Time to settle in with a movie inspired by real events.
Unsurprisingly,Netflixhas a treasure trove of movies based on true stories.
JoinEntertainment Weeklyas we recommend the 24 best Netflix movies based on true stories streaming now.
Timothée Chalamet as Henry V in ‘The King’; Colman Domingo as as Bayard Rustin in ‘Rustin’; Glen Powell as Gary Johnson in ‘Hit Man’.Credit:Netflix (2); Matt Lankes/Netflix
It is, however, timely and necessary, and by the end, it is somehow rather hopeful.
Brewer’s film is a fine-tuned combination of period drama and behind-the-scenes comedy.
In its story of outsiders banding together to fulfill their dreams, the movie is quietly but effectively heartwarming.
Isak Bakli Aglen and Jonas Strand Gravli as Torje and Viljar Hanssen in ‘22 July’.Erik Aavatsmark/Netflix
Scoopis a compelling dramatization of an unbelievable true story that’s still fairly recent history.
It’s a breathless newsroom thriller that clocks in at a perfectly modulated 102 minutes.
Much like that film,Society of the Snowfinds tremendous compassion in the most extreme circumstances.
Maxwell Simba as William Kamkwamba in ‘The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind’.Netflix
Where to watchSociety of the Snow: Netflix
Director:J.A.
Where to watchTick, Tick… BOOM!
Eddie Murphy as Rudy Ray Moore (center) in ‘Dolemite Is My Name’.Netflix
Julia Roberts as Erin Brockovich in ‘Erin Brockovich’.Everett Collection
Sarun Nika, Sveng Socheata, Run Malyna, Oun Srey Neang, Sareum Srey Moch, Heng Dara, and Phoeung Kompheak as Geak, Ma, Chaou, Keav, Loung, Meng, and Pa Ung in ‘First They Killed My Father’.Netflix/courtesy Everett
Woody Harrelson as Maney Gault and Kevin Costner as Frank Hamer in ‘The Highwaymen’.Netflix
Glen Powell as Gary Johnson in ‘Hit Man’.Matt Lankes/Netflix
Jesse Plemons as Chuckie O’Brien, Ray Romano as Bill Bufalino, Robert De Niro as Frank Sheeran, and Al Pacino as Jimmy Hoffa in ‘The Irishman’.Netlfix
Timothée Chalamet as Henry V in ‘The King’.Netflix
Bradley Cooper as Leonard Bernstein in ‘Maestro’.Netflix
Gary Oldman as Herman J. Mankiewicz in ‘Mank’.Netflix
Angelina Jolie as Maria Callas in ‘Maria’.Pablo Larrain/Netflix
Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver as Nicole and Charlie Barber in ‘Marriage Story’.Wilson Webb/Netflix
Felicity Jones as Ruth Bader Ginsburg in ‘On the Basis of Sex’.Focus Features
Yalitza Aparicio as Cleodegaria ‘Cleo’ Gutiérrez, Marco Graf as Pepe, Fernando Grediaga as Antonio, and Marina de Tavira as Sofía in ‘Roma’.Carlos Somonte/Netflix
(From left to right) Gus Halper as Tom Kahn, CCH Pounder as Dr. Anna Hedgeman, Colman Domingo as Bayard Rustin, Melissa Rakiro as Yvette, Ayana Workman as Eleanor, Lilli Kay as Rochelle, and Jordan-Amanda Hall as Charlene in ‘Rustin’.Netflix
Liam Neeson as Oskar Schindler (center) in ‘Schindler’s List’.Universal/Courtesy Everett
Billie Piper as Sam McAlister in ‘Scoop’.Netflix
Regina King as Shirley Chisholm in ‘Shirley’.Glen Wilson/Netflix
The cast of ‘Society of the Snow’.Netflix
Andrew Garfield as Jonathan Larson in ‘Tick, Tick… BOOM!'.Macall B. Polay/Netflix
(Center, from left to right) Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Bobby Seale, Mark Rylance as William Kunstler, Ben Shenkman as Leonard Weinglass, and Eddie Redmayne as Tom Hayden in ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’.Niko Tavernise/NETFLIX
Anthony Hopkins as Pope Benedict XVI and Jonathan Pryce as Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio in ‘The Two Popes’.Peter Mountain/Netflix
Olivia Colman as Edith Swan and Jessie Buckley as Rose Gooding in ‘Wicked Little Letters’.sony classics pictures
