True Stories
True Stories are those based (sometimes loosely!) on fact. They cover topics as diverse as drug addiction, poverty, political unrest, the corruption of power, alcoholism, class divisions, sexual inequality, mental illness and other human struggles. Meet some of history's most intriguing characters, find out what it's really like to climb a mountain or paint a masterpiece. Truly, the True Story is one of cinema's most engaging and enthralling genres.
Bio-pics feature in this section and are also gathered together separately under the 'Biography' sublink left.
Pictured: Inside the Las Vegas mob, Scorsese's unromantic 'Goodfellas'
Any Day Now (2012)
7.5/10
Director: Travis Fine
Starring: Alan Cumming, Chris Mulkey, Frances Fisher, Gregg Henry, Don Franklin, Kelli Wil...
When a teenager with Down Syndrome (Isaac Leyva) is abandoned by his mother, a gay couple (Alan Cumming and Garret Dillahunt) takes him in and becomes... Read more
Apollo 13 (1995)
7.6/10
Director: Ron Howard
Starring: Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton, Gary Sinise, Ed Harris, Kathleen Quinlan
It had been less than a year since man first walked on the Moon, but as far as the American public was concerned, Apollo 13 was just another routine s... Read more
Apollo 13 ( Blu-ray ) (1995)
7.6/10
Director: Ron Howard
Starring: Bill Paxton, Ed Harris, Gary Sinise, Kathleen Quinlan, Kevin Bacon, Tom Hanks
It had been less than a year since man first walked on the Moon, but as far as the American public was concerned, Apollo 13 was just another routine s... Read more
Archer's Adventure (1985)
Director: Denny Lawrence
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Robert Coleby, Brett Climo
In this story of uncomprimising courage and faith, Brett Climo plays Dave Power, a young and ambitious caretaker of a racehorse named Archer. In order... Read more
Argo (2012)
7.7/10
Director: Ben Affleck
Starring: Alan Arkin, Ben Affleck, John Goodman, Bryan Cranston
Ben Affleck directs and stars in this gripping political thriller based on real events that took place during the 1979 Iran hostage crisis. In Novembe... Read more
Argo ( Blu-ray ) (2012)
7.7/10
Director: Ben Affleck
Starring: Alan Arkin, Ben Affleck, John Goodman, Bryan Cranston
Ben Affleck directs and stars in this gripping political thriller based on real events that took place during the 1979 Iran hostage crisis. In Novembe... Read more
Assembly (2007)
7.3/10
Director: Feng Xiaogang
Starring: Zhang Hanyu, Yuan Wenkang, Deng Chao
Acclaimed Chinese director Feng Xiaogang brings the little known Chinese Civil War into light with this powerful and unflinching film based on a true... Read more
At Close Range (1985)
7/10
Director: James Foley
Starring: Sean Penn, Christopher Walken, Christopher Penn
A powerful thriller based on true events that occurred in Pennsylvania during the summer of 1978 about a gang leader returning home which leads to a b... Read more
At First Sight (1998)
5.9/10
Director: Irwin Winkler
Starring: Val Kilmer, Mira Sorvino, Kelly McGillis
Based on a true story by Dr Oliver Sacks ("Awakenings") about a blind masseur (Val Kilmer), blind since childhood, who falls in love with client Mira... Read more
Attila the Hun (2000)
Director: Richard Lowry
Starring: Powers Boothe, Gerard Butler, Tim Curry, Simmone Jade MacKinnon
The most feared man to ever exist, Attila was king of the Huns in the fifth century and during his reign he united the various tribes of barbarians to... Read more