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Top 20 Movies Based on Real Stories

As is shown, art is come from life. We have seen many types of movies, and we were greatly touched by other people's sotry. When we were moved to tears, we hope that there little hardships and pains in our life. But things go athwart, Touching movies which are mostly based on true stories. Today, we're going to look at some movies that is based on real stories.

The first film recommended is Spotlight which is the 88th Academy Award for Best Picture and Best Writing Original Screenplay. The next is Philomena, Philomena, Lone Survivor and so on.

Release Date

2008-10-24

Rate : 7.8
Production Companies : Imagine Entertainment, Malpaso Productions
Director : Donald Murphy, Peter Dress, Katie Carroll
Stars : Angelina Jolie , John Malkovich , Jeffrey Donovan
Christine Collins is overjoyed when her kidnapped son is brought back home. But when Christine suspects that the boy returned to her isn't her child, the police captain has her committed to an asylum.

Release Date

2011-09-23

Rate : 7.6
Production Companies : Columbia Pictures, Scott Rudin Productions
Director : Brendon Breese, Casey Mako, Courtenay Miles
Stars : Brad Pitt , Jonah Hill , Philip Seymour Hoffman
The story of Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane's successful attempt to put together a baseball team on a budget, by employing computer-generated analysis to draft his players.

The King's Speech

Release Date

2010-11-26

Rate : 8
Production Companies : The Weinstein Company, UK Film Council
Director : Martin Harrison, Chris Stoaling, Guy Heeley
Stars : Colin Firth , Geoffrey Rush , Helena Bonham Carter
The King's Speech tells the story of the man who became King George VI, the father of Queen Elizabeth II. After his brother abdicates, George ('Bertie') reluctantly assumes the throne. Plagued by a dreaded stutter and considered unfit to be king, Bertie engages the help of an unorthodox speech therapist named Lionel Logue. Through a set of unexpected techniques, and as a result of an unlikely friendship, Bertie is able to find his voice and boldly lead the country into war.

Saving Private Ryan

Release Date

1998-07-24

Rate : 8.6
Production Companies : Paramount, DreamWorks SKG
Director : Karen Richards, Steven Spielberg, Martin Krauka
Stars : Tom Hanks , Tom Sizemore , Edward Burns
As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain John Miller and seven men are tasked with penetrating German-held territory and bringing the boy home.

The Social Network

Release Date

2010-10-01

Rate : 7.8
Production Companies : Columbia Pictures, Scott Rudin Productions
Director : David Fincher, Allen Kupetsky, Sharron Reynolds-Enriquez
Stars : Jesse Eisenberg , Andrew Garfield , Armie Hammer
In 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer genius Mark Zuckerberg begins work on a new concept that eventually turns into the global social network known as Facebook. Six years later, he is one of the youngest billionaires ever, but Zuckerberg finds that his unprecedented success leads to both personal and legal complications when he ends up on the receiving end of two lawsuits, one involving his former friend.

Release Date

2009-11-20

Rate : 7.6
Production Companies : Alcon Entertainment, Left Tackle Pictures
Director : John Lee Hancock, K.C. Hodenfield, Gail Hunter
Stars : Sandra Bullock , Tim McGraw , Quinton Aaron
The story of Michael Oher, a homeless and traumatized boy who became an All American football player and first round NFL draft pick with the help of a caring woman and her family.

Release Date

2010-02-06

Rate : 8.2
Production Companies : Ruby Films, HBO Films
Director : Mick Jackson
Stars : Claire Danes , David Strathairn , Barry Tubb
A biopic of Temple Grandin, an autistic woman who has become one of top scientists in humane livestock handling.

Release Date

2007-09-21

Rate : 8.1
Production Companies : Paramount Vantage, River Road Entertainment
Director : Sean Penn, Luca Kouimelis, Lyn Matsuda Norton
Stars : Emile Hirsch , Marcia Gay Harden , William Hurt
After graduating from Emory University in 1992, 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.

