Movies about based-on-true-story

	21 (Twenty One, The Movie) [2008, USA] Genres: Drama, Inspired by the true story of five students who changed the game forever.

Director: Robert Luketic,   Actors: Jim Sturgess, Kevin Spacey, Kate Bosworth, Aaron Yoo, Liza Lapira, Jacob Pitts, Laurence Fishburne, Jack McGee, Josh Gad, Sam Golzari, Helen Carey, Jack Gilpin, Donna Lows, Butch Williams, Ben Campbell, Story: Ben Campbell is a young, highly intelligent, student at M.I.T. in Boston who strives to succeed. Wanting a scholarship to transfer to Harvard School of Medicine with the desire to become a doctor, Ben learns that he cannot afford the $300,000 for the four to five years of school since he comes from a poor, working-class background. But one eveni... >> Certificates: Poland:15, Canada:G, New Zealand:M, Canada:PG, USA:PG-13, Brazil:14, Argentina:13, Singapore:PG, Australia:M, South Africa:13V, UK:12A, Italy:T, Finland:K-13, Ireland:12A, South Korea:15, Sweden:11, Iceland:12, Greece:K-13, Netherlands:12, Germany:12, Canada:14A,

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	Cass [2008, UK] Genres: Biography, Crime, Drama, The hardest fight is knowing who you are.

Director: Jon S. Baird,   Actors: Nonso Anozie, Nathalie Press, Leo Gregory, Gavin Brocker, Nick Bartlett, Geoffrey Beevers, Jack Bence, Mario Demetriou, Winston Ellis, Robbie Gee, Tamer Hassan, Ralph Ineson, Rory Jennings, Jack Johnson, Daniel Kaluuya, Story: The incredible true story of how an orphaned Jamaican baby, adopted by an elderly white couple and brought up in an all white area of London, became one of the most feared and respected men in Britain. CASS grew up in a time before political correctness and was forced to endure racist bullying on a daily basis, until one day when the years of pe... >> Certificates: UK:18, Ireland:16, Ireland:16,

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	Flash of Genius [2008, USA] Genres: Drama, Corporations have time, money, and power on their side. All Bob Kearns had was the truth.

Director: Marc Abraham,   Actors: Jake Abel, Aaron Abrams, Alan Alda, London Angelis, Dylan Authors, Warren Belle, Grant Boyle, Ashton Doudelet, Tim Eddis, Andrew Gillies, Tim Kelleher, Greg Kinnear, Gavin & Ben Kuiack, Isaac Lupien, Dermot Mulroney, Story: Based on the true story of college professor and part-time inventor Robert Kearns' (Greg Kinnear) long battle with the U.S. automobile industry, Flash of Genius tells the tale of one man whose fight to receive recognition for his ingenuity would come at a heavy price. But this determined engineer refused to be silenced, and he took on the corpor... >> Certificates: USA:PG-13,

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	Milk [2008, USA] Genres: Biography, Drama, His life changed history. His courage changed lives. (1 more taglines...)

Director: Gus Van Sant,   Actors: Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, Emile Hirsch, James Franco, Diego Luna, Brandon Boyce, Kelvin Yu, Lucas Grabeel, Alison Pill, Victor Garber, Denis O'Hare, Howard Rosenman, Stephen Spinella, Ted Jan Roberts, Tom Ammiano, Story: Using flashbacks from a statement recorded late in life and archival footage for atmosphere, this film traces Harvey Milk's career from his 40th birthday to his death. He leaves the closet and New York, opens a camera shop that becomes the salon for San Francisco's growing gay community, and organizes gays' purchasing power to build political al... >> Certificates: USA:R,

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	Bank Job, The [2008, UK] Genres: Crime, Thriller, The true story of a heist gone wrong... in all the right ways.

Director: Roger Donaldson,   Actors: Jason Statham, Saffron Burrows, Stephen Campbell Moore, Daniel Mays, James Faulkner, Alki David, Michael Jibson, Richard Lintern, Don Gallagher, David Suchet, Peter Bowles, Andrew Brooke, Trevor Byfield, Peter De Jersey, Rufus Dean, Story: Based on the true story of the 1971 Baker Street bank robbery which was prevented from being told for over thirty years because of a Government gagging order. The real story of how one of the biggest robberies in British history took place with no arrests ever made nor money ever recovered. >> Certificates: Portugal:M/16, Canada:14A, Canada:13+, USA:R, Ireland:15A, UK:15, Finland:K-15,

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	Freedom Writers [2007, Germany, USA] Genres: Drama, our story. our words.

Director: Richard LaGravenese,   Actors: Hilary Swank, Patrick Dempsey, Scott Glenn, Imelda Staunton, April L. Hernandez, Mario, Kristin Herrera, Jacklyn Ngan, Sergio Montalvo, Jason Finn, Deance Wyatt, Vanetta Smith, Gabriel Chavarria, Hunter Parrish, Antonio García, Story: A young teacher (Swank) inspires her class of at-risk students to learn tolerance, apply themselves, and pursue education beyond high school. >> Certificates: Finland:K-11, Netherlands:12, Germany:12, Malaysia:U, USA:PG-13, UK:12A, Ireland:15A, Singapore:PG, Switzerland:12, Switzerland:12,

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	Breach [2007, USA] Genres: Drama, Thriller, Inspired by the true story of the greatest security breach in U.S. history (1 more taglines...)

