70 Best True-story-based Movies to Watch

Compassionate filmmaking reconstructing a 24-hour police brutality story – with a stunning lead by Michael B. Jordan.

An all-arounder French comedy-drama based on a true story.

An unconventional and thought-provoking road movie featuring Jason Segel as the legendary writer David Foster Wallace .

Much more than simply a rock music biopic, Love and Mercy is a poetic portrayal of the genius that was Bryan Wilson, the fabled frontman of The Beach Boys .

A clever and gripping true-crime documentary about a French con artist .

A devastating documentary on reconciliation in the shadow of the Indonesian Genocide. .

Javier Bardem delivers a stellar performance as a quadriplegic struggling for the right to end his life. .