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'
My friend Dahmer (2017)
6.3/10
Director: Marc Meyers
Starring: Anne Heche, Vincent Kartheiser, Dallas Roberts, Alex Wolff, Ross Lynch
The true, haunting story of young Jeffrey Dahmer -- the shy adolescent in high school who becomes a notorious serial killer years later. Read more
My Left Foot (1989)
7.9/10
Director: Jim Sheridan
Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Brenda Fricker, Ray McAnally, Cyril Cusack
The acclaimed true story of Christy Brown, an Irish artist and writer who refused to let the cerebral palsy that crippled him since birth make him a p... Read more
My Left Foot (Blu-ray) (1989)
7.9/10
Director: Jim Sheridan
Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Brenda Fricker, Ray McAnally, Cyril Cusack
The acclaimed true story of Christy Brown, an Irish artist and writer who refused to let the cerebral palsy that crippled him since birth make him a p... Read more
My Name is Bill W. (1989)
7.3/10
Director: Daniel Petrie
Starring: Fritz Weaver, James Garner, James Woods, JoBeth Williams
Aka "Anonymous Hero". Set in Akron, Ohio in the 1930s, this powerful look at the founding of Alcoholics Anonymous stars James Woods as heavy-drinking... Read more
My Sister's Keeper (2002)
6.1/10
Director: Ron Lagomarsino
Starring: Kathy Bates, Elizabeth Perkins, Lynn Redgrave, Kimberly Brown
Adapted from Margaret Moorman's book about two sisters struggling to come to terms with their mother's (Lynn Redgrave) death. Kathy Bates is Christin... Read more
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (2010)
6.3/10
Director: Werner Herzog
Starring: Chloe Sevigny, Willem Dafoe, Michael Shannon
In this allegedly true story, Michael Shannon plays Brad, a mummy's boy and aspiring actor, who returns home to San Diego after an unsettling experien... Read more
My Way (2011)
7.8/10
Director: Je-kyu Kang
Starring: Jo Odagiri, Dong-gun Jang
Aspiring (and rival) marathon runners Jun-shik (Dong-gun Jang) and Tatsuo (Jo Odagiri) must put their dreams of glory on hold when they are conscripte... Read more
My Week with Marilyn (2011)
7/10
Director: Simon Curtis
Starring: Judi Dench, Julia Ormond, Kenneth Branagh, Michelle Williams, Zoe Wanamaker, Emm...
As screen sex goddess Marilyn Monroe (Michelle Williams) and revered actor/director Laurence Olivier (Kenneth Branagh) clash while working together on... Read more
My Week with Marilyn (Blu-ray) (2011)
6.9/10
Director: Simon Curtis
Starring: Judi Dench, Julia Ormond, Kenneth Branagh, Michelle Williams, Zoe Wanamaker, Emm...
As screen sex goddess Marilyn Monroe (Michelle Williams) and revered actor/director Laurence Olivier (Kenneth Branagh) clash while working together on... Read more
Myn Bala: Warriors of the Steppe (2012)
Director: Akan Satayev
Starring: Kuralay Anarbekova, Aliya Anuarbek, Aliya Telebarisova
Director Akan Satayev's 'Myn Bala' (one thousand boys) is the epic story of a group of young rebels who rose up against a brutal Mongol army occupying... Read more