Top 100 Movies Based On True Events You Should Watch

Real life can be stranger than fiction, and that’s why movies based on true events are so popular. They offer us a chance to experience extraordinary events and stories that we might never otherwise encounter.

From harrowing dramas to heartwarming comedies, there’s a true story movie out there for everyone. And with so many great films to choose from, it can be tough to know where to start.

That’s why we’ve put together a list of the top 100 movies based on true events that you should watch. These films are all critically acclaimed and have something to offer everyone, whether you’re looking for a suspenseful thriller, a moving biopic, or a simply entertaining story.

Here are the movies on our list:

1. Schindler’s List (1993)
2. Titanic (1997)
3. A Beautiful Mind (2001)
4. The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
5. Apollo 13 (1995)
6. 12 Years a Slave (2013)
7. The Imitation Game (2014)
8. Spotlight (2015)
9. The Revenant (2015)
10. Sully (2016)
11. Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
12. Dunkirk (2017)
13. The Post (2017)
14. Darkest Hour (2017)
15. Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
16. Green Book (2018)
17. Vice (2018)
18. First Man (2018)
19. The Social Network (2010)
20. Ford v Ferrari (2019)
21. 1917 (2019)
22. Just Mercy (2019)
23. Bombshell (2019)
24. Harriet (2019)
25. Judas and the Black Messiah (2021)
26. The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)
27. Richard Jewell (2019)
28. Captain Phillips (2013)
29. The King’s Speech (2010)
30. The Blind Side (2009)
31. Dallas Buyers Club (2013)
32. Moneyball (2011)
33. American Sniper (2014)
34. The Theory of Everything (2014)
35. Erin Brockovich (2000)
36. Goodfellas (1990)
37. Hotel Rwanda (2004)
38. 127 Hours (2010)
39. The Fighter (2010)
40. Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
41. Bridge of Spies (2015)
42. Unbroken (2014)
43. The Founder (2016)
44. Hidden Figures (2016)
45. The Danish Girl (2015)
46. Invictus (2009)
47. The Elephant Man (1980)
48. Catch Me If You Can (2002)
49. Sully (2016)
50. The Pianist (2002)
51. Into the Wild (2007)
52. Ray (2004)
53. Milk (2008)
54. Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
55. The Hurricane (1999)
56. The Last King of Scotland (2006)
57. The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
58. The Great Debaters (2007)
59. The Fighter (2010)
60. The Butler (2013)
61. The Big Short (2015)
62. American Hustle (2013)
63. Invictus (2009)
64. Lincoln (2012)
65. The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
66. The Aviator (2004)
67. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
68. The Elephant Man (1980)
69. My Left Foot (1989)
70. Chaplin (1992)
71. Frida (2002)
72. Hotel Rwanda (2004)
73. Monster (2003)
74. Zodiac (2007)
75. Selma (2014)
76. Steve Jobs (2015)
77. Jackie (2016)
78. The Walk (2015)
79. The Man Who Knew Infinity (2015)
80. The Post (2017)
81. All the Money in the World (2017)
82. Molly’s Game (2017)
83. The Florida Project (2017)
84. The 33 (2015)
85. The Railway Man (2013)
86. Stronger (2017)
87. Loving (2016)
88. Snowden (2016)
89. The Lost City of Z (2016)
90. The Founder (2016)
91. The Front Runner (2018)
92. The Disaster Artist (2017)
93. The Current War (2017)
94. The Favourite (2018)
95. Stan & Ollie (2018)
96. BlacKkKlansman (2018)
97. On the Basis of Sex (2018)
98. Judy (2019)
99. Bombshell (2019)
100. The Irishman (2019)