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 Current War (2017)
6.5/10
Director: Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Tom Holland, Matthew Macfadyen, Michael Shannon, Nicholas...
The dramatic story of the cutthroat race between electricity titans Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse to determine whose electrical system would p... Read more
The Dam Busters (1954)
7.4/10
Director: Michael Anderson
Starring: Ursula Jeans, Michael Redgrave, Richard Todd
Richard Todd and Michael Redgrave star in this film about the development of a specially designed ordinance, the aptly named 'bouncing bombs', used to... Read more
The Danish Girl (2015)
7.1/10
Director: Tom Hooper
Starring: Sebastian Koch, Ben Whishaw, Eddie Redmayne, Amber Heard, Alicia Vikander, Matth...
Tom Hooper directs this biographical drama starring Eddie Redmayne as Danish artist, and one of the first recipients of gender reassignment surgery, E... Read more
The Dark Horse (2014)
7.5/10
Director: James Napier Robertson
Starring: Cliff Curtis, Miriama McDowell, Kirk Torrance, James Rolleston, Barry Te Hira, X...
Directed with assurance and sensitivity by James Napier Roberston, The Dark Horse stars Cliff Curtis in a performance of extraordinary tenderness and... Read more
The Deal (2003)
7/10
Director: Stephen Frears
Starring: Dexter Fletcher, Paul Rhys, David Morrissey, Frank Kelly, Michael Sheen, Elizabe...
Made-for-TV drama which probes the rivalry between real-life Prime Ministers Tony Blair (Michael Sheen) and Gordon Brown (David Morrissey), who, for t... Read more
The Desert Rats (1953)
6.8/10
Director: Robert Wise
Starring: Richard Burton, James Mason, Robert Newton
Richard Burton leads the hopelessly outnumbered, but stubbornly defiant, Australian 9th Division in their heroic stand against Rommel (James Mason) in... Read more
The Devil's Double (2011)
7.1/10
Director: Lee Tamahori
Starring: Ludivine Sagnier, Dominic Cooper
Based on a shocking true story, "The Devil's Double" follows the riveting journey of soldier Latif Yahia (Dominic Cooper), a man forced to become the... Read more
The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)
7.4/10
Director: George Stevens
Starring: Millie Perkins, Joseph Schildkraut, Shelley Winters, Richard Beymer, Gusti Huber...
One of the most gripping and heartfelt stories to emerge from the Holocaust, this magnificent adaptation of the acclaimed play is based on the writing... Read more
The Diary of Anne Frank ( Blu-ray ) (1959)
7.4/10
Director: George Stevens
Starring: Diane Baker, Ed Wynn, Joseph Schildkraut, Lou Jacobi, Millie Perkins, Richard Be...
One of the most gripping and heartfelt stories to emerge from the Holocaust, this magnificent adaptation of the acclaimed play is based on the writing... Read more
The Disaster Artist (2017)
7.5/10
Director: James Franco
Starring: James Franco, Megan Mullally, Seth Rogen, Josh Hutcherson, Zac Efron, Ari Grayno...
James Franco transforms the tragicomic true-story of aspiring filmmaker and infamous Hollywood outsider Tommy Wiseauan artist whose passion was as si... Read more