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'
Rosewater (2014)
6.6/10
Director: Jon Stewart
Starring: Gael Garcia Bernal, Kim Bodnia, Haluk Bilginer, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Golshifteh F...
Jon Stewart ("The Daily Show") makes his screenwriting and directorial debut in this riveting tale of hope and survival, based on a true story. A Tehr... Read more
Rosewood (1997)
7.2/10
Director: John Singleton
Starring: Jon Voight, Ving Rhames, Don Cheadle, Bruce McGill
Based on a true story set in Florida 1922 where a white woman tells a false story about being assaulted by a black stranger and the white community de... Read more
Roswell (1994)
6.4/10
Director: Jeremy Kagan
Starring: Dwight Yoakam, Kim Greist, Kyle MacLachlan, Martin Sheen
Aka "Incident at Roswell", "Roswell: The UFO Cover-Up". 'Something' crashed in the desert outside Roswell, New Mexico in the summer of 1947. This made... Read more
Ruby (1992)
5.5/10
Director: John MacKenzie
Starring: Danny Aiello, Sherilyn Fenn, Arliss Howard
The action-packed final chapter to the murder that changed history. Danny Aiello is Jack Ruby, the Dallas strip club owner who killed J.F.K.'s assassi... Read more
Rudy - The Rudy Giuliani Story (2003)
5.5/10
Director: Robert Dornhelm
Starring: James Woods, Penelope Ann Miller
James Woods plays New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, charting his days as a brash young attorney in Ronald Reagan's Justice Department through his ascen... Read more
Rush (2013)
8.1/10
Director: Ron Howard
Starring: Daniel Bruhl, Pierfrancesco Favino, Alexandra Maria Lara, Olivia Wilde, Chris He...
Director Ron Howard's fact-based biodrama chronicles a legendary rivalry that rocked the racing world. During the 1970s, the golden age of Formula 1 r... Read more
Rush ( Blu-ray ) (2013)
8.1/10
Director: Ron Howard
Starring: Daniel Bruhl, Pierfrancesco Favino, Alexandra Maria Lara, Olivia Wilde, Chris He...
Director Ron Howard's fact-based biodrama chronicles a legendary rivalry that rocked the racing world. During the 1970s, the golden age of Formula 1 r... Read more
Safe Conduct (2001)
7/10
Director: Bertrand Tavernier
Starring: Jacques Gamblin, Denis Podalydes, Marie Gillain
Aka "Laissez-Passer". Set in German occupied France during World War II, "Safe Conduct" is based on the actual war time experiences of assistant direc... Read more
Saint Laurent (2014)
6.1/10
Director: Bertrand Bonello
Starring: Dominique Sanda, Gaspard Ulliel, Lea Seydoux, Louis Garrel, Amira Casar
The second lavish film biography of Yves Saint Laurent in a single year, this 'unauthorised' version is the more sensuous affair, less concerned wit... Read more
Salvador (1985)
7.5/10
Director: Oliver Stone
Starring: James Woods, James Belushi, John Savage, Michael Murphy, Elpidia Carrillo
Starring James Woods as a photojournalist sent to El Salvador in 1980 to expose that government's use of death squads. Gritty realism throughout with... Read more