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    Woman Walks Ahead 2017 POSTER

    Woman Walks Ahead

    2017

    English

    6.7

    39

    59%

    62%

    Action

    based on a true story

    based on true story

    biography

    Biography

    Drama

    History

    native american

    north dakota

    sioux

    Western

    Susanna White Susanna White Director Jessica Chastain Jessica Chastain as Catherine Weldon Ciarán Hinds Ciarán Hinds as James McLaughlin Louisa Krause Louisa Krause as Loretta Sam Rockwell Sam Rockwell as Silas Groves
    Based on a true story, this riveting western follows a headstrong New York widow as she journeys west to meet Sioux chief Sitting Bull, facing off with an army officer intent on war with Native Americans.
    Kinky Boots 2005 POSTER

    Kinky Boots

    2005

    English

    7.1

    35

    58%

    74%

    Action

    based on a true story

    boots

    career

    Comedy

    Drama

    factory worker

    Music

    red

    shoe seller

    Julian Jarrold Julian Jarrold Director Nick Frost Nick Frost as Don Robert Pugh Robert Pugh as Harold Price Leo Bill Leo Bill as Harry Sampson Gwenllian Davies Gwenllian Davies as Mrs. Cobb
    Charles Price may have grown up with his father in the family shoe business in Northampton, central England, but he never thought that he would take his father's place. Charles has a chance encounter with the flamboyant drag queen cabaret singer Lola and everything changes.
    The Pentagon Wars 1998 POSTER

    The Pentagon Wars

    1998

    English

    7.1

    17

    84%

    84%

    Action

    army

    based on a true story

    Comedy

    dark comedy

    gulf war

    pentagon

    vietnam war

    War

    Richard Benjamin Richard Benjamin Director Cary Elwes Cary Elwes as Colonel James Burton Bruce French Bruce French as General De Grasso James DuMont James DuMont as Lt. Griffin Randy Oglesby Randy Oglesby as Test Range General
    From the director of “Made In America” and “The Money Pit” comes a hilarious look at one of the most expensive blunders in military history. Over 17 years and almost as many billion dollars have gone into devising the BFV (Bradley Fighting Vehicle). There's only one problem. . . it doesn't work. (Spoiler alert: 25 years later ... it does work.)
    Stand and Deliver 1988 POSTER

    Stand and Deliver

    1988

    English

    7.3

    23

    89%

    79%

    Action

    based on a true story

    based on true story

    Biography

    Drama

    drop-out

    education

    mathematics

    teacher

    Ramón Menéndez Ramón Menéndez Director Irene Olga López Irene Olga López as Lupe's Mother Rif Hutton Rif Hutton as Pearson Andy Garcia Andy Garcia as Ramirez Estelle Harris Estelle Harris as Secretary
    Jaime Escalante is a mathematics teacher in a school in a hispanic neighbourhood. Convinced that his students have potential, he adopts unconventional teaching methods to try and turn gang members and no-hopers into some of the country's top algebra and calculus students.
    Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran 2018 POSTER

    Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran

    2018

    Hindi

    7.6

    126

    33%

    88%

    Action

    army

    based on a true story

    based on true story

    Drama

    History

    indian army

    nuclear explosion

    thriller

    Abhishek Sharma Abhishek Sharma Director Diana Penty Diana Penty as Capt. Ambalika John Abraham John Abraham as Capt. Ashwat Rana Mark Bennington Mark Bennington as Daniel Boman Irani Boman Irani as Himanshu Shukla
    A look at India's second confidential nuclear test series at Pokhran lead by Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, during the time of PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee's tenure.
    Saving Mr. Wu 2015 POSTER

    Saving Mr. Wu

    2015

    Chinese

    6.6

    10

    100%

    68%

    Action

    based on a true story

    based on true story

    beijing, china

    china

    Crime

    Drama

    kidnapping

    ransom demand

    Thriller

    Sheng Ding Sheng Ding Director Wang Zheng Wang Zheng as Chao Ge Suet Lam Suet Lam as Mr. Su Andy Lau Andy Lau as Mr. Wu Ye Liu Ye Liu as Xing Feng
    Mr. Wu, a Hong Kong movie star, is kidnapped in Beijing by Zhang Hua's gang. The police quickly form a task force and begin the search, ignoring that detectives in charge have only twenty hours before the deadline.
    American Made 2017 POSTER

    American Made

    2017

    English

    7.1

    485

    85%

    79%

    Action

    based on a true story

    Biography

    central intelligence agency (cia)

    cia

    Comedy

    Crime

    Drama

    drug smuggling

    History

    money laundering

    pilot

    Thriller

    Doug Liman Doug Liman Director Tom Cruise Tom Cruise as Barry Seal Jed Rees Jed Rees as Louis Finkle Jesse Plemons Jesse Plemons as Sheriff Downing Mike Pniewski Mike Pniewski as Willie
    The true story of pilot Barry Seal, who transported contraband for the CIA and the Medellin cartel in the 1980s.
    Jungle 2017 POSTER

