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'
The Big Sick (Blu-ray) (2017)
7.6/10
Director: Michael Showalter
Starring: Holly Hunter, Zoe Kazan, Kumail Nanjiani, Ray Romano
Kumail is a Pakistani comic who meets an American graduate student named Emily at one of his stand-up shows. As their relationship blossoms, he soon b... Read more
The Birth of a Nation (2016)
6.4/10
Director: Nate Parker
Starring: Penelope Ann Miller, Mark Boone Junior, Dwight Henry, Jackie Earle Haley, Aunjan...
As a young slave in the American south, Nat Turner (Nate Parker) showed an ability to read that shocked his owners, soon guided by the white mistress... Read more
The Black Dahlia (2006)
5.6/10
Director: Brian De Palma
Starring: Josh Hartnett, Aaron Eckhart, Scarlett Johansson, Hilary Swank, Mia Kirshner, Mi...
Brian de Palma tackles one of Hollywood's grisliest and most sensational unsolved murders, adapted from the fictional novel by James Ellroy. Elizabet... Read more
The Bloody Judge (1969)
5.3/10
Director: Jesus Franco
Starring: Christopher Lee, Leo Genn, Maria Schell, Maria Rohm, Margaret Lee
Based loosely on the real life witch-hunting exploits of Lord Chief Justice Jeffreys (Christopher Lee) in the late 17th century. When a young woman i... Read more
The Blue Butterfly (2004)
6.3/10
Director: Lea Pool
Starring: William Hurt, Pascale Bussieres, Marc Donato
Based on the true story of a terminally ill 10-year-old Canadian boy (Marc Donato) who is determined to catch the most beautiful butterfly on Earth, t... Read more
The Boston Strangler (1968)
7.1/10
Director: Richard Fleischer
Starring: George Kennedy, Henry Fonda, Tony Curtis
Powerfully disturbing semi-documentary filmization of the events surrounding the brutal murders of 13 women in the Boston area during the 1960s. Tony... Read more
The Bounty (1984)
7.1/10
Director: Roger Donaldson
Starring: Edward Fox, Mel Gibson, Anthony Hopkins, Laurence Olivier, Daniel Day-Lewis
This version of the classic seafaring saga features Anthony Hopkins as the stubborn Captain Bligh and Mel Gibson as mutinous first-mate Fletcher Chris... Read more
The Bounty (Blu-Ray) (1984)
7.1/10
Director: Roger Donaldson
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Bernard Hill, Daniel Day-Lewis, Dexter Fletcher, Edward Fox, La...
Captain Bligh (Anthony Hopkins) struggles to restore discipline among the crew of the HMS Bounty after the ship has an extended furlough in Tahiti. Af... Read more
The Boy in the Plastic Bubble (1976)
5.7/10
Director: Randal Kleiser
Starring: John Travolta, Robert Reed, Ralph Bellamy
John Travolta's first starring role was in this made-for-TV tear-jerker, based on the true story of a young man whose life is one of total isolation.... Read more
The Brink's Job (1978)
6.5/10
Director: William Friedkin
Starring: Peter Falk, Peter Boyle, Allen Goorwitz, Warren Oates, Gena Rowlands, Paul Sorvi...
From director William Friedkin ('The French Connection') comes this brilliant portrayal of one of the most famous and daring armed robberies in United... Read more