Keyword: based on true story

Whiskey on the Rocks

7

2024

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Inspired by the events of the 11-day standoff in 1981 between Sweden and the U.S.S.R. when a Soviet U-137 Whiskey-class submarine ran aground on rocks deep inside Swedish territorial waters.

The Walk-In

7.3

2022

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A journalist tries to uncover the plans of a neo-Nazi organization that has been involved in the murder of an MP.

Mumbai Diaries

8.6

2021

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Set during the 2008 Mumbai attacks, it follows the staff of Bombay General Hospital and their travails during the fateful night of November 26, 2008.

A Friend of the Family

8

2022

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Tells the harrowing true story of the Broberg family, whose daughter Jan was kidnapped multiple times over a period of years by a charismatic, obsessed family \"friend.\"

The Curse

6.7

2022

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Comedy crime caper set in London in the early 1980s, following a gang of hopeless small time crooks who through their own stupidity and poor judgement find themselves embroiled in one of the biggest gold heists in history.

Interrogation

7.3

2020

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Based on a true story that spanned more than 30 years in which a young man was charged and convicted of brutally murdering his mother. Each episode is structured around an interrogation taken directly from the real police case files, with the goal of turning the viewer into a detective.

The Big Cigar

6

2024

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Follows Huey P. Newtons life. He escaped to Cuba to avoid prosecution for murder with the help of Bert Schneider, the Hollywood producer behind Easy Rider, as well as a few other celebrity radicals.

Burning Body

6.7

2023

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When a police officer is murdered and set on fire, all eyes focus on two other agents; his girlfriend and her lover. Inspired by true events.

White House Plumbers

6.8

2023

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A five-part series that tells the true story of how Nixons own political saboteurs and Watergate masterminds, E. Howard Hunt and G. Gordon Liddy, accidentally toppled the presidency they were trying to protect.

The Girl From Plainville

6.4

2022

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Inspired by the true story of Michelle Carter's unprecedented \"texting-suicide\" case. Explores Carter's relationship with Conrad Roy III and the events that led to his death and, later, her conviction of involuntary manslaughter.

Little Boy Blue

7.8

2017

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The true story of the 2007 murder of Rhys Jones in Liverpool. The story of the aftermath and police investigation.

The Astronaut Wives Club

7.3

2015

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Based on Lily Koppels best-selling titular novel, which tells the real story of the women who stood beside some of the biggest heroes in American history during the height of the space race.

Dumb Money

6.9

2023

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David vs. Goliath tale about everyday people who flipped the script on Wall Street and got rich by turning GameStop (the video game store) into the worlds hottest company.

Instant Family

7.4

2018

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A couple find themselves in over their heads when they foster three children.

Sound of Freedom

6.8

2023

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The incredible true story of a former government agent turned vigilante who embarks on a dangerous mission to rescue hundreds of children from traffickers.

Tag

7.2

2018

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A small group of former classmates organize an elaborate, annual game of tag that requires some to travel all over the country.

Black Mass

6.9

2015

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The true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston, who became an FBI informant to take down a Mafia family invading his turf.

Molly's Game

7.6

2017

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The true story of Molly Bloom, an Olympic-class skier who ran the worlds most exclusive high-stakes poker game and became an FBI target.

White Boy Rick

6.5

2018

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The story of teenager Richard Wershe Jr., who became an undercover informant for the FBI during the 1980s and was ultimately arrested for drug-trafficking and sentenced to life in prison.

We Were Soldiers

7.3

2002

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The story of the first major battle of the American phase of the Vietnam War, and the soldiers on both sides that fought it, while their wives wait nervously and anxiously at home for the good news or the bad news.

Benedetta

6.8

2021

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A 17th-century nun in Italy suffers from disturbing religious and erotic visions. She is assisted by a companion, and the relationship between the two women develops into a romantic love affair.

I, Tonya

8.1

2017

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Competitive ice skater Tonya Harding rises amongst the ranks at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, but her future in the activity is thrown into doubt when her ex-husband intervenes.

Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey

7.7

2018

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On the night she plans on taking her own life, a 17-year-old girl is kidnapped and finds herself fighting to stay alive. She gets released, but when she returns home, no one believes her story except for one detective.

47 Ronin

6.9

2013

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A band of samurai sets out to avenge the death and dishonor of their master at the hands of a ruthless shogun.