Based on a True Story
Nine Women Whose Remarkable Lives Deserve the Biopic Treatment
From Renaissance artists to aviation pioneers, suffragists and scientists, these women led lives destined for the silver screen
What Were the Best History Movies of the Decade?
These ten films (plus one documentary) each took the past and translated it in a way worth remembering
The True History Behind the '1917' Movie
A story shared by director Sam Mendes' grandfather, a veteran of the Western Front, inspired the new World War I film
The True History of the Aeronauts Who Transformed Our View of the World Above
For early balloonists like James Glaisher, the sky was uncharted—and dangerous—territory
The True History Behind Martin Scorsese's 'The Irishman'
Many have suggested Frank Sheeran's claims about the murder of Jimmy Hoffa are mere fantasy; the historical context of Scorsese's epic is more nuanced
The True Story of the Aberfan Disaster
The 1966 Welsh mining tragedy claimed the lives of 116 children and 28 adults and features heavily in the third season of Netflix's "The Crown"
The True Story of the Battle of Midway
The new film “Midway” revisits the pivotal WWII battle from the perspectives of pilots, codebreakers and naval officers on both sides of the conflict
The True Story of Henry V, England’s Warrior King
The new biopic “The King” finds Timothée Chalamet tracing Henry’s evolution from wayward prince to heroic warrior
The True Story Behind the Harriet Tubman Movie
“Harriet,” a new film starring Cynthia Erivo, is the first feature film dedicated solely to the American icon
Watch the New Trailer for Season Three of 'The Crown'
The hit Netflix show returns November 17 with a new cast and will focus on events from the 1960s and '70s
Who Were the Real 'Peaky Blinders'?
The Shelby family is fictional, but a real street gang operated in Birmingham at the turn of the 20th century
The 19th-Century Lesbian Landowner Who Set Out to Find a Wife
A new HBO series explores the remarkable life of Anne Lister, based on her voluminous and intimate diaries
Please Extend a Laurel and Hardy Handshake to the New Film 'Stan & Ollie'
The movie showcases the famed comedy duo at the twilight of their illustrious careers
The True Story of the Case Ruth Bader Ginsburg Argues in ‘On the Basis of Sex’
<i>Moritz v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue</i> was the first gender-discrimination suit Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg argued in court
The True Story of Mary, Queen of Scots, and Elizabeth I
Josie Rourke’s film sees Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie transform from allies into rivals, but in actuality, the queens’ relationship was far more complex
The True Story of the 'Green Book' Movie
Jazz, race and an unlikely friendship inspire the new film about navigating Jim Crow America
The True Story of Robert the Bruce, Scotland’s 'Outlaw King'
Chris Pine stars as the Netflix film’s eponymous hero, who secures his country’s independence but leaves behind a tangled legacy
The True Story of “Operation Finale”
Director Chris Weitz explores the 1960 hunt for Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann in the new feature film
The True Story of “The Assassination of Gianni Versace”
Did the designer meet his killer seven years earlier?
P.T. Barnum Isn't the Hero the 'Greatest Showman' Wants You to Think
His path to fame and notoriety began by exploiting an enslaved woman, in life and in death, as entertainment for the masses
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