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50 Films Based on True Stories

This is a list of movies based on true stories. In order to be on here, both the characters and the events have to be real (this is why "Titanic" wasn't included).
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avg. score: 17 of 50 (33%)
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12 Years a Slave (2013)
12 Years a Slave (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
2
127 Hours (2010)
127 Hours (2010)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
3
Aguirre: The Wrath of God (1972)
Aguirre: The Wrath of God (1972)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
4
Alive (1993)
Alive (1993)
Rotten Tomatoes®   59%
5
All the President's Men (1976)
All the President's Men (1976)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
6
Apollo 13 (1995)
Apollo 13 (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
7
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   76%
8
The Aviator (2004)
The Aviator (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
9
A Beautiful Mind (2001)
A Beautiful Mind (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   74%
10
Black Hawk Down (2001)
Black Hawk Down (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   77%
11
Braveheart (1995)
Braveheart (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   78%
12
Captain Phillips (2013)
Captain Phillips (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
13
Catch Me If You Can (2002)
Catch Me If You Can (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
14
Cinderella Man (2005)
Cinderella Man (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes®   80%
15
Dallas Buyers Club (2013)
Dallas Buyers Club (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
16
Dolphin Tale (2011)
Dolphin Tale (2011)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
17
Dolphin Tale 2 (2014)
Dolphin Tale 2 (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes®   66%
18
The Elephant Man (1980)
The Elephant Man (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
19
Everest (2015)
Everest (2015)
Rotten Tomatoes®   72%
20
The Fighter (2010)
The Fighter (2010)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
21
Ghandi
Ghandi
22
Glory (1989)
Glory (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
23
Goodfellas (1990)
Goodfellas (1990)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
24
Hidden Figures (2016)
Hidden Figures (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
25
Hunger (2008)
Hunger (2008)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
26
The Imitation Game (2014)
The Imitation Game (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
27
Into the Wild (2007)
Into the Wild (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
28
The King's Speech (2010)
The King's Speech (2010)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
29
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
30
Lone Survivor (2013)
Lone Survivor (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes®   75%
31
Marley & Me (2008)
Marley & Me (2008)
Rotten Tomatoes®   63%
32
Milk (2008)
Milk (2008)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
33
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown (1989)
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
34
Open Water (2004)
Open Water (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes®   71%
35
The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)
The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)
Rotten Tomatoes®   43%
36
The Perfect Storm (2000)
The Perfect Storm (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   47%
37
The Pianist (2002)
The Pianist (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
38
Raging Bull (1980)
Raging Bull (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
39
The Revenant (2015)
The Revenant (2015)
Rotten Tomatoes®   78%
40
The Right Stuff (1983)
The Right Stuff (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
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