Director: Billy Ray,   Actors: Chris Cooper, Ryan Phillippe, Laura Linney, Caroline Dhavernas, Gary Cole, Dennis Haysbert, Kathleen Quinlan, Bruce Davison, Jonathan Watton, Tom Barnett, Jonathan Potts, David Huband, Catherine Burdon, Scott Gibson, Courtenay J. Stevens, Story: In February, 2001, Robert Hanssen, a senior agent with 25 years in the FBI, is arrested for spying. Jump back two months: Eric O'Neill, a computer specialist who wants to be made an agent is assigned to clerk for Hanssen and to write down everything Hanssen does. O'Neill's told it's an investigation of Hanssen's sexual habits. Within weeks, the ... >> Certificates: USA:PG-13, Singapore:NC-16, Finland:K-11, Australia:M, Canada:PG, Canada:G,

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	Resurrecting the Champ [2007, USA] Genres: Drama, Sport, Based on a true story, that was based on a lie.

Director: Rod Lurie,   Actors: Samuel L. Jackson, Josh Hartnett, Kathryn Morris, Dakota Goyo, Alan Alda, Rachel Nichols, Teri Hatcher, Kristen Shaw, Nick Sandow, David Paymer, Harry J. Lennix, Peter Coyote, Ryan McDonald, Chris Ippolito, Jameson Trenholm, Story: Up-and-coming sports reporter (Hartnett) rescues a homeless man ("Champ", Jackson) only to discover that he is, in fact, a boxing legend believed to have passed away. What begins as an opportunity to resurrect Champ's story and escape the shadow of his father's success becomes a personal journey as the ambitious reporter reexamines his own life ... >> Certificates: USA:PG-13,

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	Final Season, The [2007, USA] Genres: Drama, Sport, How Do You Want To Be Remembered?

Director: David M. Evans,   Actors: Sean Astin, Powers Boothe, Rachael Leigh Cook, Michael Angarano, Matthew W. Allen, Tom Arnold, Mackenzie Astin, Chris Jay Becker, Marshall Bell, Jim Brockhohn, Jimmy Brockhohn, Dayton Callie, Brett Claywell, Michael Cornelison, David Davis, Story: Tradition in Norway, Iowa, can be summed up in one word, baseball. In the small Midwestern town, population 586, baseball is a legacy passed father to son, generation to generation. The Norway high school team is no stranger to overcoming the odds, to playing "David" to the State's much larger schools' "Goliath." When the 1990 team, lead by Coac... >> Certificates: USA:PG,

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	Martian Child [2007, USA] Genres: Drama, The story of a man becoming a father...and a boy becoming a son. (1 more taglines...)

Director: Menno Meyjes,   Actors: John Cusack, Bobby Coleman, Amanda Peet, Sophie Okonedo, Joan Cusack, Oliver Platt, Bud, Richard Schiff, Taya Calicetto, David Kaye, Braxton Bonneville, Samuel Charles, Zak Ludwig, Samuel Patrick Chu, Ryan Morrissette, Story: A science-fiction writer, recently widowed, considers whether to adopt a hyper-imaginative 6-year-old abandoned and socially rejected boy who says he's really from Mars. >> Certificates: Canada:G, South Africa:PG, Taiwan:R-12, Canada:PG, Germany:6, USA:PG,

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	Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, The [2007, USA] Genres: Biography, Crime, Drama, Western,

Director: Andrew Dominik,   Actors: Brad Pitt, Mary-Louise Parker, Brooklynn Proulx, Dustin Bollinger, Casey Affleck, Sam Rockwell, Jeremy Renner, Sam Shepard, Garret Dillahunt, Paul Schneider, Joel McNichol, James Defelice, J.C. Roberts, Darrell Orydzuk, Jonathan Erich Drachenberg, Story: Robert Ford, who's idolized Jesse James since childhood, tries hard to join the reforming gang of the Missouri outlaw, but gradually becomes resentful of the bandit leader. >> Certificates: Brazil:14, Finland:K-15, Canada:14A, Ireland:15A, Germany:12, Netherlands:16, Switzerland:12, Switzerland:12, Taiwan:R-18, Australia:MA, USA:R,

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	Redacted [2007, USA, Canada] Genres: Crime, Drama, War, Truth is the first casualty of war.

Director: Brian De Palma,   Actors: Sahar Alloul, Happy Anderson, Francois Caillaud, Patrick Carroll, Andrew Cullen, Rob Devaney, Izzy Diaz, Mike Figueroa, Qazi Freihat, Paul Hijazin, Suhail Abdel Hussein, Ty Jones, Dhiaa Kahlil, Yanal Kassay, Ohad Knoller, Story: A montage of stories about U.S. soldiers fighting in the Iraq conflict, focusing on the modern forms of media covering the war. >> Certificates: Canada:18A, Portugal:M/16, Ireland:16, USA:R,

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	Shoot on Sight [2007, USA, UK] Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller, Is it a crime to be a Muslim?

