262 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.

Silenced (2011)

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9.0

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

The Winslow Boy (1999)

7.0

A family defends their boy in this understated domestic courtroom drama

Amistad (1997)

7.5

Spielberg depicts a compelling, if a bit imperfect, historical drama depicting the real life freedom suit

If These Walls Could Talk (1996)

7.0

Three women, three different times, yet much remains the same

Kneecap (2024)

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8.7

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

City of Life and Death (2009)

7.8

A harrowing, in-depth depiction of one of the world’s worst wartime atrocities

Avalon (1990)

7.2

A family moves to America in this bittersweet, semi-autobiographical drama

Thirteen Lives (2022)

7.3

The shocking true story of how the world came together to save a trapped soccer team is sensitively dramatized in this Ron Howard picture

American Splendor (2003)

7.5

An everyman tells the story of his ordinary life in this extraordinary, eccentric biopic

Io Capitano (2023)

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8.7

A devastating portrayal of the migrant crisis, infused with wonderful magical realism

Au Revoir les Enfants (1987)

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8.5

Louis Malle remembers his heartbreaking childhood in this poignant period drama

Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story (2024)

7.6

A mesmerizing Pixar-like film about pure, utter friendship

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