Browse Movies : TBA Month : TBA : B : "true story"

A young woman is accused of murder in Iceland in 1829 and faces becoming the last woman to be publicly executed in the country. The film will tell the story of a tragic romance set against the odds during an endless Icelandic summer.

Blackwater is the true story of the rise of Erik Prince’s privatized military company Blackwater Worldwide, which became a controversial yet key player in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Four former guards from the security firm are facing trial in the killings of 14 Iraqi civilians and the wounding of 18 others in bloodshed in Baghdad that inflamed anti-American sentiment around the globe in 2007. The contractors were working for the State Department and Blackwater claimed the deadly force was necessary.

A massive manhunt takes place to apprehend two men believed to be responsible for the Boston Marathon bombings.

Spiro T. Agnew, Nixon's vice president, runs a bribery and extortion ring in office for years. At the height of Watergate, three young federal prosecutors discover his crimes and launch a mission to take him down.

Set in early 1940s Nazi Germany in the heart of the Third Reich, a relentless detective must confront his own murderous regime in order to catch a serial killer. With Berlin firmly in the grip of panic as British bombers raid the city by night, the government implements a blackout at night with the only light coming from the phosphorous paint on every street corner, bus and commuter train.

During the 1970s, the Philadelphia Flyers hockey team evolves from a cellar dwelling expansion team into a team that racks up victories and penalty minutes in equal measure.

Tells the true story of the failed 1946 escape attempt from Alcatraz Prison by six inmates that incited a full-blown military response — turning the world’s most notorious prison into a war-torn battlefield.

Charismatic playboy and visionary Jay Sebring becomes a jet-setting hairstylist to the stars in the 1960s. The self-created men’s grooming pioneer climbs the social ladder in Hollywood. He also has a romantic relationship with beautiful young actress Sharon Tate.

While Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb first begin performing together in the late 1950s, much of their popularity comes after they write songs for the 1977 film "Saturday Night Fever" that prolongs the popularity of disco and leads to one of the top selling albums ever. The trio's worldwide sales of over 220 million records established them as one of the biggest selling groups of all time.

A FBI agent discovers an opportunity to infiltrate a cartel that has taken to launder its drug money through American quarter horse racing.

Brain on Fire follows Cahalan (Moretz), a rising journalist at the New York Post who mysteriously starts having seizures and hearing voices. As weeks go by and Susannah rapidly descends into insanity, she moves inexplicably from violence to catatonia. Following a series of outbursts, misdiagnoses and a prolonged hospital stay, a lucky last-minute intervention by one doctor finally gives her a diagnosis and hope to rebuild her life.

Based on a true story, this war drama follows an all-black tank battalion's 183 days on the front lines of the Battle of the Bulge.

A young drummer travels from the heartland of America to Hollywood in pursuit of his musical destiny. After attending a B.B. King concert in 1980, the drummer strikes up a friendship with the blues legend that endures for 30 years, culminating with him gifting King with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Three young kids make a shot-by-shot remake of "Raiders of the Lost Ark" called "Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Adaptation", in their backyard. The filming takes seven years to complete.

Tells the tale of a writer (Emmanuelle Seigner) whose life and mind are endangered by an obsessive woman (Eva Green).

The story centers on the showman Dr. William Key and his performing horse, Beautiful Jim Key. His promoters claimed the horse could read, write and do math. Key, a former slave, was relegated to carnivals so he recruited a one-time promoter for P.T. Barnum to be his front man — leading to the horse becoming a national sensation at the 1904 St. Louis Exposition.

In the 1920's, Bill Tilden dominates tennis and wins six straight US Open singles titles, including becoming the first American to win Wimbledon. As much as he is celebrated, he is also extremely self destructive, goes to jail twice for sexual misbehavior with teenage boys and ultimately dies penniless.

After his wife becomes The Wall Street Journal’s China bureau chief, Alan Paul and his family relocate from New Jersey to Beijing. Becoming a stay-at-home dad, Paul spent his time exploring the city and noted his personal transformation as well as that of China as it modernized.