    Jungle

    2017

    English

    383

    60%

    60%

    Action

    Adventure

    based on a true story

    based on novel or book

    Biography

    bolivia

    Drama

    forest

    hallucination

    river

    Thriller

    Greg McLean Greg McLean Director Lily Sullivan Lily Sullivan as Amie Alex Russell Alex Russell as Kevin Joel Jackson Joel Jackson as Marcus Daniel Radcliffe Daniel Radcliffe as Yossi Ghinsberg
    In 1981, an enthusiastic young adventurer follows his dreams into the Bolivian Amazon jungle with two friends and a guide with a mysterious past. Their journey quickly turns into a terrifying ordeal as the darkest elements of human nature and the deadliest threats of the wilderness lead to an all-out fight for survival.
    Anna and the King 1999 POSTER

    Anna and the King

    1999

    English

    6.7

    20

    52%

    64%

    Action

    based on a true story

    civil war

    daughter

    death penalty

    Drama

    east india company

    History

    oscar nominated

    Romance

    Andy Tennant Andy Tennant Director Jodie Foster Jodie Foster as Anna Kenneth Tsang Kenneth Tsang as Justice Phya Phrom Tom Felton Tom Felton as Louis Bill Stewart Bill Stewart as Mycroft Kincaid
    The story of the romance between the King of Siam (now Thailand) and the widowed British school teacher Anna Leonowens during the 1860s. Anna teaches the children and becomes romanced by the King. She convinces him that a man can be loved by just one woman.
    Freedom Hair 2024 POSTER

    Freedom Hair

    2024

    English

    5.0

    based on a true story

    based on true story

    black hair

    Drama

    hair

    hairstylist

    mississippi

    Dianne Houston Dianne Houston Director Lynne Ashe Lynne Ashe as Clara Sophia Bush Sophia Bush as Dana Erica Tazel Erica Tazel as Dee Catherine Dyer Catherine Dyer as Etta Travis
    When a mother decides to start a natural hair braiding business to achieve financial independence, she must overcome obstacles imposed by a powerful cosmetology cartel and the state of Mississippi.
    22 July 2018 POSTER

    22 July

    2018

    English

    6.8

    39

    80%

    69%

    Action

    aftermath

    based on a true story

    Biography

    bomb

    car bomb

    Crime

    Drama

    History

    Mystery

    neo-nazism

    summer camp

    Thriller

    Paul Greengrass Paul Greengrass Director Charlotte Grundt Charlotte Grundt as Detective Anderson Caroline Glomnes Caroline Glomnes as Head Mistress Tone Danielsen Tone Danielsen as Judge Wenche Arntzen Thorbjørn Harr Thorbjørn Harr as Sveinn Are Hanssen
    On 22 July 2011, neo-Nazi terrorist Anders Behring Breivik murdered 77 young people attending a Labour Party Youth Camp on Utøya Island outside of Oslo. This three-part story focuses on the survivors, the political leadership of Norway, and the lawyers involved.
    Uncommon Valor 1983 POSTER

    Uncommon Valor

    1983

    English

    6.3

    17

    Action

    based on a true story

    Drama

    post traumatic stress disorder

    post-traumatic stress disorder

    Thriller

    vietnam

    vietnam veteran

    vietnam war

    War

    Ted Kotcheff Ted Kotcheff Director Todd Allen Todd Allen as Frank Rhodes Gail Strickland Gail Strickland as Helen Rhodes Harold Sylvester Harold Sylvester as Johnson Tad Horino Tad Horino as Mr. Ky
    A group of Vietnam War veterans re-unite to rescue one of their own left behind and taken prisoner by the Vietnamese.
    Beautiful Boy 2018 POSTER

    Beautiful Boy

    2018

    English

    7.4

    110

    68%

    79%

    Action

    based on a true story

    based on novel or book

    biography

    Biography

    domenica

    Drama

    drug addiction

    san francisco, california

    Felix van Groeningen Felix van Groeningen Director Steve Carell Steve Carell as David Sheff Kaitlyn Dever Kaitlyn Dever as Lauren Timothée Chalamet Timothée Chalamet as Nic Sheff Andre Royo Andre Royo as Spencer
    After he and his first wife separate, journalist David Sheff struggles to help their teenage son, who goes from experimenting with drugs to becoming devastatingly addicted to methamphetamine.
    The Founder 2016 POSTER

    The Founder

    2016

    English

    225

    80%

    82%

    Action

    ambition

    based on a true story

    biography

    Biography

    Drama

    family business

    greed

    History

    mcdonald's restaurant

    John Lee Hancock John Lee Hancock Director Laura Dern Laura Dern as Ethel Kroc Linda Cardellini Linda Cardellini as Joan Smith Catherine Dyer Catherine Dyer as Mrs. Horford Patrick Wilson Patrick Wilson as Rollie Smith
    The true story of how Ray Kroc, a salesman from Illinois, met Mac and Dick McDonald, who were running a burger operation in 1950s Southern California. Kroc was impressed by the brothers’ speedy system of making the food and saw franchise potential. He maneuvered himself into a position to be able to pull the company from the brothers and create a billion-dollar empire.
    Miracles from Heaven 2016 POSTER

