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'
Miracle (2003)
6.8/10
Director: Gavin O'Connor
Starring: Kurt Russell, Patricia Clarkson, Noah Emmerich
The saga of the 1980 U.S. Olympic ice hockey team's "Miracle on Ice" is vividly brought to life in this inspiring true story. Kurt Russell turns in a... Read more
Miss Austen Regrets (2008)
7.1/10
Director: Jeremy Lovering
Starring: Adrian Edmondson, Greta Scacchi, Imogen Poots, Olivier Williams
Approaching her fortieth birthday, Jane Austen (Olivia Williams) appears happily unmarried. When asked by her young niece Fanny (Imogen Poots) to help... Read more
Miss Potter (2006)
7/10
Director: Chris Noonan
Starring: Renee Zellweger, Ewan McGregor, Emily Watson, Barbara Flynn, Bill Paterson, Maty...
Beatrix Potter remains one of the most popular children's authors of all time, though at first she had difficulty finding a publisher for her sweet an... Read more
Miss Potter ( Blu-ray ) (2006)
7/10
Director: Chris Noonan
Starring: Renee Zellweger, Ewan McGregor, Emily Watson, Barbara Flynn, Bill Paterson, Maty...
Beatrix Potter remains one of the most popular children's authors of all time, though at first she had difficulty finding a publisher for her sweet an... Read more
Missing (1982)
7.8/10
Director: Constantin Costa-Gavras
Starring: Jack Lemmon, Sissy Spacek, Melanie Mayron, John Shea
Jack Lemmon, Sissy Spacek and John Shea star in Costa-Gavras' (Z) political thriller based on the true story of Charles Horman, an American writer who... Read more
Mobsters (1991)
5.9/10
Director: Michael Karbelnikoff
Starring: Christian Slater, Patrick Dempsey, Costas Mandylor, F Murray Abraham, Lara Flynn...
Based on the true story of the rise of organised crime in America, revolving around four up and coming gangsters, Lucky Luciano (Christian Slater), Me... Read more
Modigliani (2003)
7.4/10
Director: Mick Davis
Starring: Andy Garcia, Elsa Zylberstein, Hippolyte Girardot, Omid Djalili, Eva Herzigova
Amedeo Modigliani was a gifted artist and contemporary rival of Picasso's in Bohemian 1910s Paris. Andy Garcia plays the Jewish Italian immigrant as... Read more
Molly's Game (2017)
7.5/10
Director: Aaron Sorkin
Starring: Kevin Costner, Idris Elba, Michael Cera, Jessica Chastain, Chris O'Dowd, Bill Ca...
The true story of Molly Bloom, a beautiful, young, Olympic-class skier who ran the world's most exclusive high-stakes poker game for a decade before b... Read more
Molly's Game (Blu-Ray) (2017)
7.5/10
Director: Aaron Sorkin
Starring: Kevin Costner, Idris Elba, Michael Cera, Jessica Chastain, Chris O'Dowd, Bill Ca...
The true story of Molly Bloom, a beautiful, young, Olympic-class skier who ran the world's most exclusive high-stakes poker game for a decade before b... Read more
Mommie Dearest (1981)
6.7/10
Director: Frank Perry
Starring: Faye Dunaway, Steve Forrest, Diana Scarwid, Mara Hobel
Based upon the best-selling book by the adopted daughter of film legend Joan Crawford, Christina Crawford literally blew the lid off the private life... Read more