Movies To See That Are Based On Real Life Stories

Fact is oftentimes scarier than fiction, and it also makes for great storytelling. The following list is of movies to see that are based on true stories.

Name of Movie                                            Who/What Is It Based On? 
1) Midnight Express (1978)                          Billy Hayes
2) Last Temptation of Christ (1988)             Jesus Christ, Savior of Mankind
3) Serpico (1973)                                          Frank Serpico
4) The Last Emperor (1987)                         Puyi, Last Chinese Emperor
5) Of Gods and Men (2011)                         Trappist monks of Algeria
6) Invictus (2009)                                         Nelson Mandela & Francois Pienaar
7) Julie & Julia (2009)                                  Julia Child & Julie Powell
8) Into The Wild (2007)                               Chris McCandless/Alex Supertramp
9) Alexander Nevsky (1938)                       Alexander Nevsky, 13th Century Russian Prince
10) Monster (2003)                                      Aileen Wuornos
11) Andrei Rublev (1966)                           Andrei Rublev, 15th Century Russian Painter
12) Boys Don't Cry (1999)                          Brandon Teena
13) Motorcycle Diaries (2004)                    Alberto Granado & Ernesto Guevara de la Serna (Che)
14) Catch Me If You Can (2002)                Frank Abagnale Jr.
15) Shine (1996)                                         David Helfgott
16) The Social Network (2010)                  Mark Zuckerberg
17) The Fighter (2010)                                Micky Ward & Dicky Eklund
18) Ivan The Terrible (1944)                       Ivan The Terrible, 16th Century Russian Leader
19) The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)        Jeanne d'Arc, 15th Century French Warrior and Saint
20) Moneyball (2011)                                  Billy Beane
21) Marie Antoinette (2006)                        Marie Antoinette, 18th Century French Queen
22) Young Mr. Lincoln (1931)                    Abraham Lincoln; Sixteenth U.S. President (And Lawyer)
23) The Untouchables (1987)                      Al Capone, Jimmy Malone, and Elliot Ness
24) Public Enemies (2009)                          John Dilinger
25) Zodiac (2007)                                        The Zodiac (Serial) Killer & Robert Graysmith
26) Lawrence of Arabia (1962)                    T.S. Lawrence
27) Apollo 13 (1995)                                   Astronauts of Apollo 13: Jim Lovell, Fred Haise, Jack
                                                                     Swigert, Ken Mattingly, Gene Kranz
28) A Beautiful Mind (2001)                       John Nash, Mathematician
29) A Man For All Seasons (1966)             Sir Thomas More, English Writer And Catholic Martyr
30) Patton (1970)                                        George S. Patton; American WWII General
31) Dog Day Afternoon (1975)                  Sonny Wortzik
32) All The President's Men (1976)            Bob Woodward & Carl Bernstein, American Reporters
33) Milk (2008)                                           Harvey Milk, 1970s San Franciscan Mayor
34) Frost/Nixon (2008)                               David Frost and Richard Nixon, Reporter and President
                                                                    (Respectively)
35) Raging Bull (1980)                               Jake La Motta, Boxer
36) Goodfellas (1990)                                 Jimmy Conway, Henry Hill, and Tommy DeVito
37) Schindler's List (1993)                          Oskar Schindler
38) The Aviator (2004)                               Howard Hughes, American Flight Expert And Director
39) Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)             George M. Cohan, American Singer/Dancer/Songwriter
40) Ray (2004)                                           Ray Charles, American Singer/Songwriter
41) Amadeus (1984)                                   Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austrian Classical Musician
42) Gandhi (1982)                                      Mahatma Gandhi, Indian Non-Violent Activist