The Best 12 Movies Based on True Stories:
01. The Pianist
During the WWII, acclaimed Polish musician Wladyslaw faces various struggles as he loses contact with his family. As the situation worsens, he hides in the ruins of Warsaw in order to survive.
02. Lawless
Set in the prohibition-era Virginia, the loyalty of three bootleggers, the Bondurant Brothers, is put to the test when they refuse to pay the required bribe to the corrupt authorities.
03. Cinderella Man
James J Braddock, a former boxer, lives an ordinary life in the US. But when the Great Depression takes a toll on his family, he decides to get back into the ring once again.
04. Into the Wild
Christopher McCandless, a top student and athlete, donates his savings and hitch-hikes to Alaska to live in the wilderness. Along the way, he faces numerous challenges and meets interesting people.
05. Man on fire
One of the finest movies I have seen for quite some time.
John, an assassin in Mexico, is hired as a bodyguard, a job he does not want to accept. However, he agrees and promises to take revenge on the kidnapper of the child from the family he is protecting.
06. Untouchable
Philippe, a rich man, loses his wife and becomes a quadriplegic in a paragliding accident. He wants a live-in care taker to look after him and his daughter. He chooses Driss who has a criminal record.
07. There will be blood.
Daniel Plainview is a ruthless oil prospector who goes on a relentless pursuit to become the most powerful oil tycoon. For this, he even resorts to manipulating and using his adopted son.
08. The Bank Job
Martine approaches Terry, a car salesman who faces serious financial issues, to form a gang and rob a bank. However, things are not as easy as they seem.
09. Remember the Titans
Herman Boone, an African-American, is appointed as the new coach of a high school team. The team is playing as a racially-integrated team for the first time.
10. Fearless
After a terrible tragedy, a martial artist (Jet Li) retreats to a remote village to gain new appreciation for the important things in life, when he returns to the city to reconcile his past with the present,caught up in a duel to the death defending China’s honor.
11. A Beautiful Mind
John Nash, a brilliant but asocial mathematical genius, finds himself in pain when he encounters a cruel disorder. He ultimately overcomes his struggles and emerges free of any trauma.
12. Munich
A team of five men, headed by Avner Kaufman, is assigned the task of killing the members of a terrorist unit who were responsible for killing a few Israeli athletes during the 1972 Munich Olympics.
