Top 50 True Story Movies
Top 55 True Story Movies 80's - 2010s
I'm a knowledge seeker and movie enthusiast. Everyday I find myself wanting to know more, it's one of my favorite pastimes. Knowing a truth is a pastime that goes hand in hand with watching movies for me. I tried to put them in order but it phased out. Here are 55 of the best based on true story movies from 1985 until 2010. I will be updating the Hub soon to Top 100 True Movies.
In no particular order:
1. Saving Private Ryan (1998) - WW2 Movie
2. Black Hawk Down - (2001) based in Somalia
3. Pearl Harbor (2001) - WW2 Movie
4. Notorious (2009) - The Christopher Wallace Story - BK
5. Selena (1997) The Selena Quintanilla-Pérez Story
6. Glory (1989) Civil War movie
7. Almost Famous (2000) True Rock movie
8. La Bamba (1987) The Ritchie Valens Story
9. Goodfellas (1990) Mafia movie
10. Gotti (1996) TV Based - The John Gotti Story
11. Rudy (1993) Sports movie
12. Alive (1993)
13. Europa, Europa (1990) WW2 movie
14. Schindler's List (1993) WW2 movie
15. Cool Runnings (1993)
16. Braveheart (1995) based on a 13th century Scottish warrior
17. Casino (1995) Mafia movie
18. Dangerous Minds (1995)
19. Nixon (1995)
20. Seven Years In Tibet (1997)
21. The Ghost And The Darkness (1996)
22. Amistad (1997) A movie about slavery
23. Boogie Nights (1997)
24. Donnie Brasco (1997) The Joseph D Pistone Story
25. Private Parts (1997) Howard Stern Biography movie
26. Ali (2001) The Mohamed Ali Story
27. Behind Enemy Lines (2001) based in Bosnia
30. Erin Brocovich (2002)
31. Frida (2002) The Frida Kahlo Story
32. 8 mile rd (2002) The Marshall Mathers Story
33. Catch Me If You Can (2002) The Frank Abagnale Jr Story
34. Paid in Full (2002) A Harlem Drug Story
35. Dahmer (2002) The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
36. We were soldiers (2002) Vietnam Movie
37. Monster (2003) Based on female serial killer Aileen Wuornos
38. 44 minutes (2003) Made for TV: about a Los Angeles bank robbery.
39. Troy (2004) Based on Homer's lliad
40. Ray (2005) The Ray Charles Story
41. Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005) Horror Story
42. Munich (2005) Black September
43. Syriana (2005)
44. American Gangster (2007) The Frank Lucas Story
45. El Cantante (2006) - The Hector Lavoe Story
46. 21 (2008) based on 6 trained card players
47. Valkyrie - (2008) Based on WW2
48. Titanic (1997)
49. Amelia (2009) - The Amelia Earhart Story
50. Haunting in Connecticut - (2009) Horror Story
51. Black Souls - (2014) French Crime Drama
52. Catch Me If You Can - (2002) Biographical Crime
53. 12 Years A Slave - (2012) Bio-Crime Story
54. The Pianist - (2002) Biographical War Drama
55 300 - (2006) Historical Action
© 2012 Felix J Hernandez
