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Top Films in 100 Years
The best movies inspired by and based on true stories and real events.
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Explore highly rated true story films from the 1920s to the 2020s. The films are highly rated on Rotten Tomatoes and the Internet Movie Database (IMDb). Most earned at least a 70% or 7/10 rating from critics and audiences alike, many with 80% or 8/10 or above. Plus, some of these true story films were nominated for and won best picture Academy Awards.
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Best True Story Films of 2020-Present
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What highly rated, fresh and new films can we enjoy today, inspired by or based on true stories and real events?
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Two films in the 2020s based on true stories have won Academy Awards for best picture. These movies were Nomadland (2020) and Oppenheimer (2023). Which parts were mostly fact and fiction?
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Other true story films this decade have been nominated for best picture Oscars. These motion pictures include Mank (2020), Minari (2020), The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020), Judas and the Black Messiah (2021), Belfast (2021), King Richard (2021), Elvis (2022), The Fabelmans (2022), Oppenheimer (2023), and Killers of the Flower Moon (2023). What are the real stories and events behind these award nominees?
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Enjoy the best true story films today, and get the facts behind the stories!
Best True Story Films of 2010-2019
The 2010s were a source of abundant films inspired by and based on true stories and real events. Let's dive into the highly rated ones!
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Some true story films in the 2010s won Academy Awards for best picture. These movies were The King's Speech (2010), Argo (2012), 12 Years a Slave (2013), Spotlight (2014), and Green Book (2018). Which parts were mostly fact and fiction?
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Many other true story films in this decade were nominated for best picture Oscars. These motion pictures include The Fighter (2010), 127 Hours (2010), Moneyball (2011), Lincoln (2012), Zero Dark Thirty (2012), American Hustle (2013), Captain Phillips (2013), Dallas Buyers Club (2013), Philomena (2013), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), American Sniper (2014), The Imitation Game (2014), Selma (2014), The Theory of Everything (2014), The Big Short (2015), Bridge of Spies (2015), The Revenant (2015), Hacksaw Ridge (2016), Hidden Figures (2016), Lion (2016), Darkest Hour (2017), Dunkirk (2017), The Post (2017), Bohemian Rhapsody (2018), The Favourite (2018), Vice (2018), Ford vs Ferrari (2019), Little Woman (2019), and 1917 (2019). What are the real stories and events behind these award nominees?
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Best True Story Films of 2000-2009
Where were you in the year 2000, the dawn of the 21st century? Where was the world? What films did we enjoy then? Enjoy the best true story films from the beginning of the century!
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A couple of true story films in the first decade of our century won Academy Awards for best picture. These movies were A Beautiful Mind (2001) and The Hurt Locker (2009), inspired by real stories or events. Which parts were mostly fact and fiction?
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Other true story films in the early 2000s were nominated for best picture Oscars. These motion pictures include Erin Brockovich (2000), The Pianist (2002), Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003), Seabiscuit (2003), The Aviator (2004), Finding Neverland (2004), Ray (2004), Capote (2005), Letters from Iwo Jima (2006), The Queen (2006), Frost/Nixon (2008), Milk (2008), and The Blind Side (2009). What are the real stories and events behind these award nominees?
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Enjoy the best true story films from the dawn of the 21th century, and get the facts behind the stories!
Best True Story Films of 1928-1999
Did you have the privilege of being alive and enjoying great films in the 1900s when they first came out? Were you not even born then, but you'd love to dive into excellent true story films of the past? What films did the world enjoy then, rate highly, and award?
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Some true story films in the 20th century won Academy Awards for best picture. These movies include The Sound of Music (1965), Chariots of Fire (1981), Gandhi (1982), Amadeus (1984), Out of Africa (1985), The Last Emperor (1987), Rain Man (1988), Schindler's List (1993), Braveheart (1995), and Titanic (1997). Which parts were mostly fact and fiction?
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Many other true story films were nominated for best picture Oscars in the 20th century. These motion pictures you can watch and enjoy today, plus examine their truthiness! Nominees inspired by true stories were Boys Town (1938), Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939), Citizen Kane (1941), Judgment at Nuremburg (1961), All the Presidents' Men (1976), Norma Rae (1979), The Elephant Man (1980), The Right Stuff (1983), The Killing Fields (1984), Children of a Lesser God (1986), Mississippi Burning (1988), Born on the Fourth of July (1989), My Left Foot (1989), Awakenings (1990), Goodfellas (1990), JFK (1991), Bugsy (1991), A Few Good Men (1992), In the Name of the Father (1993), Quiz Show (1994), Apollo 13 (1995), Shine (1996), Elizabeth (1998), Life is Beautiful (1998), Saving Private Ryan (1998), and The Insider (1999). That's a lot of films! What are the real stories and events behind these award nominees?
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Enjoy the best true story films of the 20th century, and get the facts behind the stories!