Real life has inspired many of the best cinematic events. With a new batch of based-on-a-true-story movies out recently—including Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Only The Brave and Professor Marston and the Wonder Women—we want to celebrate the best adaptations of real events. Whether completely faithful, artfully tweaked, or riddled with liberties-taken, what are the best based-on-a-true-story narrative features?
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Chun Chern Lai 48 films
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Matt Greene 50 films
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Matthew Buchanan 10 films
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David Carroll 10 films
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Zheddy 210 films
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JonTheMantis 16 films
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Sarah Horwath 15 films
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kierstonwoodley 67 films
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Beeeeeees 18 films
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Nick Dauphin 6 films
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pinkydinky 9 films
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Chris Coke 40 films
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bas2804 27 films
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Becky 20 films
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Kyle Bailey 51 films
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DisposableMiffy 51 films
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Scott Kelly 50 films
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Aaron 16 films
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Y2K 7 films
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Frotzler 10 films
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Maria 20 films
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🧀 Almer 21 films
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Davormkd 15 films
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Ryan 51 films
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Brian 15 films
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Buboven 65 films
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arrow sparrow 1 film
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Conor Wade 17 films
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Kyle 10 films
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elvisisking 89 films
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Jacob 20 films
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Chad Marriotti 10 films
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Wiaaam 18 films
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Nicolas 135 films
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TajLV 20 films
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𝖘𝖊𝖙𝖍𝖊𝖓𝖘𝖙𝖊𝖎𝖓 18 films
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Ryan 15 films
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Luis_989 111 films
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Blake Petit 36 films
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karmacarroll 20 films
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Ethan C. F. 🐇 10 films
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John 53 films
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ellen 15 films
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Ray 13 films
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Ingrid Bergman 100 films
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Eddie Ryan 30 films
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Shane Barlow 12 films
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Wade McCormick 20 films
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Vina Djoened 13 films
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Darijan 11 films
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Paul Blyth 15 films
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Ogi 20 films
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James 15 films
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Matt White 19 films
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Xplodera 10 films
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timalmond 23 films
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loureviews 12 films
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Mark Cunliffe 🇵🇸 50 films
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Collykibber 10 films
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Eka 15 films
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Alisha Graefe 18 films
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Florin Scanlon 15 films
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Boston Skinner 13 films
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Gabriel Jewett 14 films
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Haden Edmonds 5 films
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Herrvonspeck 5 films
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murdock1968 18 films
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Andreas Kemper 21 films
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haxen 50 films
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Monica Silva 20 films
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Plainviewed 20 films
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Enfant du Siècle 13 films
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teradactylia 17 films
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autum 17 films
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Kelcey 5 films
![Luke Evans](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/08823d8ac4878057757199f8d4f45b3c?rating=PG&size=32&border=&default=https%3A%2F%2Fs.ltrbxd.com%2Fstatic%2Fimg%2Favatar32.09445e73.png)
Luke Evans 10 films
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Forrest With2Rs 10 films
![Dewtron](https://a.ltrbxd.com/resized/avatar/upload/4/7/6/0/7/shard/avtr-0-32-0-32-crop.jpg?v=418b191de7)
Dewtron 20 films
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IlaiA 10 films
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Conehead 7 films
![DingleDongle](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e309f8f18f8ace784e5c0c610f5acaf4?rating=PG&size=32&border=&default=https%3A%2F%2Fs.ltrbxd.com%2Fstatic%2Fimg%2Favatar32.09445e73.png)
DingleDongle 4 films
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CarcinoGent 10 films
![Alexander Heidn](https://a.ltrbxd.com/resized/avatar/twitter/5/5/3/6/3/3/shard/http___pbs.twimg.com_profile_images_1529845747_eightbit_a589298d_e5cb_4a17_9792_380e55ea7551-0-32-0-32-crop.png?v=776a914846)
Alexander Heidn 10 films
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sailordanae 20 films
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SideBySide 13 films
![Daniel L](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fa3d928755c31079fba7f7aaaf9e24f9?rating=PG&size=32&border=&default=https%3A%2F%2Fs.ltrbxd.com%2Fstatic%2Fimg%2Favatar32.09445e73.png)
Daniel L 30 films
![Alessa Kreger](https://a.ltrbxd.com/resized/avatar/upload/4/9/1/1/5/5/shard/avtr-0-32-0-32-crop.jpg?v=a8b563d30d)
Alessa Kreger 148 films
![_Carly_](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/50818d7cd02e4a91636e7c297fbe58c3?rating=PG&size=32&border=&default=https%3A%2F%2Fs.ltrbxd.com%2Fstatic%2Fimg%2Favatar32.09445e73.png)
_Carly_ 17 films
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