These based on a true story movies actually hew fairly closely to the true story, taking the minimum number of creative liberties. Though most of these films are several years old, some have some very ...

These based on a true story movies are pretty accurate — aside from their fictionalized main characters. Does knowing that lead characters — and in some cases, the hero of the movie — were Hollywood ...

For a story about 17 kids who disappear from their homes in the middle of the night, it feels silly to ask is this real? Well it would, if not for the opening lines of Weapons, “this is a true story.” ...

At its heart, Hamnet is about grief, love, marriage, parenthood, and the emotional experiences that history did not preserve. It takes the limited facts known about the Shakespeare family and builds a ...

Nothing brings a chilling fear down someone’s spine like a horror movie teasing that its plot is based on real events. Weapons, released on August 8, 2025, is the latest Warner Bros. film to haunt ...

Discover What’s Streaming On: Steve on Netflix—which began streaming today—definitely seems like the kind of movie that would be based on a true story. This is in part because much of the movie is ...

The World War II drama Saving Private Ryan still holds up as one of the most celebrated war movies ever made. But is it based ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook It’s a technique most often used in the horror genre, but it’s been done in other genres as well.

Discover What’s Streaming On: The F1 movie is now available to buy and rent on digital platforms, and audiences have been racing to watch this popular 2025 sports drama at home. Directed by Joseph ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Monica is an entertainment reporter covering TV, film, and music. Netflix’s new Mexican thriller No One Saw Us Leave is quickly ...

Zach Cregger’s Weapons has garnered critical acclaim, with several critics praising it as one of the best horror movies of 2025. But fans are now interested to know whether the story is based on a ...