History vs. Hollywood

Upcoming Movies Based on True Stories


Here you will find a schedule of new and upcoming true story movies. Get a jump on the biopics and real-life stories that will hit theaters in the coming months. Discover release dates, watch trailers and meet the real people who are the basis for these new movies based on true stories.
June 2024
The Hulu series chronicles the rise of fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld and his rivalry with Yves Saint Laurent's partner Pierre Berge.
Gary Johnson (Glen Powell), a professor who moonlights as a fake hit man for the cops, starts to fall for a client.
The 6th wife of King Henry VIII, Katherine Parr, struggles to not end up dead like the wives before her.
A photographer documents a 1960s biker gang, interviewing the wife of one of its most devoted members.
July 2024
The film tells the story of 22 families in East Texas that adopted 77 children from the local foster system.
A reporter investigates two unrelated deaths in Baltimore: the murder of a young Jewish girl and the death of a black female bartender.
Incarcerated for a crime he didn't commit, John 'Divine G' Whitfield finds hope by acting in a prison theater group alongside other inmates.
A Norwegian cargo ship is under constant attack from the Germans as it tries to get war materials to the Soviet Union.
In 1971, four women join Mexico's first female police force, only to discover they are part of a publicity stunt to distract from a serial killer on the loose.
August 2024
Kneecap tells the origin story of the Belfast rap group of the same name, who all play themselves in the film.
A brilliant young man whose father was a drug dealer and convicted of murder tries to take a different path in life.
A well-known skin specialist (Elizabeth Banks) tries to grow her business but is hampered when a rival opens up a business across the street.
After being diagnosed with MS and losing her husband, a woman moves back home to Australia with her three sons and encounters an old love.
An underdog Little League team dedicates its season to a teammate's dying father and reaches the Little League World Series.
Dennis Quaid portrays Ronald Reagan in this movie about his life and presidency.
September 2024
Rez Ball was inspired by Michael Powell's nonfiction book Canyon Dreams, which follows a high school basketball season on the Navajo Nation.
Kate Winslet portrays fashion model turned war correspondent Lee Miller, who worked for Vogue during WWII.
October 2024
A woman (Saoirse Ronan) who spent a decade involved with drugs and alcohol in London returns home to Scotland's Orkney Islands to turn her life around.
A Marine who became a high school football coach is fired for kneeling on the field to pray after football games.
Serial killer Rodney Alcala appears on The Dating Game and wins a date with bachelorette Cheryl Bradshaw (Anna Kendrick).
Jason Reitman directs this film about the chaos leading up to the premiere of Saturday Night Live in 1975.
November 2024
A mother sends her young son to the safety of the countryside during the German bombing campaign of London, but her son escapes and tries to find his way home.
The Prime movie was inspired by the exploits of Bruno Sulak, a former member of the French Foreign Legion who began robbing supermarkets in the late 1970s.
German Lutheran pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer plots the assassination of Adolf Hitler.
December 2024
Angelina Jolie portrays controversial opera singer Maria Callas.
The film tells the story of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, a mostly black female unit tasked with handling the backlog of mail during WWII.
Timothée Chalamet portrays Bob Dylan in this biopic from director James Mangold (Walk the Line).
January 2025
The movie tells the story of Anthony Robles, a wrestler who dreamed of being an NCAA champion despite being born with only one leg.
LATEST ADDITIONS
Lee (2024)
Reagan (2024)
Lady in the Lake (2024)
The Bikeriders (2024)
Hit Man (2024)