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 Hindenburg (1975)
6.2/10
Director: Robert Wise
Starring: George C Scott, Anne Bancroft, William Atherton, Roy Thinnes, Gig Young, Burgess...
The interior of the doomed airship was meticulously recreated by director Robert Wise, unfortunately the same careful attention was not paid to the sc... Read more
The Hoax (2006)
6.7/10
Director: Lasse Hallstrom
Starring: Richard Gere, Alfred Molina, Hope Davis, Marcia Gay Harden, Stanley Tucci, Julie...
In 1971, Clifford Irving pulled off a journalistic coup by obtaining the memoir of notoriously reclusive billionaire, Howard Hughes. No, actually he j... Read more
The Honeymoon Killers (1969)
7.1/10
Director: Leonard Kastle
Starring: Shirley Stoler, Tony Lo Bianco, Mary Jane Higby
Based on the true story of American serial killers Raymond Fernandez and Martha Beck who went on a spree of murder and mayhem in the late 1940s. Posin... Read more
The Hunting Party (2007)
6.9/10
Director: Richard Shepard
Starring: James Brolin, Jesse Eisenberg, Richard Gere, Ljubomir Kerekes, Terrence Howard
Hoping to make it back to the big time, a disgraced TV reporter (Richard Gere) recruits his old cameraman (Terrence Howard) and a naive young producer... Read more
The Hurricane (1999)
7.6/10
Director: Norman Jewison
Starring: Denzel Washington, John Hannah, Liev Schreiber, Deborah Kara Unger
He was the man who inspired songwriters, actors and everyday people to march on the streets of the US for justice and freedom. His name is Rubin "Hurr... Read more
The Iceman (2012)
6.9/10
Director: Ariel Vromen
Starring: Ray Liotta, Winona Ryder, Chris Evans, James Franco, Michael Shannon
A gritty biopic tracing the career of New York contract killer Richard Kuklinski (Michael Shannon), a.k.a. The Iceman. After convincing his Catholic w... Read more
The Imitation Game (2014)
8/10
Director: Morten Tyldum
Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Rory Kinnear, Charles Danc...
Academy Award-winning (Best Adapted Screenplay) historical drama starring Benedict Cumberbatch as British codebreaker and computer scientist Alan Turi... Read more
The Imitation Game ( Blu-ray ) (2014)
8/10
Director: Morten Tyldum
Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Rory Kinnear, Charles Danc...
Academy Award-winning (Best Adapted Screenplay) historical drama starring Benedict Cumberbatch as British codebreaker and computer scientist Alan Turi... Read more
The Impossible (2012)
7.6/10
Director: Juan Antonio Bayona
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Naomi Watts, Tom Holland
Maria (Naomi Watts), Henry (Ewan McGregor) and their three sons begin their winter vacation in Thailand, looking forward to a few days in tropical par... Read more
The Impossible ( Blu-ray ) (2012)
7.6/10
Director: Juan Antonio Bayona
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Naomi Watts, Tom Holland
Maria (Naomi Watts), Henry (Ewan McGregor) and their three sons begin their winter vacation in Thailand, looking forward to a few days in tropical par... Read more