    Miracles from Heaven

    2016

    English

    7.1

    170

    45%

    80%

    Action

    based on a true story

    based on novel or book

    Biography

    christianity

    Drama

    Family

    Fantasy

    miracle

    parent child relationship

    prayer

    Patricia Riggen Patricia Riggen Director Kevin Sizemore Kevin Sizemore as Chief Garvey Jennifer Garner Jennifer Garner as Christy Beam Martin Henderson Martin Henderson as Kevin Beam Giovanni Rodriguez Giovanni Rodriguez as News cameraman
    When Christy discovers her 10-year-old daughter Anna has a rare, incurable disease, she becomes a ferocious advocate for her daughter’s healing as she searches for a solution. After Anna has a freak accident and falls three stories, a miracle unfolds in the wake of her dramatic rescue that leaves medical specialists mystified, her family restored and their community inspired.
    The Lady in the Van 2015 POSTER

    The Lady in the Van

    2015

    English

    6.7

    27

    89%

    64%

    Action

    based on a true story

    based on novel or book

    Biography

    Comedy

    Drama

    england

    homelessness

    london, england

    van

    Nicholas Hytner Nicholas Hytner Director Stephen Campbell Moore Stephen Campbell Moore as Doctor at Old Peoples Home Clive Merrison Clive Merrison as Man in Confessional Maggie Smith Maggie Smith as Miss Shepherd June Watson June Watson as Woman in Day Centre
    The true story of the relationship between Alan Bennett and the singular Miss Shepherd, a woman of uncertain origins who ‘temporarily’ parked her van in Bennett’s London driveway and proceeded to live there for 15 years.
    The Highwaymen 2019 POSTER

    The Highwaymen

    2019

    English

    6.9

    169

    58%

    75%

    Action

    bank robber

    based on a true story

    based on true story

    Biography

    Crime

    Drama

    fbi

    Mystery

    texas ranger

    Thriller

    tracker

    Western

    John Lee Hancock John Lee Hancock Director Kevin Costner Kevin Costner as Frank Hamer Kim Dickens Kim Dickens as Gladys Hamer Kathy Bates Kathy Bates as Governor Ma Ferguson Woody Harrelson Woody Harrelson as Maney Gault
    In 1934, Frank Hamer and Manny Gault, two former Texas Rangers, are commissioned to put an end to the wave of vicious crimes perpetrated by Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, a notorious duo of infamous robbers and cold-blooded killers who nevertheless are worshiped by the public.
    Utoya: July 22 2018 POSTER

    Utoya: July 22

    2018

    Norwegian

    7.2

    21

    82%

    66%

    Action

    based on a true story

    based on true story

    Drama

    norway

    one take

    real time

    terrorism

    Thriller

    Erik Poppe Erik Poppe Director Ada Eide Ada Eide as Caroline Elli Rhiannon Müller Osbourne Elli Rhiannon Müller Osbourne as Emilie Karoline Petronella Ulfsdatter Schau Karoline Petronella Ulfsdatter Schau as Sigrid Magnus Moen Magnus Moen as Tobias
    The movie tells the story about a girl who has to hide and survive from a right wing terrorist while looking for her little sister during the terrorist attacks in Norway on the island Utøya, July 22nd.
    King Richard 2021 POSTER

    King Richard

    2021

    English

    7.5

    123

    90%

    98%

    Action

    based on a true story

    based on true story

    Biography

    Drama

    father

    Sport

    sports

    tennis

    tennis player

    Reinaldo Marcus Green Reinaldo Marcus Green Director Mel Fair Mel Fair as Male TV Announcer Chet Grissom Chet Grissom as Matthew Titone Will Smith Will Smith as Richard Williams Jon Bernthal Jon Bernthal as Rick Macci
    The story of how Richard Williams served as a coach to his daughters Venus and Serena, who will soon become two of the most legendary tennis players in history.
    Captive 2015 POSTER

    Captive

    2015

    English

    5.4

    20

    28%

    44%

    Action

    based on a true story

    based on true story

    Biography

    Crime

    Drama

    drug addiction

    History

    hostage

    murder

    single mother

    Thriller

    Jerry Jameson Jerry Jameson Director Kate Mara Kate Mara as Ashley Smith Mimi Rogers Mimi Rogers as Aunt Kim Leonor Varela Leonor Varela as Sgt. Carmen Sandoval E. Roger Mitchell E. Roger Mitchell as Sgt. Teasley
    Based on a miraculous true story that drew the attention of the entire nation, is the dramatic, thrilling, and spiritual journey of Ashley Smith and Brian Nichols. After being taken hostage by Brian in her own apartment, Ashley turns to Rick Warren’s inspirational book, The Purpose Driven Life, for guidance. In reading from the book, Ashley not only finds purpose in her own life, but helps Brian find a more peaceful resolution to a harrowing situation.
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