A list of movies based on, inspired by, and loosely based on true stories, as well as biopics and true to life stories. Click on a column heading to sort the list.

Title Starring Type Tag Year Purchase Rent
Lorenzo's Oil Nick Nolte
Susan Sarandon
Peter Ustinov
 based on perseverance 1992 Amazon Netflix
Apollo 13 Tom Hanks
Kevin Bacon
Bill Paxton
 based on courage 1995 Amazon Netflix
Blind Side, The Sandra Bullock
Quinton Aaron
Tim McGraw
 based on determination 2009 Amazon Netflix
Soul Surfer AnnaSophia Robb
Helen Hunt
Dennis Quaid
 based on courage 2011 Amazon Netflix
Something the Lord Made Mos Def
Alan Rickman
Kyra Sedgwick
 based on conviction 2004 Amazon Netflix
Conviction Hilary Swank
Sam Rockwell
Minnie Driver
 based on conviction 2010 Amazon Netflix
Mao's Last Dancer Chi Cao
Bruce Greenwood
Kyle MacLachlan
 based on determination 2009 Amazon Netflix
Amazing Grace Ioan Gruffudd
Benedict Cumberbatch
Romola Garai
 based on conviction 2006 Amazon Netflix
Shackleton Kenneth Branagh
Kevin McNally
Lorcan Cranitch
 based on courage 2002 Amazon Netflix
Erin Brockovich Julia Roberts
Albert Finney
Aaron Eckhart
 based on determination 2000 Amazon Netflix
Coach_Carter Samuel L. Jackson
Robert Ri'chard
Rob Brown
 based on discipline 2005 Amazon Netflix
Express, The Rob Brown
Charles S. Dutton
Dennis Quaid
 based on determination 2008 Amazon Netflix
Pistol: Birth of a Legend Adam Guier
Nick Benedict
Millie Perkins
 based on vision 1991 Amazon Netflix
Cinderella Man Russell Crowe
Renée Zellweger
Paul Giamatti
 based on courage 2005 Amazon Netflix
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story Cuba Gooding Jr.
Kimberly Elise
Aunjanue Ellis
 based on determination 2009 Amazon Netflix
Men_of_Honor Robert De Niro
Cuba Gooding, Jr.
Charlize Theron
 based on courage 2000 Amazon Netflix
Seabiscuit Tobey Maguire
Jeff Bridges
Chris Cooper
 loosely based determination 2003 Amazon Netflix
Chariots of Fire Ben Cross
Ian Charleson
Nigel Havers
 based on inner strength 1981 Amazon Netflix
Flying Scotsman, The Jonny Lee Miller
Laura Fraser
Billy Boyd
 based on determination 2006 Amazon Netflix
World's Fastest Indian, The Anthony Hopkins
Diane Ladd
Jessica Cauffiel
 based on perseverance 2005 Amazon Netflix
Friday Night Lights Billy Bob Thornton
Derek Luke
Jay Hernandez
 based on determination 2004 Amazon Netflix
Young Victoria, The Emily Blunt
Rupert Friend
Miranda Richardson
 based on courage 2009 Amazon Netflix
Flash of Genius Greg Kinnear
Lauren Graham
Dermot Mulroney
 based on fortitude 2008 Amazon Netflix
Beyond the Blackboard Emily VanCamp
Timothy Busfield
Treat Williams
 based on empathy 2011 Amazon Hallmark
Perfect Game, The Clifton Collins Jr.
Cheech Marin
Moises Arias
 loosely based inspiration 2009 Amazon Netflix
Hammer, The Russell Harvard
Raymond J. Barry
Shoshannah Stern
 loosely based determination 2010 Amazon Netflix
Intouchables, The
(Additional link)
François Cluzet
Omar Sy
 loosely based (French w/ 
 English subtitles)
inner strength 2011 Amazon Netflix
Entre Nos Paola Mendoza
Sarita Choudhury
Anthony Chisholm
 inspired by (Spanish w/   English subtitles) courage 2009 Amazon Netflix
First Grader, The Oliver Litondo
Naomie Harris
Tony Kgoroge
 based on  determination 2010 Amazon Netflix
Music of the Heart Meryl Streep
Angela Bassett
Aidan Quinn
 inspired by determination 1999 Amazon Netflix
Unconditional
(Additional link)
Lynn Collins
Michael Ealy
Bruce McGill
 inspired by compassion 2012 Amazon Netflix
Touching Home
(Additional link)
Ed Harris
Brad Dourif
Robert Forster
 inspired by compassion 2008 Amazon Netflix
Temple Grandin Claire Danes
Julia Ormond
David Strathairn
 biopic courage 2010 Amazon Netflix
Little Red Wagon Anna Gunn
Daveigh Chase
Chandler Canterbury
 docudrama inspiration 2012 Amazon Netflix
Marathon Jo Seung-woo
Kim Mi-sook
Lee Ki-young
 based on (Korean w/ Engish subtitles) courage 2005 Amazon Netflix
Secretariat Diane Lane
John Malkovich
Dylan Walsh 
 based on conviction 2010 Amazon Netflix
Greatest Game Ever Played, The Shia LaBeouf
Stephen Dillane
Peter Firth
 based on inspiration 2005 Amazon Netflix
42 Chadwick Boseman
Harrison Ford
 biographical courage 2013 Amazon Netflix
Tuesdays with Morrie Jack Lemmon
Hank Azaria
 adaptation growth 1999 Amazon Netflix
Barefoot Dream, A
(Additional link)
Park Hee-Soon
Ko Chang-Seok
Lim Won-Hee
 based on
(Korean w/ English subtitles)
hope 2010 Amazon Netflix
Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story
(Additional link)