Release Date

2009-09-25

Rate : 8.1
Production Companies : icon, Melodrama Pictures
Director : Adam Elliot, Jemima Daly, Sue Collins
Stars : Toni Collette , Philip Seymour Hoffman , Eric Bana
A tale of friendship between two unlikely pen pals: Mary, a lonely, eight-year-old girl living in the suburbs of Melbourne, and Max, a forty-four-year old, severely obese man living in New York.

Release Date

2012-10-12

Rate : 7.7
Production Companies : GK Films, Warner Bros.
Director : David Webb, Sunday Stevens, Ian Calip
Stars : Ben Affleck , Bryan Cranston , Alan Arkin
As the Iranian revolution reaches a boiling point, a CIA 'exfiltration' specialist concocts a risky plan to free six Americans who have found shelter at the home of the Canadian ambassador.

Front of the Class

Release Date

2008-12-07

Rate : 8.1
Production Companies : Hallmark Entertainment, Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions
Director : Peter Werner
Stars : James Wolk , Treat Williams , Dominic Scott Kay
A boy with Tourette's syndrome overcomes criticism and discrimination to achieve his dream of becoming a teacher.

The Pursuit of Happyness

Release Date

2006-12-14

Rate : 8
Production Companies : Escape Artists, Relativity Media
Director : Michael Viglietta, Lars P. Winther, Carol DePasquale
Stars : Will Smith , Jaden Smith , Thandiwe Newton
A struggling salesman takes custody of his son as he's poised to begin a life-changing professional career.

Hachi: A Dog's Tale

Release Date

2009-06-08

Rate : 8.1
Production Companies : Grand Army Entertainment, Scion Films
Director : Lasse Hallström, Cara Giallanza, Robin Squibb
Stars : Richard Gere , Joan Allen , Sarah Roemer
A drama based on the true story of a college professor's bond with the abandoned dog he takes into his home.

Release Date

2002-12-25

Rate : 8.5
Production Companies : Canal+, Bac Films
Director : Roman Polanski, Anna Zenowicz, Caroline Veyssière
Stars : Adrien Brody , Thomas Kretschmann , Frank Finlay
The true story of pianist Władysław Szpilman's experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. When the Jews of the city find themselves forced into a ghetto, Szpilman finds work playing in a café; and when his family is deported in 1942, he stays behind, works for a while as a laborer, and eventually goes into hiding in the ruins of the war-torn city.

Schindler's List

Release Date

1993-12-15

Rate : 9
Production Companies : Universal Pictures, Amblin Entertainment
Director : Nada Pinter, Steven Spielberg
Stars : Liam Neeson , Ben Kingsley , Ralph Fiennes
The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during World War II.

Stuart: A Life Backwards

Release Date

2007-09-23

Rate : 7.7
Production Companies : BBC, HBO Films
Director : Charlie Reed, Phil Booth, David Attwood
Stars : Tom Hardy , Benedict Cumberbatch , Nicola Duffett
Story about the remarkable friendship between a reclusive writer and illustrator and a chaotic homeless man, whom he gets to know during a campaign to release two charity workers from prison.

Release Date

2013-12-24

Rate : 7.5
Production Companies : Universal Pictures, Weed Road Pictures
Director : Eric Heffron, Kevin Scott, Jan Rudolph
Stars : Mark Wahlberg , Taylor Kitsch , Emile Hirsch
Four Navy SEALs on a covert mission to neutralize a high-level Taliban operative must make an impossible moral decision in the mountains of Afghanistan that leads them into an enemy ambush. As they confront unthinkable odds, the SEALs must find reserves of strength and resilience to fight to the finish.

Release Date

2013-11-27

Rate : 7.6
Production Companies : BBC Film, The Weinstein Company
Director : Stephen Frears
Stars : Judi Dench , Steve Coogan , Sophie Kennedy Clark
A woman searches for her adult son, who was taken away from her decades ago when she was forced to live in a convent.

Release Date

2015-11-06

Rate : 8.1
Production Companies : Participant, Open Road Films
Director : Dug Rotstein, Jenna Dayton, Tom McCarthy
Stars : Mark Ruffalo , Michael Keaton , Rachel McAdams
The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core.