Unbelievable Real-Life Stories: The Top Movies Based on True Events

What is most fascinating about the best true story movies is that they get you hooked into the narrative and so you feel and go through the hurdles along with the main characters.But if a film puts this phrase in its credits, it can also mean that its plot is based on something real – mind you, not on the details, only on the very basis. For example, only the event itself, and not the actions that take place exactly the same. Below, you will see a selection of must-see films based on true stories about everything: from melodramas to horrors.

The story of young Elizabeth’s ascension to the throne. She has to give up her carefree and joyful life to strengthen the country, which is threatened by Spain and France. At the same time, her advisers demand that she marry and have an heir. This is the story of the greatest and most talented woman in the country.

The story of Austrian Franz Jägerstätter, who refused to serve in the Nazi army and was executed in 1943. Despite numerous opportunities to avoid the death penalty, he finds faith and love in his family.In 2007, he was beatified.

The story of Varys Derye, a nomadic girl who was forcibly married at the age of 13. She runs away, leaving her home, crossing the desert alone and getting to London with the help of relatives. The girl gets a job as an assistant at the embassy, ​​and later she is noticed by a photographer who helps her become one of the most popular top models. Varys became the first woman to publicly condemn the practice of female circumcision, became a UN Special Ambassador and created the Foundation to Combat Female Circumcision.

A black musician lives with his family in New York, one day he is invited to a well-paid job in Washington. Upon arrival, he is kidnapped and sold into hard slavery, where he passes from one owner to another for years. The main character successfully goes through all the difficulties and humiliations, eventually gaining legal freedom.

The story tells about the Duke of York, the future king of England, who is trying to cope with stuttering. Nothing helped him, and he turns to a speech therapist, who treats him with unconventional methods. Thanks to him, the Duke not only got rid of the problem, but also gained confidence in his abilities.

A film about the English mathematician Alan Turing, who attempted to break the code of an encryption machine known as the Enigma during the Second World War. Experts assert that breaking the code brought the date of the defeat of the Nazis forward by two years which in turn resulted in millions of lives being saved. 

A gifted musician engages the services of a man as a bodyguard who is wholly ill-prepared for this task. He is a brute who is unable to stop talking or handle a knife and fork properly but is good at beating people up. This tour of America’s states will together change the lives of the heroes for eternity. Even those who have no idea about Don Shirley’s music will enjoy the movie.

A tale of a street musician, trying to be drug-free, who one day changes his life for the better after coming across a stray ginger cat.

Our rating of this movie is: a touching love story about the relationship between a young guy and a girl from different walks of life. A world war and their parents, that separated the heroes who had spent a lovely summer together. How do they stand the test of time, and can they be together? 

It is the world’s first fully oil-on-canvas animated feature film. A postman discovers a letter meant for Vincent’s brother after the artist’s death. He has a son, and asks him to search for the sender, which transforms into a mystery regarding the final years of the artist’s life.

This film is about a couple, Ed and Lorian, investigators of the paranormal. Their stories are the basis of the movies. One time, a family was tormented by an evil  ghost and they sought the help of the couple. The Warrens are faced with a frightening case.

Students go to a secret location in search of a meteorite. But in the end, they themselves became participants in a terrifying story. Do you wonder if they would be able to escape? This plot features an Austrian serial killer and maniac who preyed on tourists and was caught and sentenced to life.

A family taking a trip all across the country in a motor home somehow finds itself in an unfortunate accident in the military zone. There is no place to wait to reach out for help because it’s a desert. Caves men come out and begin to chase them down. This is based on a real life Bin family – killers, who were cannibals. This story has no proof but it is said to be a very famous tale in folklore. 

The lead is a journalist who relocated to a really quiet town after his wife’s death. Stories from the locals about a silhouette that comes out through the dark and foreshadows monstrous events, captivates him and he embarks on researching these tales.

Nazi forces have taken control over Poland causing the eminent pianist to be captured within the Warsaw ghetto eventually found in a concentration camp. He, however, escapes and hides in the city. He encounters a soldier’s fan who supports his works and ensures he lives through the ordeal.

A romantic trip turns into survival. A young couple goes for a walk on the Pacific Ocean, but suddenly a powerful hurricane hits their ship. Their lives now depend on the elements of water.

Illustrator and artist Gerda Wegener asks her husband Einar Wegener to pose as a model in women’s clothing. This event changed her subsequent life: the portraits became popular. Einar likes his own female appearance and he changed his name to Lili Elbe. Elbe later becomes the first person to undergo gender reassignment surgery.

Tired of ordinary life, Bonnie is taken in by a young bandit’s stories about a better life and joins a gang.Young lovers rob banks and kill people. The story ends tragically: they die together after a police car catches up with them.

Based on the real murder of Sylvia Likens, a case that caused a great stir in the United States. The girl was left in the care of a family friend. She and her children repeatedly tied up, beat and subjected the girl to violence. In the end, she died of exhaustion and a brain hemorrhage.

The story is not about animals, but about human relations. A brave couple hid Jews during the war, which allowed them to live. The film also describes the relationship with a former family friend who was in love with a woman.