Results of Tags "based on real people"
Beautiful Rebel

Beautiful Rebel

Beautiful Rebel
IMDb: 6.4
114

The origin story of one of Italy’s greatest rock stars, Gianna Nannini, who chased her dream despite obstacles from her family and the music industry.

Unfrosted

Unfrosted

Unfrosted
IMDb: 5.6
97

In a time when milk and cereal ruled breakfast, a fierce corporate battle begins over a revolutionary new pastry.

Scoop

Scoop

Scoop
IMDb: 6.7
102

Inspired by real events, this fictional dramatization gives an insider account of how the women of Newsnight secured Prince Andrew’s infamous interview.

Genre: Biography, Drama
Big George Foreman: The Miraculous Story of the Once and Future Heavyweight Champion of the World

Big George Foreman: The Miraculous Story of the Once and Future Heavyweight Champion of the World

Big George Foreman: The Miraculous Story of the Once and Future Heavyweight Champion of the World
IMDb: 6.8
128

Fueled by an impoverished childhood, George Foreman channeled his anger into becoming an Olympic Gold medalist and World Heavyweight Champion, followed by a near-death experience that took him from the…

Tetris

Tetris

Tetris
IMDb: 7.4
118

In 1988, American video game salesman Henk Rogers discovers the video game Tetris. When he sets out to bring the game to the world, he enters a dangerous web of…

Sweetwater

Sweetwater

Sweetwater
IMDb: 5.9
114

In the fall of 1950, Nat “Sweetwater” Clifton forever changed the game of basketball when he entered the NBA. The story of the first African American to land a contract…

Whitney Houston: I wanna dance with somebody

Whitney Houston: I wanna dance with somebody

Whitney Houston: I wanna dance with somebody
IMDb: 6.6
144

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.

Flamin' Hot

Flamin' Hot

Flamin' Hot
IMDb: 6.7
99

The inspiring true story of Richard Montañez, the Frito Lay janitor who channeled his Mexican American heritage and upbringing to turn the iconic Flamin’ Hot Cheetos into a snack that…

Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer
IMDb: 8.9
181

The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer’s role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II.

Cassandro

Cassandro

Cassandro
IMDb: 6.4
99

The true story of Saúl Armendáriz, a gay amateur wrestler from El Paso that rises to international stardom after he creates the character Cassandro, the “Liberace of Lucha Libre.” In…

She Said

She Said

She Said
IMDb: 7.3
129

New York Times reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor break one of the most important stories in a generation — a story that helped launch the #MeToo movement and shattered…

Genre: Drama, History
Road to Boston

Road to Boston

Road to Boston
IMDb: 7.2
113

A rousing tale of the Korean athletes who ran the 1947 Boston International Marathon, the first international marathon held since World War II.

Major

Major

Major
IMDb: 8.1
149

This biopic follows the life of Indian Army officer Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan, from his childhood to his heroic actions during the 2008 Mumbai attacks.

Salaam Venky

Salaam Venky

Salaam Venky
IMDb: 6.5
131

Sujata, an ideal mother, who battles the most challenging situations one can ever face with a smile.

Genre: Drama
The Iron Claw

The Iron Claw

The Iron Claw
IMDb: 8.1
132

The true story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers, who made history in the intensely competitive world of professional wrestling in the early 1980s. Through tragedy and triumph, under the…

2 Win

2 Win

2 Win
IMDb: 5.8
94

Inspired by true events that occurred during the fierce rivalry between Germany (Audi) and Italy (Lancia) at the 1983 Rally World Championships.

The Promised Land

The Promised Land

The Promised Land
IMDb: 7.7
127

Denmark, 1755. Captain Ludvig Kahlen sets out to conquer a Danish heath reputed to be uncultivable, with an impossible goal: to establish a colony in the name of the king,…

Jeanne du Barry

Jeanne du Barry

Jeanne du Barry
IMDb: 6.7
116

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…

El Conde

El Conde

El Conde
IMDb: 6.4
112

After living for over two centuries, Augusto Pinochet is a vampire ready to die… but the vultures around him won’t let him go without one last bite.

Colonos

Colonos

Colonos
IMDb: 7.1
101

Chile, early 20th century. José Menéndez, a wealthy landowner, hires three horsemen to mark out the perimeter of his extensive property and open a route to the Atlantic Ocean across…

Marinette

Marinette

Marinette
IMDb: 6.4
104

Based on the biography Ne jamais rien lâcher, the script traces the career of Marinette Pichon over three decades. Born in 1975, she was the pioneer of French women’s football…

Emily

Emily

Emily
IMDb: 7.1
130

Tells 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, and explores the relationships…

Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend

Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend

Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend
IMDb: 5.2
97

Follow the launch of Lamborghini’s career as a manufacturer of tractors, a creator of military vehicles during World War II, and the designer of Lamborghini cars, which he launched in…

Till

Till

Till
IMDb: 7.3
130

The true story of Mamie Till Mobley’s relentless pursuit of justice for her 14 year old son, Emmett Till, who, in 1955, was lynched while visiting his cousins in Mississippi.

Corsage

Corsage

Corsage
IMDb: 6.9
114

A fictional account of one year in the life of Empress Elisabeth of Austria. On Christmas Eve 1877, Elisabeth, once idolized for her beauty, turns 40 and is officially deemed…

Un hombre de acción

Un hombre de acción

Un hombre de acción
IMDb: 5.9
N/A

Loosely inspired by the life of Lucio Urtubia, explore the figure of the so-called anarchist ‘Robin Hood,’ who ran a legendary counterfeiting operation in Paris that put him in the…

She Said

She Said

She Said
IMDb: 7.3
129

New York Times reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor break one of the most important stories in a generation — a story that helped launch the #MeToo movement and shattered…

Genre: Drama, History
Bank of Dave

Bank of Dave

Bank of Dave
IMDb: 7.6
107

The true story of how Dave Fishwick, a working class man and self-made millionaire, fought to set up a community bank so that he could help the local businesses of…

True Spirit

True Spirit

True Spirit
IMDb: 6.9
109

When the tenacious young sailor Jessica Watson sets out to be the youngest person to sail solo, nonstop and unassisted around the world, many expect her to fail. With the…

Broad Peak

Broad Peak

Broad Peak
IMDb: 5.9
101

After climbing Broad Peak mountain, Maciej Berbeka learns his journey to the summit is incomplete. 25 years later, he sets out to finish what he started.

The Greatest Beer Run Ever

The Greatest Beer Run Ever

The Greatest Beer Run Ever
IMDb: 6.6
126

Chickie wants to support his friends fighting in Vietnam, so he does something wild—personally bring them American beer. What starts as a well-meaning journey quickly changes Chickie’s life and perspective….