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'
Get on Up (Blu-ray) (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
Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005)
5.2/10
Director: Jim Sheridan
Starring: Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson, Terrence Howard, Joy Bryant, Bill Duke
Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson makes his film debut as Marcus, an orphaned street kid who gets wrapped up in the drug trade. After a heist goes wrong Marcu... Read more
Gettysburg (1993)
7.6/10
Director: Ronald F Maxwell
Starring: Tom Berenger, Jeff Daniels, Martin Sheen, Richard Jordan, Stephen Lang
The bloody, three day Civil War battle that took place in July of 1863 that saw 53,000 lives lost is depicted in spectacular style in this epic film m... Read more
Gettysburg (blu-ray) (1993)
7.7/10
Director: Ronald F Maxwell
Starring: Tom Berenger, Jeff Daniels, Martin Sheen, Richard Jordan, Stephen Lang
The bloody, three day Civil War battle that took place in July of 1863 that saw 53,000 lives lost is depicted in spectacular style in this epic film m... Read more
Gia (1997)
7/10
Director: Michael Cristofer
Starring: Faye Dunaway, Angelina Jolie, Mercedes Ruehl, Elizabeth Mitchell
She was called America's first supermodel, but while her face made her an international celebrity, her insatiable desires for fame, sex and drugs led... Read more
Girl, Interrupted (1999)
7.4/10
Director: James Mangold
Starring: Winona Ryder, Angelina Jolie, Clea DuVall, Brittany Murphy, Vanessa Redgrave, Wh...
Based on Susanna Kaysen's best selling memoir of her two-year stay in a New England psychiatric hospital in the late '60s, this acclaimed drama stars... Read more
Glory (1989)
7.9/10
Director: Edward Zwick
Starring: Matthew Broderick, Cary Elwes, Denzel Washington, Morgan Freeman, Andre Braugher...
A true story based in part on the letters of a young and inexperienced white soldier from the North given the task of training America's first unit of... Read more
Glory Road (2006)
7.2/10
Director: James Gartner
Starring: Josh Lucas, Derek Luke, Jon Voight, Austin Nichols, Evan Jones
An inspirational look at one of the most famous basketball games in history and the coach who made it happen. At Texas Western in 1966, Coach Don Has... Read more
Going To School With Dad On My Back (1998)
Director: Youchao Zhou
Starring: Yan Danchen, Jiang Hualin, Qiang Zhao
Shiwa, the son of a poor Chinese farmer, is doing well at school. But when his mother dies and his sister leaves the house, he's the only one left to... Read more
Gold (2016)
6.7/10
Director: Stephen Gaghan
Starring: Bruce Greenwood, Craig T Nelson, Matthew McConaughey, Stacy Keach, Corey Stoll,...
Inspired by a true story, "Gold" is the epic tale of one man's pursuit of the American dream, to discover gold. Starring Matthew McConaughey as Kenny... Read more