My Top 10: Films Based On A True Story

For some people, films based on true stories are always the best ones. It can show some amazing courage from people that have created unforgettable stories whether it be for good or bad.

The most common true stories film adaptations come from world wars or iconic events that were not expected to happen.

10) Chariots Of Fire - Winning Best Picture at the Oscars was no fluke for one of the most successful from the 1980's.

It shows the journeys of two British athletes with differing religious views and how they get to the 1924 Olympics to achieve a medal for their country.

9) Saving Private Ryan - Set during the Normandy Landings, a group of American soldiers are given a task to rescue a fellow paratrooper and bring him home.

With Steven Spielberg directing, and an all-star cast leading the way, this modern war epic could do no wrong.

8) Gallipoli - One of the saddest stories of WWI.

On the sands of Gallipoli, two Australian sprinters face the brutality of war as the British Empire try to secure a vital part of land from the Ottoman Empire in Turkey.

7) The Social Network - Not many would think that a movie about the birth of Facebook could be so successful and attract non-Facebook users.
One of the most beautifully-shot films of recent times and the pace of the story and dialogue grips you in from the very start.

This is also become one of the best films that gets better the more times you watch it.

6) The Great Escape - A film high up on many peoples lists in many different categories.

Set in a PoW camp, there have been stories from various camps, but this is one of the more famous ones.

With an all-star cast at the helm, their terrific actor brings out the best in everything during this dark period in history.



5) Joyeux Noel - On Christmas Eve, many war-zones during World War I experienced an event no-one could have imagined.

This is one my favorite foreign language films and I will be surprised if no-one gets emotional during this beautiful story.

4) Titanic - For the people who have seen this, yes one big part of this film is not exactly true. But the backdrop is set during one of the most famous accidents of all-time.

Directed by James Cameron, this modern epic became the most successful film of its time.

3) Finding Neverland - Ever wondered how some of history most famous books got started?
In this one, we find out how J.M. Barrie created the world of Peter Pan.

Played by Johnny Depp, Barrie finds the child in him that never left and also captures the imaginations of even some of the hard-nosed people in their society.

2) Catch Me If You Can - Another Spielberg classic and a bit of an under-rated one. The story of America's most famous con-man Frank Abagnale Jnr (played by Leonardo DiCaprio), who managed to work under several different names, in three top professions and stole millions of dollars whilst still being a teenager.

Starring alongside Tom Hanks, this epic chase creates a friendship that no-one could have imagined.

1) Schindler's List - Steven Spielberg's Oscar winning war epic based on Germany spy Oskar Schindler and his Jewish workforce in Nazi-occupied Poland.

This heartwarming and heavily detailed presentation of this story shows how passionate Spielberg is.