Chiwetel Ejiofor directed this lovely adaptation of William Kamkwamba's memoir, chronicling his upbringing as a young African boy who, after being forced to leave his beloved school due to his ...

Hollywood loves the phrase “based on a true story,” but that doesn’t always mean everything you see actually happened. From ...

These based on a true story movies actually hew fairly closely to the true story, taking the minimum number of creative liberties. Though most of these films are several years old, some have some very ...

Amazon Prime Video’s comedy series The Sticky centers around an unexpected plot: a multi-million dollar heist to steal millions worth of maple syrup. Loosely inspired by the Great Canadian Maple Syrup ...

Erin Konrad's love for everything entertainment dates back to elementary school when she became obsessed with classic Hollywood musicals. When she's not catching up on all her favorite television ...

Thrillers are designed to keep you on the edge of your seat, but when a movie is based on a true story or inspired by real events, the experience becomes that much more intense. For me, knowing that ...

Overcrowded lifeboats are lowered from the stricken Titanic in a scene from Roy Ward Baker's 1958 film "A Night To Remember," based on the sinking of the ship on April 14, 1912. Co-directed by DK and ...

Discover What’s Streaming On: As a motivational speaker, Anthony Robles has been telling the story for over a decade. But now, finally, his story has made it to Hollywood, thanks to Unstoppable, the ...

For a story about 17 kids who disappear from their homes in the middle of the night, it feels silly to ask is this real? Well it would, if not for the opening lines of Weapons, “this is a true story.” ...

Discover What’s Streaming On: It’s been less than a decade since a deadly wildfire ravaged the community of Paradise, California in 2018, but you can already watch the Hollywood version of events in ...

"The Rip" is inspired by a real Miami-Dade police stash-money bust. Matt Damon's character is "loosely" based on officer Chris Casiano; key movie events are fictionalized. No real-life corrupt cops, ...