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 Impressionists (2006)
8.2/10
Director: Tim Dunn
Starring: Amanda Root, Julian Glover, Richard Armitage, Crispin Bonham-Carter
The French Impressionists' struggle for recognition in the face of massive hostility from the 19th Century art world is brought vividly to life in thi... Read more
The Infiltrator (2016)
7/10
Director: Brad Furman
Starring: John Leguizamo, Benjamin Bratt, Diane Kruger, Bryan Cranston, Joseph Gilgun
Based on a true story, Federal agent ROBERT BOB MAZUR (Bryan Cranston) goes deep undercover to infiltrate Pablo Escobar's drug trafficking scene pla... Read more
The Infiltrator (Blu-ray) (2016)
7/10
Director: Brad Furman
Starring: John Leguizamo, Benjamin Bratt, Diane Kruger, Bryan Cranston, Joseph Gilgun
Based on a true story, Federal agent ROBERT BOB MAZUR (Bryan Cranston) goes deep undercover to infiltrate Pablo Escobar's drug trafficking scene pla... Read more
The Informant! (2009)
6.5/10
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Starring: Matt Damon, Melanie Lynskey, Scott Bakula, Joel McHale
Mark Whitacre (Matt Damon) has worked for a food processing conglomerate for many years and has even found his way into upper management. But nothing... Read more
The Innocents (2016)
7.3/10
Director: Anne Fontaine
Starring: Lou de Laage, Vincent Macaigne, Agata Buzek, Agata Kulesza
World War II is finally over, and doctor Mathilde (rising star Lou de Laage) is treating the last of the French survivors of Nazi work camps in Poland... Read more
The Insider (1999)
7.9/10
Director: Michael Mann
Starring: Al Pacino, Russell Crowe, Christopher Plummer, Gina Gershon, Michael Gambon, Phi...
This powerful, riveting true-life story centers on Jeffrey Wigand (Russell Crowe), a scientist with a major tobacco company who reveals potentially da... Read more
The Intouchables (2011)
8.5/10
Director: Eric Toledano, Olivier Nakache
Starring: Francois Cluzet, Omar Sy, Anne Le Ny, Audrey Fleurot, Clotilde Mollet
A.k.a. "Intouchables", "Untouchable". Philippe (Francois Cluzet) is a wealthy Parisian left paralyzed from the neck down after a paragliding accident.... Read more
The Intouchables ( Blu-ray ) (2011)
8.5/10
Director: Eric Toledano, Olivier Nakache
Starring: Francois Cluzet, Omar Sy, Anne Le Ny, Audrey Fleurot, Clotilde Mollet
A.k.a. "Intouchables", "Untouchable". Philippe (Francois Cluzet) is a wealthy Parisian left paralyzed from the neck down after a paragliding accident.... Read more
The Invisible Woman (2013)
6.1/10
Director: Ralph Fiennes
Starring: Kristin Scott Thomas, Ralph Fiennes, Tom Hollander, Felicity Jones
Nelly (Felicity Jones), a happily-married mother and schoolteacher, is haunted by her past. Her memories, provoked by remorse and guilt, take us back... Read more
The Iron Ladies (2000)
6.8/10
Director: Yongyooth Thongkonthun
Starring: Ekachai Buranapanit, Chaicharn Nimpulsawasdi
Based on a true story, this hilarious film follows the exploits of a group of transvestites, transexuals and gay men who are the backbone of the Iron... Read more