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280 Best True-story-based Movies To Watch - A Good Movie To Watch

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They say art imitates life, especially in the case of movies that are based on a true story. Whether you're interested in historical events or iconic biopics, here are the best true story-based movies and shows to stream now.

My Love Affair with Marriage (2023)

7.6

In this lovely animated musical, a young woman falls in love and finds her voice in Communist Latvia

Silenced (2011)

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9.0

A brutal and harrowing exposé of the schoolwide abuse case that sparked outrage in Korea

The Order (2024)

7.6

A straightforward yet harrowing cop thriller set in the 1980s Pacific Northwest

Kneecap (2024)

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8.7

The titular hip hop group breaks new ground in this energetic and irreverent music biopic

War Witch (2012)

7.4

A child soldier comes of age in this devastating, supernatural war drama

The Forgotten Battle (2021)

7.0

The battle to win a supply port brings three lives to intertwine in this intense war drama

Brassed Off (1996)

7.0

A community brass band plays their swan song in this warm and moving drama

Son of Babylon (2009)

7.3

A boy and his grandmother search for family in this raw, moving road drama

Don’t Let Them Shoot the Kite (1989)

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8.3

A child inspires camaraderie despite imprisonment in this moving classic drama

200 Meters (2020)

7.5

A father stops at nothing to visit his injured son in this raw, thoughtful road drama

Monster (2021)

7.2

A man struggles to survive the famine in this slow, bleak period drama set in An Gorta Mór

Four Daughters (2023)

7.2

A heartbreaking docudrama of a family torn by extremism

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