Films and TV shows based on a true story

A harrowing, black-and-white immersion into the Holocaust that is emotionally devastating yet ultimately offers a glimmer of hope.

A slick, breezy cat-and-mouse chase that glides along on charm, wit and a current of loneliness underneath.

A wild, drug-fueled ride through excess and corruption, told with dark humor and relentless energy.

A sweeping, earnest adventure that moves from mythic island to muddy trenches, mixing rousing heroics with a tender romance and a sincere belief in human goodness.

A restrained, intelligent period drama that builds quiet tension around a race to crack a code, then turns achingly sad as it reckons with how a brilliant outsider was treated.

A seductive, fast-paced rise-and-fall crime saga that immerses you in glamour and paranoia, with sharp dialogue and sudden violence.

A slow, suffocating build of dread that tightens its grip with creaks, clocks and shadows until the final confrontation.

A gruelling, beautiful plunge into cold wilderness suffering that leaves you raw and breathless.

A warm, rousing crowd-pleaser that turns quiet perseverance into thrilling, triumphant drama.

A harrowing, unflinching immersion into cruelty and endurance, anchored by quiet dignity and devastating emotional weight.

A visceral war epic that balances brutal combat with tender conviction, leaving you shaken and uplifted by one man's unwavering faith.

A warm, funny, and deeply moving story of an unlikely friendship that leaves you smiling and uplifted.

A meticulous, slow-burning descent into obsession that feels like piecing together a puzzle that may never be solved.

A moving, beautifully acted journey through love and illness that balances heartbreak with hope and intellectual wonder.

A raw, unsentimental character study that wears its anger and compassion on its sleeve, anchored by a fierce transformative performance.

A high-octane, emotionally charged ride that blends thrilling racing with a heartfelt bromance and corporate underdog struggle.

A gripping, sharply funny undercover thriller that turns into a furious, heartfelt indictment of racism past and present.

A visceral, claustrophobic plunge into one man's fight for survival, blending raw terror with hallucinatory beauty and a surge of life-affirming release.

A warm, crowd-pleasing road trip that balances easy laughs with sobering moments of prejudice, anchored by a charming odd-couple dynamic.

A harrowing, quietly devastating descent through ruins and hunger, sustained by fragile moments of beauty and one man's stubborn will to endure.

A sweeping, blood-soaked epic that stirs the heart with rousing battles and tragic romance, though its brutality lingers.

A tense, gripping thriller with moments of Hollywood wit, anchored by a constant sense of danger and a satisfying, nail-biting escape.

A taut, immersive hostage thriller that grips with relentless tension and raw, documentary-like realism.

A tender, heartbreaking romance that balances wit and warmth with the weight of mortality, leaving you both uplifted and in tears.

A tense, sobering war drama that follows a soldier from battlefield to home, leaving a heavy sense of duty and loss.

A measured, handsomely mounted Cold War procedural that prizes quiet integrity over spectacle, with a few suspenseful set pieces.

A cool, sprawling crime saga that moves between two driven men, feeling gritty and controlled rather than flashy.

A warm, witty, and quietly moving drama about an unlikely friendship, with a tense but ultimately triumphant climax.

A glossy, crowd-pleasing rise-and-fall story powered by electrifying concert sequences and a charismatic lead performance.

A heartfelt, often tense struggle that keeps you rooting for a father and son through relentless setbacks toward a hard-won triumph.

A tense, grounded procedural that turns a famous miracle into a quiet study of doubt, duty, and public scrutiny.

A quietly absorbing underdog story that mixes dry wit with genuine emotional pull, making baseball statistics feel like a high-stakes gamble.

A gripping, methodical survival drama that turns engineering problem-solving into edge-of-your-seat suspense, with a warm human core.

A grim, immersive descent into the moral chaos of combat, leaving a heavy emotional residue.

A high-octane, emotionally charged rivalry that keeps you on the edge of your seat with thrilling races and sharp character contrasts.

A long, quietly devastating descent into greed and complicity, suffocating in its slow accumulation of dread and moral rot.

A raw, bruising plunge into jealousy and self-destruction, with boxing scenes that feel like visceral nightmares.

A lush, sincere fairy tale that wraps you in gorgeous costumes and gentle warmth, with just enough cruelty to make the kindness land.

A harrowing, visceral survival drama that grips you with relentless tension and heartbreak, yet ultimately offers a glimmer of hope.

A sweaty, claustrophobic pressure cooker that finds absurd comedy and raw pathos in a botched heist turned media circus.

A gentle, bittersweet road journey that balances humor and heartbreak as two brothers slowly learn to understand each other.

A glossy, sanitized rise-to-fame story that coasts on familiar hits and a charismatic lead performance.

A tense, sweeping war drama that balances brutal action with moral urgency and emotional weight.

A suffocating, slow-building true-crime drama that traps you inside a toxic mother-daughter bond until the dread becomes unbearable.

A gritty, scrappy climb through a bleak city, powered by raw performance and a hard-won sense of self-belief.

A stylish, tense crime saga with sharp dialogue, sudden violence, and a strong sense of moral conviction.

A quiet, immersive plunge into grief and peril, where every creak and silence feels monumental.

A slick, fast-paced ride through 1980s excess, mixing dark comedy with true-crime thrills and a charismatic antihero.