Director: Jag Mundhra,   Actors: Brian Cox, Jamie Doyle, Stephen Greif, Gulshan Grover, Arrun Harker, Ralph Ineson, Avtar Kaul, Robert Lowe, Alex McSweeney, Om Puri, Tolga Safer, Clifford Samuel, Naseeruddin Shah, John Warman, Jayson Whiteley, Story: Tariq Ali, a Muslim police officer of Scotland Yard, is asked to hunt-down suspected suicide-bombers against the backdrop of July 7 bombings in London. Tariq's task gets complicated as an innocent Muslim is killed by the commando shooters of Scotland Yard. On the other hand, Tariq - a British citizen is himself a suspect in the eyes of his boss,... >> Certificates: USA:R, Canada:PG,

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	Invincible [2006, USA] Genres: Biography, Drama, Sport, Dreams are not lived on the sidelines (2 more taglines...)

Director: Ericson Core,   Actors: Mark Wahlberg, Greg Kinnear, Elizabeth Banks, Kevin Conway, Michael Rispoli, Kirk Acevedo, Dov Davidoff, Michael Kelly, Sal Darigo, Nicoye Banks, Turron Kofi Alleyne, Cosmo DeMatteo, Stink Fisher, Michael Mulheren, Michael Nouri, Story: From the producers of "The Rookie", this inspiring sports movie will star Mark Wahlberg as a Philadelphia Eagles fan who has just lost his wife and his teaching job. He decides one day to show up for an open tryout for his favorite NFL team, only to see his wildest dreams come true. >> Certificates: Argentina:13, USA:PG, Canada:G, Australia:PG, Singapore:PG,

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	Gridiron Gang [2006, USA] Genres: Drama, Sport, One goal. A second chance.

Director: Phil Joanou,   Actors: Dwayne Johnson, Xzibit, L. Scott Caldwell, Leon Rippy, Kevin Dunn, Jade Yorker, David V. Thomas, Setu Taase, Mo, James Earl, Trever O'Brien, Brandon Smith, Jurnee Smollett, Michael J. Pagan, Jamal Mixon, Story: In the Kilpatrick juvenile detention center, the supervisor and former football player Sean Porter sees the lack of discipline, self-esteem, union and perspective in the teenage interns and proposes to prepare a football team to play in one league. He is supported by his superiors and his successful experience changes the lives of many young kids. >> Certificates: UK:12A, Ireland:12A, USA:PG-13, Germany:12, Australia:M, Singapore:PG, Argentina:Atp, Malaysia:U, Finland:K-13, Ireland:15A,

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	World Trade Center [2006, USA] Genres: Drama, History, The World Saw Evil That Day. Two Men Saw Something Else. (3 more taglines...)

Director: Oliver Stone,   Actors: Nicolas Cage, Maria Bello, Connor Paolo, Anthony Piccininni, Alexa Gerasimovich, Morgan Flynn, Michael Pena, Armando Riesco, Jay Hernandez, Joe Starr, Jon Bernthal, William Jimeno, Nick Damici, Jude Ciccolella, Martin Pfefferkorn, Story: On September, 11th 2001, after the terrorist attack to the World Trade Center, the building collapses over the rescue team from the Port Authority Police Department. Will Jimeno and his sergeant John McLoughlin are found alive trapped under the wreckage while the rescue teams fight to save them. >> Certificates: Italy:T, Canada:PG, Canada:14A, Netherlands:12, South Korea:12, Argentina:13, Philippines:PG-13, Spain:13, Peru:14, Argentina:16, Ireland:12A, UK:12A, Australia:M, Switzerland:12, Switzerland:12, Singapore:PG, USA:PG-13, Finland:K-11, Portugal:M/12, Hong Kong:IIA,

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	Hoax, The [2006, USA] Genres: Comedy, Drama, Never let the truth get in the way of a good story. (1 more taglines...)

Director: Lasse Hallström,   Actors: Richard Gere, Alfred Molina, Hope Davis, Marcia Gay Harden, Stanley Tucci, Julie Delpy, Eli Wallach, John Carter, Christopher Evan Welch, Zeljko Ivanek, David Aaron Baker, Peter McRobbie, John Bedford Lloyd, Okwui Okpokwasili, Stuart Margolin, Story: Early in 1971, McGraw-Hill passes on Clifford Irving's new novel. He's desperate for money, so, against the backdrop of Nixon's reelection calculations, Irving claims he has Howard Hughes's cooperation to write Hughes's autobiography. With the help of friend Dick Suskind, Irving does research, lucks into a manuscript written by a long-time Hughe... >> Certificates: USA:R, Netherlands:12, Finland:K-11, USA:R,

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