These based on a true story movies are pretty accurate — aside from their fictionalized main characters. Does knowing that lead characters — and in some cases, the hero of the movie — were Hollywood ...

These based on a true story movies actually hew fairly closely to the true story, taking the minimum number of creative liberties. Though most of these films are several years old, some have some very ...

Testament of Youth has been hailed as a "heartbreaking" and "elegantly filmed" watch starring Alicia Vikander - and it's now ...

Discover What’s Streaming On: Steve on Netflix—which began streaming today—definitely seems like the kind of movie that would be based on a true story. This is in part because much of the movie is ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Ever finished a horror movie with a chill running down your spine just because the phrase “based ...

From courageous leaders in ‘Rustin’ to tales of survival in ‘Hijack ‘93,' check out these movies based on true stories streaming on Netflix now Keith Langston is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. He ...

The best sports movies based on true stories include a strong mix of inspirations from different sports, including football, baseball, basketball, boxing, and more. There is often a struggle for ...

Nothing brings a chilling fear down someone’s spine like a horror movie teasing that its plot is based on real events. Weapons, released on August 8, 2025, is the latest Warner Bros. film to haunt ...

For a story about 17 kids who disappear from their homes in the middle of the night, it feels silly to ask is this real? Well it would, if not for the opening lines of Weapons, “this is a true story.” ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook It’s a technique most often used in the horror genre, but it’s been done in other genres as well.