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'
Rescue Dawn (2007)
7.8/10
Director: Werner Herzog
Starring: Christian Bale, Steve Zahn, Jeremy Davies, Pat Healy
Revisiting the subject he covered in the engrossing documentary 'Little Dieter Needs to Fly', director Werner Herzog's compelling drama boasts a stirr... Read more
Resurrecting the Champ (2007)
6.7/10
Director: Rod Lurie
Starring: Samuel L Jackson, Josh Hartnett, Kathryn Morris, Alan Alda, Teri Hatcher, David...
Josh Hartnett plays sports writer Erik Kernan, who has struck hard times - his writing is dull, his editor won't get off his case, and his marriage is... Read more
Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt (2003)
6.7/10
Director: Paul A Kaufman
Starring: Adam West, Burt Ward, Jack Brewer, Jason Marsden, Lyle Waggoner, Lee Meriwether,...
Holy Reunion Movie, Batman! When the original Batmobile is stolen, there's no time to call the police. This is a job for actors! Thirty-five years aft... Read more
Reversal of Fortune (1990)
7.3/10
Director: Barbet Schroeder
Starring: Glenn Close, Jeremy Irons, Ron Silver, Uta Hagen
A fascinating film based on a true story and seen through the eyes of the comatose Sunny von Bulow whose husband Claus has been accused of her attempt... Read more
Rex ( AKA Megan Leavey ) (2017)
3.3/10
Director: Gabriela Cowperthwaite
Starring: Edie Falco, Will Patton, Kate Mara, Ramon Rodriguez, Tom Felton
The true life story of Megan Leavey, a young Marine corporal whose unique discipline and bond with a military combat dog saved many lives during her d... Read more
Ride To Freedom: The Rosa Parks Story (2002)
Director: Julie Dash
Starring: Angela Bassett, Cicely Tyson, Peter Francis James
Angela Bassett stars in this compelling docudrama about the strong-willed NAACP secretary whose refusal to give up her seat on a bus to a white woman... Read more
Rise of the Footsoldier (2007)
6.9/10
Director: Julian Gilbey
Starring: Frank Harper, Roland Manookian
UK crime actioner about the rise of Carlton Leach, one of Britain's most feared and respection criminals. He began as a feared generals of the mad Eng... Read more
RKO 281 (1999)
7.1/10
Director: Benjamin Ross
Starring: Liev Schreiber, James Cromwell, Melanie Griffith, John Malkovich, Roy Scheider
Learn how the greatest movie of all time was nearly never made in this acclaimed look at the creation of "Citizen Kane". Liev Schrieber stars as mercu... Read more
Rob the Mob (2014)
6.3/10
Director: Raymond De Felitta
Starring: Andy Garcia, Griffin Dunne, Michael Pitt, Ray Romano, Michael Rispoli, Nina Aria...
Small time hood Tommy (Michael Pitt) is released from the joint after doing an 18 month stretch for armed robbery and returns to the Bronx with his gi... Read more
Robbery (1967)
6.9/10
Director: Peter Yates
Starring: Stanley Baker, Joanna Pettet, James Booth, Frank Finlay, Barry Foster, William M...
Inspired by the true story of the 1963 British Royal Mail robbery (aka The Great Train Robbery), this late '60s British caper film was directed by Pet... Read more