 based on inner strength  1988  Amazon  Netflix 
Bhaag Milkha Bhaag Farhan Akhtar
Sonam Kapoor
Hikaru Ito
 biopic
(Hindi w/ English subtitles)
determination 2013 Amazon Netflix
Still Mine James Cromwell
Geneviève Bujold
Jonathan Potts
 based on determination 2013 Amazon Netflix
Door to Door William H. Macy
Helen Mirren
Kyra Sedgwick
 based on perseverance 2002 Amazon Netflix
Awakenings Robert De Niro
Robin Williams
Julie Kavner
 based on compassion 1990 Amazon Netflix
Fighter, The Mark Wahlberg
Christian Bale
Amy Adams
 based on determination 2010 Amazon Netflix
My Left Foot Daniel Day-Lewis
Ray McAnally
Brenda Fricker
 based on determination 1989 Amazon Netflix
12 Years a Slave Chiwetel Ejiofor
Michael Fassbender
Benedict Cumberbatch
 based on inner strength 2013 Amazon Netflix
Best of Men, The
(Additional Link)
Eddie Marsan
Rob Brydon
 based on commitment 2012 Amazon Netflix
Hard Lessons Denzel Washington
Lynn Whitfield
 based on commitment 1986 Amazon Netflix
Railway Man, The Colin Firth
Nicole Kidman
Jeremy Irvine
 adaptation forgiveness 2013 Amazon Netflix
Man Called Peter, A Richard Todd
Jean Peters
 based on fortitude 1955 Amazon Netflix
Abandoned
(Additional Link)


 based on overcoming 2015 Amazon Netflix
Faith Like Potatoes
(Additional Link)
Frank Rautenbach
Jeanne Wilhelm
Hamilton Dhlamini
 biopic faith 2006 Amazon Netflix
Born to Win
(Additional Link)


 based on faith 2014 Amazon Netflix
African Doctor, The Marc Zinga
Aïssa Maïga
 loosely based  (French w/ 
 English subtitles)
commitment 2016 Amazon Netflix
Colors of Heaven
(A Million Colors)
Wandile Molebatsi
Jason Hartman
Stelio Savante
Masello Motana
 inspired by overcoming 2013 Amazon Netflix

...First Do No Harm

Meryl Streep
Fred Ward
Seth Adkins
 inspired by commitment 1997 Amazon Netflix
Sully Tom Hanks
Aaron Eckhart
Laura Linney
 based on courage 2016 Amazon Netflix
Joy  (Additional Link) Jennifer Lawrence
Robert De Niro
Édgar Ramírez
 loosely based determination 2015 Amazon Netflix
Miracle Kurt Russell
Patricia Clarkson
Noah Emmerich
 based on commitment 2004 Amazon Netflix

 

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