| Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) | 7.9 | |
| I'm Still Here (2024) | 8.1 | |
| Spotlight (2015) | 8.1 | |
| I, Tonya (2017) | 7.5 | |
| First Man (2018) | 7.3 |
Based on real people movies and TV shows – page 5
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| The Alto Knights (2025) | 5.9 | |
| Komang (2025) | 7.4 | |
| Franz (2025) | 6.2 | |
| The Match (2025) | 6.8 | |
| 13 Days, 13 Nights (2025) | 6.7 |
List of based on real people movies
Genre: Crime, Drama, History, Mystery, Sport
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Hezekiah and Alec, two friends from Jamaica, finds themselves thrust into the criminal underbelly of London's East End. Here they meet Mary Carr, Queen of an all-female criminal gang known as the Forty Elephants, and run afoul of Sugar Goodson, ...
Style:
crime drama, captivating, psychological, historical drama, period piece ...
Plot:
boxing, gang, boxer, life, friend, criminal underworld, problem, athlete's life, social problems, violence, organized crime, social realism ...
Time:
edwardian era, victorian era, 1880s, 19th century
Place:
london, united kingdom
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Germany
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
In Berlin 1942, Hilde is a member of an anti-Nazi group. She falls in love with another member, Hans. The two spend a summer together until they get caught by the Gestapo and Hilde is imprisoned, eight months pregnant.
Style:
period piece, period drama
Plot:
gestapo, world war two, male female relationship, world war, prison, based on real people, husband, husband wife relationship, fall in love, bare chested male, parents, summer ...
Time:
year 1942, 20th century, 1940s
Place:
germany, berlin germany
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Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA, Ireland
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
Through the eyes of various Irish Republican Army (IRA) members, explore the extremes some people will go to in the name of their beliefs, the way a deeply divided society can suddenly tip over into armed conflict, the long shadow of radical ...
Style:
period piece, tense, bleak, suspenseful, historical drama ...
Plot:
conflict, trouble, ira, moral ambiguity, murder mystery, political conflict, surveillance, flashback, witness protection, repression, british intelligence, armed conflict ...
Time:
year 1972, year 1981, 70s, 80s, 20th century
Place:
northern ireland, ireland, europe
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
The extraordinary story of Amy Winehouse’s early rise to fame from her early days in Camden through the making of her groundbreaking album, Back to Black that catapulted Winehouse to global fame. Told through Amy’s eyes and inspired by her ...
Style:
f word
Plot:
skinny dipping, female nudity, female singer, female protagonist, husband wife relationship, drug addiction, toxic relationship, singer, based on real people, addiction, substance abuse, alcoholism ...
Time:
2000s, 2010s, 80s, 90s
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Based on the true story of the events that led to the death of Kenneth Chamberlain Sr., an elderly African American veteran with bipolar disorder, who was killed during a conflict with police officers who were dispatched to check on him.
Style:
suspense, captivating, social
Plot:
mental illness, bipolar disorder, police brutality, social problems, life & death, war veteran, conflict, african american man, based on real people, mental health, black lives matter, racism ...
Place:
new york state, new york
Is relevant?
36K
Genre: Biography, Comedy, History
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
In a time when milk and cereal ruled breakfast, a fierce corporate battle begins over a revolutionary new pastry.
Style:
lighthearted
Plot:
consumerism, based on real people, albert einstein, classic car, career, life, rivals, twist the dance, funeral, rivalry, milkman, advertising ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, year 1963
Place:
puerto rico, moscow russia
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Genre: Drama, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Two children in 1917 take a photograph, believed by some to be the first scientific evidence of the existence of fairies. Based on a true story
Style:
fairy tale, costume drama, touching, mysterious, semi serious ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens, girls' night
Plot:
fairy, childhood, children, writers, world war one, friendship, child, beautiful scenery, family relations, miraculous event, heroes, hopes ...
Time:
year 1917, 1910s, year 1997, 20th century, 1900s
Place:
england, london, europe, united kingdom, yorkshire ...
