Upcoming Movies Based on True Stories
Here you will find a schedule of new and upcoming true story movies. Get a jump on the biopics and real-life stories that will hit theaters in the coming months. Discover release dates, watch trailers and meet the real people who are the basis for these new movies based on true stories.August 2020
Tesla (8/21)
An eccentric interpretation of the life of visionary inventor Nikola Tesla (Ethan Hawke).
Fatima (8/28)
At the height of WWI, three young Portuguese children claim to have seen the Virgin Mary.
September 2020
I Am Woman (9/11)
The movie tells the story of activist and musician Helen Reddy (Tilda Cobham-Hervey).
October 2020
A Call to Spy (10/2)
Under the orders of Churchill, Britain's new spy agency, the SOE, recruits and trains women to become spies.
The Good Lord Bird (10/4)
Ethan Hawke portrays abolitionist John Brown in this Showtime miniseries.
The Right Stuff (10/9)
How accurate is this Disney+ TV adaptation of Tom Wolfe's book about John Glenn and the space race?
Clouds (10/16)
Is this Disney+ movie about a teen musician battling cancer in tune with the truth?
The Trial of the Chicago 7 (10/16)
Is Aaron Sorkin's film too polarized in its perspective of the Chicago Seven?
2 Hearts (10/16)
The stories of two couples intersect when tragedy strikes, but how much is based on the real couples?
November 2020
Echo Boomers (11/13)
The children of five baby boomers graduate college and decide to steal from the rich and give to themselves.
Ammonite (11/13)
Lonesome fossil hunter Mary Anning (Kate Winslet) enters into a relationship with a grieving younger woman (Saoirse Ronan).
The Last Vermeer (11/20)
Han van Meergren (Guy Pearce) is investigated for being suspected of selling a valuable piece of artwork to the Nazis.
Hillbilly Elegy (11/24)
Does Ron Howard's film about J.D. Vance's difficult upbringing in Appalachia stay true to his memoir?
Stardust (11/27)
Johnny Flynn takes on the role of David Bowie in a film about the musician's first trip to America and the creation of his alter-ego Ziggy Stardust.
December 2020
Selena: The Series (12/4)
The Netflix series chronicles the life of the late Tejano singer Selena Quintanilla.
All My Life (12/4)
A couple rushes their wedding plans after the husband-to-be is diagnosed with cancer.
Mank (12/4)
Does David Fincher's story of the writing of Citizen Kane stick to the facts?
Safety (12/11)
Are the facts left on the bench in this tale of a college football player who takes custody of his brother?
January 2021
Our Friend (1/22)
When a couple receives devastating news, a friend arrives to help, but is the story in line with the truth?
Penguin Bloom (1/27)
After an accident leaves a mother paralyzed, the family cares for an injured magpie, which helps them heal.
The Dig (1/29)
Does the truth get buried in this story of the Sutton Hoo archaeological dig?
February 2021
Minamata (2/5)
War photographer W. Eugene Smith (Johnny Depp) puts his skills to use to document the life-altering effects of mercury poisoning in coastal communities in Japan.
Judas and the Black Messiah (2/12)
Fred Hampton, Chairman of the Illinois Black Panther Party, is betrayed by FBI informant William O'Neal.
Joe Bell (2/19)
A father embarks on a cross-country walk to raise awareness about bullying after his son commits suicide mainly due to being tormented for being gay.
The Mauritanian (2/19)
Mohamedou Ould Slahi is held without charges at Guantanamo as attorney Nancy Hollander (Jodie Foster) fights for his freedom.
Nomadland (2/19)
A woman in her sixties loses everything and decides to journey across the American West while living in her van.
March 2021
My Salinger Year (3/5)
Based on Joanna Rakoff's memoir about her time working the literary agent of author J.D. Salinger.
June 2021
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (6/4)
We explore the real-life possession and murder that inspired The Conjuring 3.
August 2021
Respect (8/13)
Jennifer Hudson stars as Aretha Franklin in this biopic.
October 2021
The Last Duel (10/15)
When squire Jacques LeGris (Adam Driver) is accused of raping the wife of Jean de Carrouges (Matt Damon), the two men face off in a duel.