Best movies based on true stories
My Pick on the best ever movies based on true stories!!
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- DirectorSean PennStarsEmile HirschVince VaughnCatherine KeenerAfter graduating from Emory University, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gives his entire $24,000 savings account to charity and hitchhikes to Alaska to live in the wilderness. Along the way, Christopher encounters a series of characters that shape his life.One of the hard hitting true stories about Chris Mccandless a american graduate very intellectual,talented, Crazy, stubborn individual throws everything in his life to go on a self discovery personally i love this movie!!
- DirectorWalter SallesStarsGael García BernalRodrigo de la SernaMía MaestroErnesto Guevara de la Serna, popularly known as Che, along with his friend Alberto Granado, decides to take a road trip across South America. His experiences on the journey transform him.Hero of many including me the rebel revolutionary Che Guevera's true story about the events which shaped him has a man whom the world knows..Landmark Cinema!!
- DirectorAlejandro AmenábarStarsJavier BardemBelén RuedaLola DueñasThe factual story of Spaniard Ramon Sampedro, who fought a 28-year campaign in favor of euthanasia and his own right to die.True Story of a Sailor Ramon Sampedro who became quadriplegic and his struggle for 29 years..Javier Bardem was at his best..I bet any hard hearted man/woman would be moved by this one..Just Amazing!!
- DirectorRoman PolanskiStarsAdrien BrodyThomas KretschmannFrank FinlayDuring WWII, acclaimed Polish musician Wladyslaw faces various struggles as he loses contact with his family. As the situation worsens, he hides in the ruins of Warsaw in order to survive.True story about wladyslaw szpilman a polish Jew and very talented pianist it's all about his struggle during the holocaust simply Magnificent movie anyone who wants to know about Nazi exploits and the struggles of the Poor Jews should not miss this one..Shame it didn't get best movie Oscar!!
- DirectorOliver StoneStarsTom CruiseBryan LarkinRaymond J. BarryThe biography of Ron Kovic. Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, he becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country for which he fought.True Story of U.S Soldier vietnam war veteran Ron Kovic..About the loss of innocence and brutalities of war till day cruise has not done a better movie than this one!!
- DirectorMichael MannStarsRussell CroweAl PacinoChristopher PlummerA research chemist comes under personal and professional attack when he decides to appear in a 60 Minutes exposé on Big Tobacco.Classic..True Story of Jeffrey Wigand man who stood up against the tobacco company..To me Russell Crowe's best ever performance..Plight of a common man standing for the truth..Michael Mann's best..Pacino as always at his best!!
- DirectorJim SheridanStarsDaniel Day-LewisBrenda FrickerAlison WhelanChristy Brown, born with cerebral palsy, learns to paint and write with his only controllable limb - his left foot.True story of Christy brown born in a poor irish family who suffered from cerebral palsy from birth and still made it has a painter,writer with just his one functional left foot..Bet any one will be moved by daniel day lewis portrayal of him!!
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsLiam NeesonRalph FiennesBen KingsleyIn German-occupied Poland during World War II, industrialist Oskar Schindler gradually becomes concerned for his Jewish workforce after witnessing their persecution by the Nazis.Many would have seen it..About Oscar Schindler a Nazi man who saved approx 1200 jews during Holocaust..Buried in Zion Mountains in Jerusalem still hailed by generations of jews who survived because of him..Liam Neeson,Kingsley and Spielberg spelled magic on the screen!!
- DirectorJoe JohnstonStarsJake GyllenhaalChris CooperLaura DernThe true story of Homer Hickam, a coal miner's son who was inspired by the first Sputnik launch to take up rocketry against his father's wishes.Many might not know about this movie about homer hickam who made it big coming from a very poor background..Writer,Vietnam vet, Former NASA Engineer..Very Inspiring one..Jake Gyllenhaal was Outstanding on playing Homer!!
- DirectorRon HowardStarsRussell CroweEd HarrisJennifer ConnellyA mathematical genius, John Nash made an astonishing discovery early in his career and stood on the brink of international acclaim. But the handsome and arrogant Nash soon found himself on a harrowing journey of self-discovery.Story of John Nash the most talented schizophrenic mathematician and noble prize winner who still suffers from the same..Russell Crowe was just top notch wit his acting!!
- DirectorPenny MarshallStarsRobert De NiroRobin WilliamsJulie KavnerThe victims of an encephalitis epidemic many years ago have been catatonic ever since, but now a new drug offers the prospect of reviving them.Based on British neurologist Dr. Oliver Sacks attempts to cure catatonic patients who encountered encephalitis lethargica..Deniro and Robin williams can't ask more than that..Will Move Every Sane Person!!
- DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsRobert De NiroRay LiottaJoe PesciThe story of Henry Hill and his life in the mafia, covering his relationship with his wife Karen and his mob partners Jimmy Conway and Tommy DeVito.Based on Nicholas Pileggi the best gangster flick based on true story!!