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Genre: Action, Biography, Comedy, Crime, Music, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Exploring every facet of ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic’s life, from his meteoric rise to fame with early hits like ‘Eat It’ and ‘Like a Surgeon’ to his torrid celebrity love affairs and famously depraved lifestyle, this biopic takes audiences on ...
Style:
parody, semi serious, psychological, thrilling, captivating ...
Plot:
musician, singer, music, biopic, music industry, musician's life, rising to stardom, celebrity, lifestyle, desire for fame, glory, price of fame ...
Time:
year 1985, 2020s, 70s, year 1979, 80s
Place:
miami
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: France, UK, Belgium, USA, Russia, Saudi Arabia
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
The life of Jeanne Bécu, who was born as the illegitimate daughter of an impoverished seamstress in 1743 and went on to rise through the Court of Louis XV to become his last official mistress.
Style:
captivating, psychological, period drama
Plot:
king of france, king, royalty, royal court, biopic, life, female protagonist, historical figure, based on real people, courtesan, gold, sex scene ...
Time:
18th century
Place:
france, versailles
Is relevant?
10K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK, USA, Australia
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
The imagined life of one of the world’s most famous authors, Emily Brontë, as she finds her voice and writes the literary classic Wuthering Heights. Explore the relationships that inspired her – her raw, passionate sisterhood with Charlotte and ...
Style:
cute, cerebral, costume drama, crying, romantic drama ...
Plot:
secret relationship, female writer, poem, death of lover, love letter, novelist, female protagonist, wuthering heights, women, based on real people, death of brother, jealousy ...
Time:
19th century, 1840s, 1830s
Place:
england, yorkshire, brussels belgium
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Music
Country: Czech Republic, Italy, Slovakia
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
The year is 1764. For over a year, Josef has been leading a precarious life in Venice. He hopes to become an opera composer. The city, full of talented and already-established composers, seems closed to him. Looking for work as a violinist, he comes ...
Plot:
male nudity, based on real people, nudity, italian history, music, biopic, music composer, mozart, wealth, male pubic hair, bare chested male, musician ...
Time:
18th century, 1770s
Place:
venice, central europe
Is relevant?
16K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
This is the incredible story behind Sweden's most notorious gangster, Clark Olofsson, whose infamous crimes gave rise to the term "Stockholm Syndrome".
Style:
sex comedy
Plot:
female nudity, based on real people, money, bomb, criminal, gangster, true crime, bank, murder, robbery, european, sister ...
Time:
year 1963, 60s, 70s, year 1973
Place:
eastern europe
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34K
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
This biopic follows the life of Indian Army officer Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan, from his childhood to his heroic actions during the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
Style:
psychological, disturbing, tense, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
terrorist attack, mission, military, soldier, life, military officer, terror, based on real people, terrorism, parents, hotel, wife ...
Time:
2020s, 2000s, year 2008
Place:
india, mumbai india
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14K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A famous horror writer finds inspiration for her next book after she and her husband take in a young couple.
Style:
suspense, period piece, psychological, psychological thriller, mind blowing ...
Plot:
drunkenness, adultery, unhappy marriage, marriage, unfaithful, husband wife relationship, neighbor neighbor relationship, mad love, marriage crisis, young couple, women, depression ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
vermont
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
The joyous, emotional, heartbreaking celebration of the life and music of Whitney Houston, the greatest female R&B pop vocalist of all time. Tracking her journey from obscurity to musical superstardom.
Style:
captivating, historical drama, spiritual, iconic
Plot:
biopic, musician, pop music, african american, female protagonist, record producer, concert, dancing, female singer, celebrity, rising to stardom, musician's life ...
Time:
2000s, 2010s, year 2012, 2020s, year 2009 ...
Place:
new jersey, italy, new york
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Yugoslavia, USA
Duration: 410 min.
