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'
Walk the Line (2005)
7.9/10
Director: James Mangold
Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon, Ginnifer Goodwin, Robert Patrick, Dallas Rob...
Joaquin Phoenix channels the late, great Johnny Cash in this no-holds-barred biopic of the Man in Black. Bookended by the famous Folsom Prison concer... Read more
Walk the Line: Extended Cut ( Blu-ray ) (2005)
7.9/10
Director: James Mangold
Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon, Ginnifer Goodwin, Robert Patrick, Dallas Rob...
Joaquin Phoenix channels the late, great Johnny Cash in this no-holds-barred biopic of the Man in Black. Bookended by the famous Folsom Prison concert... Read more
Wallis and Edward (2005)
Director: Dave Moore
Starring: Stephen Campbell Moore, Joely Richardson, Clifford Rose, David Westhead, Miriam...
The infamous royal affair that ended the reign of Edward VIII, from the seldom-heard perspective of Wallis Simpson (played by Joely Richardson), the A... Read more
War Dogs (2016)
7.1/10
Director: Todd Phillips
Starring: Jonah Hill, Bradley Cooper, Miles Teller, Ana de Armas
With the war in Iraq raging on, Efraim Diveroli offers childhood friend David Packouz a chance to make big bucks by becoming an international arms dea... Read more
Warm Spring (2002)
6.6/10
Director: Wulan Tana
Starring: Tian Chengren, Zhang Yan, Hao Yang, Yu Weijie
Directed by Wulan Tana this poignant drama is the tale of young orphan Xiao Hua, who after fleeing the clutches of an abusive foster parent, finds a s... Read more
Warm Springs (2005)
7.6/10
Director: Joseph Sargent
Starring: Kenneth Branagh, Cynthia Nixon, Jane Alexander, Kathy Bates, Tim Blake Nelson
One of the United States' most beloved sons, the only president to have been elected three times, Franklin Delano Roosevelt guided his country through... Read more
Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale (2011)
7.5/10
Director: Wei Te-Sheng
Starring: Masanobu Ando, Vivian Hsu, Lin Ching-Tai, Umin Boya
In the mountains of Taiwan, two races clashed in defense of their faiths. One believed in rainbows, the other believed in the sun. Neither side realiz... Read more
Waterloo (1970)
7.3/10
Director: Sergei Bondarchuk
Starring: Rod Steiger, Christopher Plummer, Orson Welles
An epic historical film centering around Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo. Tremendous action and superb cinematography. Stars Rod Steiger, Christopher Pl... Read more
Waterloo (Blu-ray) (1970)
7.3/10
Director: Sergei Bondarchuk
Starring: Christopher Plummer, Orson Welles, Rod Steiger
An epic historical film centering around Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo. Tremendous action and superb cinematography. Stars Rod Steiger, Christopher Pl... Read more
We Are Marshall (2006)
7.1/10
Director: McG
Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Matthew Fox, Anthony Mackie, David Strathairn, Ian McShane,...
In November 1970, a chartered plane carrying the Marshall University football team, their coaches and various prominent citizens, crashed into the App... Read more