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'
Battle of the Sexes (2017)
6.7/10
Director: Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris
Starring: Alan Cumming, Bill Pullman, Elisabeth Shue, Eric Christian Olsen, Sarah Silverma...
The 1973 tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs became the most watched televised sports event of all time. Trapped in the media glare,... Read more
Victoria and Abdul (2017)
Director: Stephen Frears
Starring: Judi Dench, Michael Gambon, Olivia Williams, Tim Pigott-Smith, Eddie Izzard, Pau...
Abdul Karim arrives from India to participate in Queen Victoria's golden jubilee. The young clerk is surprised to find favor with the queen herself. A... Read more
American Made (2017)
7.2/10
Director: Doug Liman
Starring: Tom Cruise, Jesse Plemons, Domhnall Gleeson, Sarah Wright
Barry Seal, a TWA pilot, is recruited by the CIA to provide reconnaissance on the burgeoning communist threat in Central America and soon finds himsel... Read more
American Made (Blu-Ray) (2017)
7.2/10
Director: Doug Liman
Starring: Tom Cruise, Jesse Plemons, Domhnall Gleeson, Sarah Wright
Barry Seal, a TWA pilot, is recruited by the CIA to provide reconnaissance on the burgeoning communist threat in Central America and soon finds himsel... Read more
The Glass Castle (2017)
7.2/10
Director: Destin Daniel Cretton
Starring: Naomi Watts, Woody Harrelson, Brie Larson
Based on a memoir, four siblings must learn to take care of themselves as their responsibility-averse, free-spirit parents both inspire and inhibit th... Read more
The Wizard of Lies (2017)
6.8/10
Director: Barry Levinson
Starring: Alessandro Nivola, Michelle Pfeiffer, Robert De Niro
In 2008, stockbroker, investment adviser and financier Bernie Madoff made headlines around the world when he was arrested for perpetrating perhaps the... Read more
The Big Sick (2017)
7.6/10
Director: Michael Showalter
Starring: Holly Hunter, Zoe Kazan, Kumail Nanjiani, Ray Romano
Kumail is a Pakistani comic who meets an American graduate student named Emily at one of his stand-up shows. As their relationship blossoms, he soon b... Read more
The Big Sick (Blu-ray) (2017)
7.6/10
Director: Michael Showalter
Starring: Holly Hunter, Zoe Kazan, Kumail Nanjiani, Ray Romano
Kumail is a Pakistani comic who meets an American graduate student named Emily at one of his stand-up shows. As their relationship blossoms, he soon b... Read more
Churchill (2017)
6.3/10
Director: Jonathan Teplitzky
Starring: Brian Cox, Miranda Richardson, John Slattery
Tensions mount for beleaguered British Prime Minister Winston Churchill as D-Day nears in June 1944. Fearful of repeating past mistakes, Churchill is... Read more
Viceroy's House (2017)
6.6/10
Director: Gurinder Chadha
Starring: Gillian Anderson, Hugh Bonneville, Michael Gambon, Manish Dayal, Huma Qureshi
Viceroys House in Delhi was the home of the British rulers of India. After 300 years, that rule was coming to an end. For 6 months in 1947, Lord Moun... Read more