TV show
Story:
George C. Scott, Lee Grant, Virginia Madsen, Raul Julia, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio and Gabriel Byrne star in this Emmy-nominated program about the rise and fall of Italy's fascist dictator Benito Mussolini. Recounting his life with his wife, ...
Style:
family saga, historical drama, political drama
Plot:
fascism, world war two, world war, italian fascism, rape, tyrant, villain as protagonist, italian politics, son in law, ss, adultery, father daughter relationship ...
Time:
1920s, 1930s, year 1937, 1940s, post world war one ...
Place:
milan italy, austria, switzerland, italy
Is relevant?
18K
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
American fashion designer Halston skyrockets to fame before his life starts to spin out of control.
Style:
homoerotic, factual, semi documentary, semi autobiographical, feel good ...
Plot:
fashion, gay interest, homosexual, drug use, gay hustler, sex scene, older man younger man relationship, gay lead character, gay relationship, gay man straight woman relationship, male nudity, rise and fall ...
Time:
70s, 80s, 60s
Place:
new york, america, usa
Is relevant?
44K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Canada, Germany, France, UK, USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
Based on the incredible true story of Jesse Owens, the legendary athletic superstar whose quest to become the greatest track and field athlete in history thrusts him onto the world stage of the 1936 Olympics, where he faces off against Adolf ...
Style:
factual, political, feel good, exciting, captivating ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
racism, track and field, olympics, african american, nazi, racial discrimination, athlete, racial segregation, nazi germany, politics, biopic, world war two ...
Time:
year 1936, 1930s, year 1933, 20th century
Place:
berlin germany, germany, ohio, usa, cleveland ohio
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Genre: Adventure, Biography, Crime, Drama, History
Country: Uruguay, Spain, Argentina, France, Germany
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Uruguay, 1973. Having been crushed by the military dictatorship, surviving members of the Tupamaro guerillas are imprisoned and tortured. They must find a way to endure the coming 12 years.
Style:
captivating, realistic, psychological, tense, inspirational ...
Plot:
military dictatorship, politics, prison, released from prison, dictatorship, dictator, political prisoner, violence, biopic, society, rivalry, based on real people ...
Time:
70s, 80s, year 1983, year 1972, 20th century ...
Place:
south america, uruguay, latin america
Is relevant?
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: France, Netherlands, UK, Germany, Italy, USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
The tragic story of Vincent van Gogh broadened by focusing as well on his brother Theodore, who helped support Vincent. Based on the letters written between the two.
Style:
sexy, touching, psychological, scenic, cult classic ...
Plot:
painter, art, artist, painting, biopic, genius, mental disorder, obsession, brother brother relationship, poverty, art history, life is a bitch ...
Time:
19th century, 80s, 20th century
Place:
holland, europe, london, paris france, france
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK, Germany, Romania, France, Italy, USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Set in Paris in 1919, biopic centers on the life of late Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani, focusing on his last days as well as his rivalry with Pablo Picasso. Modigliani, a Jew, has fallen in love with Jeanne, a young and beautiful Catholic girl. ...
Style:
touching, realistic, serious, sad, factual ...
Plot:
painter, painting, artist, prodigy, biopic, art, art history, life is a bitch, addiction, tragic love, couple relations, tragic hero ...
Time:
20th century, year 1919, 1920s
Place:
europe, france, paris france, south of france
Is relevant?
142K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A 10-part mini-series from the creators of "Band of Brothers" telling the intertwined stories of three Marines during America's battle with the Japanese in the Pacific during World War II.
Style:
serious, disturbing, emotional, suspenseful, epic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, military, battlefield, war, squad, combat, battles, soldier, marines, american soldier, japanese soldier, imperial japan ...
Time:
1940s, 2010s, 20th century, year 1945
Place:
pacific ocean, japan, alabama, okinawa japan, asia ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Biography, Drama, Mystery
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 172 min.
TV show
Story:
Uses accounts from family, friends, and acquaintances to tell the story of Natalie Wood and how she started young, acting in the spotlight, making the transition from a childhood actress to serious actress, dating the top names in Hollywood, her ...
