MOVIES BASED ON TRUE STORIES | LATEST

Reality: History vs. Hollywood
Political  |  Meet the real NSA contractor who leaked the classified report to The Intercept.
A Small Light: History vs. Hollywood
War  |  In this Nat Geo miniseries, Miep Gies risks her life to help hide Anne Frank and her family.
On a Wing and a Prayer: History vs. Hollywood
Drama  |  When their pilot dies not long after takeoff, a father (Dennis Quaid) grabs the controls to try to save his family.
Tetris: History vs. Hollywood
Drama  |  The movie tells the story of how Henk Rogers (Taron Egerton) traveled behind the Iron Curtain to secure the rights to Tetris.
White House Plumbers: History vs. Hollywood
Political  |  Meet the real-life Watergate masterminds who unintentionally toppled a presidency.
Dear Edward: History vs. Hollywood
Drama  |  Is this series about a boy who is the sole survivor of a plane crash at all similar to the real-life events that inspired it?
True Spirit: History vs. Hollywood
Sports  |  Do the facts stay afloat in this story of a 16-year-old sailor who circumnavigates the globe?
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody - History vs. Hollywood
Music  |  Actress Naomi Ackie depicts one of the most iconic singers of our time, but is the movie's story in line with reality?
BlackBerry: History vs. Hollywood
Drama  |  Does this rise-and-fall story of the BlackBerry smartphone run into static when it comes to historical accuracy?
The Pope's Exorcist: History vs. Hollywood
Horror  |  Has the truth been exorcised from this Russell Crowe horror movie?
Air: History vs. Hollywood
Basketball  |  How much of this story of Nike's efforts to sign Michael Jordan is based in reality?
Boston Strangler: History vs. Hollywood
Serial Killer  |  Meet the real-life reporters portrayed by Keira Knightley and Carrie Coon who helped to break the story of the Boston Strangler.
Jesus Revolution: History vs. Hollywood
Drama  |  A pastor opens his doors to a community of young hippies in the 1970s who inspire a spiritual awakening.
80 for Brady: History vs. Hollywood
Comedy  |  Does this football movie about four superfan seniors fumble when it comes to the facts?
Dog Gone: History vs. Hollywood
Drama  |  Do the facts go missing too in this story of a father and son who search for their lost dog along the Appalachian Trail?
Cocaine Bear: History vs. Hollywood
Horror  |  How much of this story of a 500-pound black bear that goes on a murderous rampage after eating cocaine is based on real events?


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Reality
NSA translator Reality Winner leaks a classified intelligence report to The Intercept.
BlackBerry
The movie chronicles the rise and fall of the world's first smartphone, dubbed "CrackBerry" by its users.
A Small Light
The Nat Geo miniseries tells the story of Miep Gies, one of the people who helped hide Anne Frank and her family.
The Pope's Exorcist
The Vatican's chief exorcist battles an evil that is unlike anything he's encountered.
On a Wing and a Prayer
When their pilot dies suddenly mid-flight, a father tries to land the plane.
Air
Nike's Sonny Vaccaro (Matt Damon) wants to create a shoe around rookie Michael Jordan.
Tetris
Henk Rogers (Taron Egerton) travels behind the Iron Curtain to secure the rights to the video game Tetris.
Boston Strangler
Reporter Loretta McLaughlin connects the murders and breaks the story of the Boston Strangler.
White House Plumbers
Meet the Watergate masterminds who unintentionally toppled a presidency.
Jesus Revolution
A community of teenage hippies in Southern California inspire a spiritual awakening in the early 1970s.
Dear Edward
A 12-year-old boy is the sole survivor of a plane crash that kills 191 people, including his family.
80 for Brady
Four seniors decide to make it their mission to attend the Super Bowl and meet Tom Brady.
True Spirit
16-year-old Jessica Watson tries to become the youngest person to sail solo and nonstop around the world.
Dog Gone
A father and son search for their dog that went missing along the Appalachian Trail.
Cocaine Bear
A 500-pound black bear consumes a duffel bag full of cocaine, which sends it on a drug-fueled killing spree.
Emancipation
A runaway slave named Peter (Will Smith) tries to make his way through the Louisiana swamps to the Union Army.
Devotion
Two U.S. Navy pilots develop a bond of brotherhood as they fly combat missions in the Korean War.
The Fabelmans
A Jewish boy falls in love with filmmaking in this semi-autobiographical story of Steven Spielberg.
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
Daniel Radcliffe is parody musician Weird Al Yankovic in this satirical biopic.
The Good Nurse
Meet the real nurse who discovered her coworker and good friend was secretly killing patients.
Till
The film tells the story of the lynching of 14-year-old Emmett Till and his mother's subsequent fight for justice.
The Watcher
A family moves into their dream home only to start being harassed by someone obsessed with the home.
The Greatest Beer Run Ever
A man decides to bring beer to his childhood friends serving in Vietnam.
Blonde
The film is a heavily fictionalized and nightmarish look at the inner life of Marilyn Monroe.
Bandit
Did the Flying Bandit really carry out 59 bank and jewelry store heists?
The Woman King
Does the movie tell the whole story of the Kingdom of Dahomey and its female warriors?

UPCOMING MOVIES
February 2023
March 2023
Tetris (3/31)
April 2023
Air (4/5)
Sweetwater (4/14)
May 2023
BlackBerry (5/12)
Reality (5/29)
June 2023
The Days (6/1)
Padre Pio (6/2)
July 2023
August 2023
October 2023
November 2023
Unknown 2023

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