Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. These based on a true story movies are pretty accurate — aside from their fictionalized main characters. Does knowing that lead ...

Just because a movie claims to be based on a true story doesn't mean everything about it is accurately portrayed.

These based on a true story movies actually hew fairly closely to the true story, taking the minimum number of creative liberties. Though most of these films are several years old, some have some very ...

Nothing brings a chilling fear down someone’s spine like a horror movie teasing that its plot is based on real events. Weapons, released on August 8, 2025, is the latest Warner Bros. film to haunt ...

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The Western genre often reaches back into history to depict a bygone era, and while they might not always be accurate, these movies are based on true stories.

For a story about 17 kids who disappear from their homes in the middle of the night, it feels silly to ask is this real? Well it would, if not for the opening lines of Weapons, “this is a true story.” ...