Style:
captivating, realistic, serious, depressing
Plot:
childhood, actress, price of fame, rape, husband wife relationship, marriage, child star, depression, suicide attempt, interview, hollywood, movie star ...
Time:
1950s, 1940s, 60s, 70s, 80s ...
Place:
los angeles
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390K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA, UK, South Africa, Italy
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Inspired by true events, this film takes place in Rwanda in the 1990s when more than a million Tutsis were killed in a genocide that went mostly unnoticed by the rest of the world. Hotel owner Paul Rusesabagina houses over a thousand refuges in his ...
Style:
emotional, intense, sincere, rough, political ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
genocide, racism, hotel, against humanity, war, violence, politics, cruelty, civil war, war crime, refugee, un ...
Time:
20th century, year 2004, 90s, 2000s
Place:
rwanda, africa, south africa, congo, somalia ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, History
Country: India
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
Under torture, Indian gangster Tiger Memon confesses to his involvement in a plot to set off explosives throughout Bombay. The police choose not to believe him, however, and bombs tear through the city that Friday, wreaking havoc and polarizing the ...
Style:
suspense, serious, disturbing, offbeat, tense ...
Plot:
terrorism, terrorist, politics, muslim, interrogation, investigation, society, life is a bitch, law enforcement, legal, protest, innocence ...
Time:
y2k, 90s, year 1993
Place:
india, asia, dubai, bombay india, pakistan ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi is an American-Japanese animated fantasy-comedy television series from Cartoon Network and TV Tokyo, produced by Renegade Animation and Cartoon Network Studios in Japan. The show was created by Sam Register, who also serves as ...
Style:
semi serious, feel good, stylized, humorous, anime ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
odd couple, friends, save the day, escapades, teaching the ways of the world, friend, surrealism, female protagonist, based on real people, friendship, bus, heroes ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
japan
Is relevant?
Genre: Biography, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
It is the late 1950s. Flourishing under the economic miracle, Germany grows increasingly apathetic about confronting the horrors of its recent past. Nevertheless, Fritz Bauer doggedly devotes his energies to bringing the Third Reich to justice. One ...
Style:
suspense, tense, suspenseful, disturbing, rough ...
Audience:
chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
nazi, war criminal, mossad, shoah, holocaust, courtroom, nazi hunter, nazi war criminal, world war two, attorney, gay affair, death threat ...
Time:
1950s, 60s, 20th century, 50s
Place:
germany, west germany, buenos aires argentina, jerusalem, israel ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Judge Clarence Thomas' nomination to the United States' Supreme Court is called into question when former colleague, Anita Hill, testifies that he had sexually harassed her.
Style:
political, suspense, psychological, serious, thought provoking ...
Plot:
lawyer, supreme court, court, black history, black, sexual harassment, congressional hearing, secret past, uncover truth, investigation, court hearing, legal investigation ...
Time:
90s
Place:
usa
Is relevant?
43K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
A hardened cop deals with three conflicting perspectives involving a brutal double murder. The case is complicated as the prime suspects are the parents who supposedly killed their teenage daughter.
Style:
suspense, suspense thriller, social, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
murder, renaissance, suspect, police detective, twists and turns, planting evidence, crime scene, danger, police, domestic servant, investigation, murder mystery ...
Time:
year 2015, year 2008
Place:
india
Is relevant?
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Italy, UK, China
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
The story of the kidnapping of 16-year-old John Paul Getty III and the desperate attempt by his devoted mother to convince his billionaire grandfather Jean Paul Getty to pay the ransom.
Style:
rough, tense, serious, captivating, period piece ...
Plot:
kidnapping, ransom demand, billionaire, rich, mafia, escape attempt, money, wealth, ransom, rich man, cruelty, greed ...
Time:
year 2017, 2010s, 70s, year 1971, year 1973
Place:
rome italy, italy, saudi arabia
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