraordinary life of Mahatma Gandhi (played by Ben Kingsley), from his beginnings as a... Read more
Gandhi ( Blu-ray ) (1982)
8.1/10
Director: Richard Attenborough
Starring: Ben Kingsley, Candice Bergen, Edward Fox, John Gielgud, John Mills, Martin Sheen...
Richard Attenborough's Academy Award-winning epic follows the extraordinary life of Mahatma Gandhi (played by Ben Kingsley), from his beginnings as a... Read more
Gauguin: Voyage to Tahiti (2017)
6.5/10
Director: Edouard Deluc
Starring: Vincent Cassel, Malik Zidi, Tuhei Adams, Pernille Bergendorff
In 1891 Gauguin settles down in Tahiti, where he hopes to find inspiration for his work as an artist and live as a free man in the wild, far from all... Read more
Geronimo (1962)
5.9/10
Director: Arnold Laven
Starring: Chuck Connors, Pat Conway, Adam West, Armando Silvestre, Kamala Devi, Ross Marti...
'Geronimo' highlights an early '60s turning point in Hollywood's depiction of Native Americans - the great chief is drawn with sympathy - but no more... Read more
Geronimo: An American Legend (1993)
6.5/10
Director: Walter Hill
Starring: Jason Patric, Gene Hackman, Robert Duvall, Wes Studi
A magnificent looking chronicle of the US Army's attempt to subjugate the great Apache warrior Geronimo with a strong performance by Wes Studi in the... Read more
Get on Up (2014)
6.9/10
Director: Tate Taylor
Starring: Dan Aykroyd, Viola Davis, Craig Robinson, Nelsan Ellis, Octavia Spencer, Chadwic...
Based on the incredible life story of James Brown, the Godfather of Soul, the film takes a fearless look inside the music, moves and moods of Brown, f... Read more