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Nominated for an Academy Award® (Best Actress, Naomi Watts), this gripping drama tells the incredible true story of one family’s survival in the face of impossible odds.

The Impossible

From director Michael Bay, 13 HOURS is the gripping true story of six elite ex-military operators assigned to protect the CIA who fought back against overwhelming odds when terrorists attacked a U.S. diplomatic compound on September 11, 2012.

13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi

The true story of the undersized Depression-era racehorse whose victories lifted not only the spirits of the team behind it but also those of the nation as well.

Seabiscuit

The true story of the Von Erich brothers (Zac Efron, Jeremy Allen White, and Harris Dickinson), who, through tragedy and triumph, under the shadow of their domineering father and coach, seek epic immortality on the biggest stage in sports.

The Iron Claw

Based on a true story, two brothers, against all the odds, come together to train for a historic title bout that has the power to reunite their fractured family and give their hard-luck town what it's been waiting for: pride.

The Fighter

This critically acclaimed global hit film is a true story of crime and redemption set in one of the most notorious slums: Rio de Janeiro's "City of God."

City of God

This is the true story of the kidnapping of Amber Hagerman and how her family came together to help other abducted children as a result of her tragedy; which resulted in a new system to help find missing children - The Amber Alert.

Amber's Story

Sally Field stars in this compelling, true story of an American who, along with her young daughter, becomes trapped in Iran after her husband tricks her into "visiting" his homeland.

Not Without My Daughter

This critically acclaimed film chronicles the true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered a decades-long cover-up of child abuse within the local Catholic Archdiocese.

Spotlight

The inspirational true story of world champion boxer Vinny "The Pazmanian Devil" Pazienza, who-after a near fatal car crash-made one of sport's most incredible comebacks.

Bleed For This

Liev Schreiber, Naomi Watts, & Elisabeth Moss star in the incredible true story of a New Jersey liquor salesman who became the real-life inspiration for Rocky Balboa.

Chuck

Oscar®-winner Christopher Walken, Val Kilmer, and Ray Stevenson star in KILL THE IRISHMAN, the true story of a tough Irish thug working for mobsters in Cleveland during the 1970s.

Kill The Irishman

From the Oscar-winning producers of 12 Years a Slave comes a powerful true story starring David Oyelewo and Oprah Winfrey. Facing violent opposition, Martin Luther King, Jr., led a historic march from Selma to Montgomery, changing the world forever.

Selma

Inspired by the true story of the legendary Lafayette Escadrille, this action-packed epic tells the tale of America’s first fighter pilots.

Flyboys

Burt Lancaster stars in the true story of killer Robert Stroud, who spent 43 years in solitary confinement at Alcatraz, and who educated himself, becoming a world-renowned authority on birds. Thelma Ritter, Telly Savalas, and Karl Malden co-star.

Birdman of Alcatraz

In an inspirational film based on a true story, four teens build a robot to compete in a top competition.

Spare Parts

With an intelligent, provocative and stylized approach, BRONSON (based on a true story) follows the metamorphosis of Mickey Peterson into Britain’s most violent prisoner, Charles Bronson.

Bronson

Based on a true story, Jeremy Irons and Dev Patel star in this inspirational film about an obscure Indian mathematician whose groundbreaking theories changed mathematics forever.

The Man Who Knew Infinity

The gripping true story of American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer who found himself caught between two superpowers, and his own personal struggles, as he challenged the Soviet Empire.

Pawn Sacrifice

The true story of suburban housewife Gertrude Baniszewski, who kept a teenage girl locked in the basement of her Indiana home during the 1960s.

An American Crime

A true story of Arkansas Razorbacks walk-on offensive lineman Brandon Burlsworth. Devoutly Christian and ridiculed for his portly appearance, he defies the odds to make the Razorbacks' squad in 1994, and develops into an All-American and top NFL prospect.

Greater

Hayden Christensen stars in this critically acclaimed true story of a disgraced journalist, directed and co-written by Billy Ray, Oscar®-nominated writer of CAPTAIN PHILLIPS.

Shattered Glass

The extraordinary true story of Candice DeLong, the FBI’s first female profiler who rose above the bureau’s sexism to take on the most terrifying and personal case of her career.

Killer Instinct: From The Files Of Agent Candice DeLong

Written by Simon Block, this powerful and uplifting drama is based on an extraordinary, untold true story of hope in the aftermath of the Holocaust.

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