Real Drama

There's drama, and then there's real drama! Watch powerful films based on true life events.

 Secretariat by   Secretariat
Behind every legend lies an impossible dream. Witness the spectacular journey of an incredible horse ...
 
 Catch me if you can by   Catch me if you can
Based on the autobiography of a brilliant young master of deception and the FBI agent hot on his tra ...
 
 Girl, interrupted by   Girl, interrupted
The fascinating true story of a young woman's life-altering stay at a famous psychiatric hospital in ...
 
 127 hours by   127 hours
The powerfully uplifting true story of one man's struggle to survive against mountainous odds. Aron ...
 
 Stand and deliver by   Stand and deliver
Story of Jaime Escalante, a math teacher at East Los Angeles' Garfield High School, who refuses to w ...
 
 Empire of the sun by   Empire of the sun
Based on J.G. Ballard's autobiographical novel, tells the story of a boy, James Graham, whose privil ...
 
 In cold blood by   In cold blood
A hard hitting drama about two ex-cons who ruthlessly murder a Kansas family in 1959 in order to ste ...
 
 The king's speech by   The king's speech
The story of King George VI of Britain, his impromptu ascension to the throne and the speech therapi ...
 
 A beautiful mind by   A beautiful mind
Dramatic biography of John Nash, a mathematical genius, who made an astonishing discovery early in h ...
 
 The motorcycle diaries Diarios de motocicleta by   The motorcycle diaries Diarios de motocicleta
An inspirational adventure, based on the true story of two young men whose thrilling and dangerous r ...
 
 Dog day afternoon by   Dog day afternoon
A bisexual robs a bank so his homosexual lover can get a sex change operation. The robbery was suppo ...
 
 The blind side by   The blind side
Michael Oher is a homeless African-American teenager who is from a broken home. Mike is taken in by ...
 
 The fighter by   The fighter
Micky Ward is a struggling boxer long overshadowed by his older brother and trainer, Dicky, a local ...
 
 City of God by   City of God
The world's most notorious slum is Rio de Janeiro's City of God, where combat photographers and poli ...
 
 Into the wild by   Into the wild
Freshly graduated from college with a promising future ahead, Christopher McCandless walked out of h ...
 
 Midnight in the garden of good & evil by   Midnight in the garden of good & evil
Affable Jim Williams is hosting one of the most important parties of the Savannah Christmas season. ...
 
 Erin Brockovich by   Erin Brockovich
Erin Brockovich is a feisty young mother who convinces attorney Ed Masry to hire her and promptly st ...
 
 Soul surfer by   Soul surfer
Teen surfer Bethany Hamilton, loses her arm in a shark attack and courageously overcomes all odds to ...
 
 The pursuit of happyness by   The pursuit of happyness
In 1981, Chris Gardner was a struggling salesman. His wife worked double shifts to support the famil ...
 
 The pianist by   The pianist
Based on the memoirs of Wladyslaw Szpilman, a Polish Jew, who was a brilliant pianist. He watched as ...
 
 Milk by   Milk
His life changed history, his courage changed lives. Harvey Milk is a middle-aged New Yorker who, af ...
 
 Midnight express by   Midnight express
An American is busted trying to smuggle hashish into Turkey and is sentenced to life in prison.
 
 The insider by   The insider
When former executive Jeffrey Wigand is fired by his employer, one of the largest tobacco companies ...
 
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