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsLeonardo DiCaprioTom HanksChristopher WalkenBarely 17 yet, Frank is a skilled forger who has passed as a doctor, lawyer and pilot. FBI agent Carl becomes obsessed with tracking down the con man, who only revels in the pursuit.Based on Frank Abagnale's life..From a con artist and most wanted forger he is now the CEO for Abagnale & Associates, security consultants..Leo,Hanks and Spielberg combo at their best!!
- DirectorScott KalvertStarsLeonardo DiCaprioLorraine BraccoMarilyn SokolA teenager finds his dreams of becoming a basketball star threatened after he free falls into the harrowing world of drug addiction.True Story of Jim Carroll who overcame drug addiction to become a successful author,poet..Leo was just amazing in the movie to me his best till recent years where he surpassed it..As some really disturbing scenes not for weak hearted i guess..;)
- DirectorDavid FincherStarsJesse EisenbergAndrew GarfieldJustin TimberlakeAs Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg creates the social networking site that would become known as Facebook, he is sued by the twins who claimed he stole their idea and by the co-founder who was later squeezed out of the business.Recently Saw it and admired every bit of this one..Fincher was at his best with his screenplay and probably the very fast and engaging true story movie!!
- DirectorGabriele MuccinoStarsWill SmithThandiwe NewtonJaden SmithA struggling salesman takes custody of his son as he's poised to begin a life-changing professional careerTrue Story of Millionaire Chris Gardner..Will's best ever performance..Inspiring!!
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsEric BanaDaniel CraigMarie-Josée CrozeAfter the Black September capture and massacre of Israeli athletes at the 1972 Olympics, five men are chosen to eliminate the people responsible for that fateful day.Based on the Israeli government's secret retaliation attacks after the massacre of Israeli athletes by Black September militant group during the 1972 Summer Olympics..Though many elements were largely fictionalized the core plot of the movie is true and my favorite acton movie based on a true story..Spielberg,Eric bana,Daniel Craig,Ayelet Zurer..Got to Love it!!
- DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsRobert De NiroCathy MoriartyJoe PesciThe life of boxer Jake LaMotta, whose violence and temper that led him to the top in the ring destroyed his life outside of it.Deniro has Jake la Motta..Middleweight boxing champion's life and his fall from grace because of his pride..Brilliant one from Deniro as usual!!
- DirectorOliver StoneStarsVal KilmerMeg RyanKyle MacLachlanThe story of the famous and influential 1960s rock band The Doors and its lead singer and composer, Jim Morrison, from his days as a UCLA film student in Los Angeles, to his untimely death in Paris, France at age 27 in 1971.Probably the most disturbing true story movie in the list..Story of Jim Morrison the multi talented world's first rock star and his fall from grace due to drug addiction who died at 27 and his cemetery his still a tourist attraction in Paris..Not recommended for all..Being a Jim Morrison fan i had to Include it..Val Kilmer was brilliant who every way looked, walked,talked and acted like Jim Morrison!!
- DirectorTom HooperStarsColm MeaneyHenry GoodmanDavid RoperThe story of the controversial Brian Clough's 44-day reign as the coach of the English football club Leeds United.Based on the Charismatic Brian Clough's 44-day reign as the coach of Leeds United..English football lovers don't miss it..i watched it recently and loved every minute of it...Michael Sheen Was Amazing!!
- DirectorOlivier NakacheÉric ToledanoStarsFrançois CluzetOmar SyAnne Le NyAfter he becomes a quadriplegic from a paragliding accident, an aristocrat hires a young man from the projects to be his caregiver.Gr8 French Movie!
- DirectorJulian SchnabelStarsMathieu AmalricEmmanuelle SeignerMarie-Josée CrozeThe true story of Elle editor Jean-Dominique Bauby who suffers a stroke and has to live with an almost totally paralyzed body; only his left eye isn't paralyzed.
- DirectorBennett MillerStarsBrad PittRobin WrightJonah HillOakland A's general manager Billy Beane's successful attempt to assemble a baseball team on a lean budget by employing computer-generated analysis to acquire new players.
- DirectorTed DemmeStarsJohnny DeppPenélope CruzFranka PotenteThe story of how George Jung, along with the Medellín Cartel headed by Pablo Escobar, established the American cocaine market in the 1970s in the United States.
- DirectorRidley ScottStarsDenzel WashingtonRussell CroweChiwetel EjioforAn outcast New York City cop is charged with bringing down Harlem drug lord Frank Lucas, whose real life inspired this partly biographical film.
- DirectorFernando MeirellesKátia LundStarsAlexandre RodriguesLeandro FirminoMatheus NachtergaeleIn the slums of Rio, two kids' paths diverge as one struggles to become a photographer and the other a kingpin.
- DirectorJim SheridanStarsDaniel Day-LewisPete PostlethwaiteAlison CrosbieAn Irish man's coerced confession to an I.R.A. bombing he did not commit results in the imprisonment of his father as well. Meanwhile, a British lawyer fights to clear their names and free them.