Netflix Movies and Categories Finder: Movies based on real life
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Working Title
In the '70s, a graduate student works with three incarcerated women from the Manson Family as they look back at their lives. Based on a true story.
Released: 2021-07-02
Runtime: 01:50:17
Netflix ID: 81023720
Schindler's List
Oskar Schindler becomes an unlikely humanitarian, spending his entire fortune to help save 1,100 Jews from Auschwitz during World War II.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 03:15:04
Netflix ID: 60036359
GoodFellas
This gripping gangster opus follows real-world mobster Henry Hill, who dreamed of making it big but landed in the Witness Protection Program instead.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 02:25:23
Netflix ID: 70002022
Ani... Dr. Kashinath Ghanekar
From his singular career to his personal demons, this biopic chronicles the short yet prolific life of the Marathi dentist-turned-superstar.
Released: 2020-09-09
Runtime: 02:37:18
Netflix ID: 81281469
Mallesham
A self-trained engineer risks debt, love and reputation in his quest to improve the grueling work conditions of his mother and her weaving community.
Released: 2019-11-20
Runtime: 02:11:04
Netflix ID: 81217739
Vita & Virginia
In the 1920s, Vita Sackville-West was a free-loving pop writer. Virginia Woolf was a brooding intellectual. Their decade-long affair was a prairie fire.
Released: 2021-08-01
Runtime: 01:50:16
Netflix ID: 81025764
The Pianist
Famed Polish pianist Wladyslaw Szpilman struggles to survive the onslaught of Nazi tyranny during World War II in this drama based on his memoirs.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 02:28:58
Netflix ID: 60025061
Black Friday
This docudrama based on the same-titled book tracks the aftermath of a 1993 bombing in Bombay through the eyes of a journalist covering the story.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 02:41:49
Netflix ID: 70077720
Dangal
A once-promising wrestler pursues the gold medal he never won by training two of his daughters to compete at the Commonwealth Games.
Released: 2017-06-21
Runtime: 02:40:39
Netflix ID: 80166185
Harishchandrachi Factory
Against a backdrop of burgeoning social unrest, a neophyte filmmaker makes history in 1913 as the director of India's first feature-length film.
Released: 2018-10-01
Runtime: 01:38:32
Netflix ID: 70127589
A Brighter Summer Day
In 1960s Taiwan, a teenage boy and the girl he loves confront gang violence, cultural upheaval and their own mutable sense of identity.
Released: 2019-08-01
Runtime: 03:56:15
Netflix ID: 80097378
Mosul
After his life is saved by a rogue Iraqi squadron, a young police officer joins them in their fight against ISIS in a decimated Mosul.
Released: 2020-11-27
Runtime: 01:42:32
Netflix ID: 81041495
Braveheart
Scottish warrior William Wallace slays a local English lord's soldiers, which leads to an epic revolt.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 02:57:38
Netflix ID: 60000540
Lawrence of Arabia: Restored Version
This Oscar-winning epic tells the true story of T.E. Lawrence, who helped unite warring Arab tribes to strike back against the Turks in World War I.
Released: 2015-09-01
Runtime: 03:47:04
Netflix ID: 70012020
The Wolf of Wall Street
Martin Scorcese's high-rolling Wall Street drama is based on the memoirs of stockbroker Jordan Belfort, whose giddy career ended in federal prison.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 02:59:52
Netflix ID: 70266676
Downfall
This portrayal of Adolf Hitler's final days is based on the memoirs of Traudl Junge, the young secretary who was with him until his death.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 02:35:44
Netflix ID: 70023508
A Beautiful Mind
This Oscar-winning drama charts the life and work of famed economist John Forbes Nash Jr., a brilliant man plagued by the anguish of mental illness.
Released: 2015-09-01
Runtime: 02:15:40
Netflix ID: 60021793
Guilty
When a teen and her family's hired servant turn up dead, inept police bungle the inquiry and wind up fingering a controversial prime suspect.
Released: 2016-06-01
Runtime: 02:07:19
Netflix ID: 80080618
Paan Singh Tomar
Paan Singh Tomar goes from celebrated runner to star brigand and rebel when life after sports fails to unfold as planned.
Released: 2018-11-01
Runtime: 02:08:36
Netflix ID: 70123126
Hachi: A Dog's Tale
When his master dies, a loyal pooch named Hachiko keeps a vigil for more than a decade at the train station where he once greeted his owner every day.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 01:32:58
Netflix ID: 70118677
Catch Me If You Can
An FBI agent makes it his mission to put cunning con man Frank Abagnale Jr. behind bars. But Frank not only eludes capture, he revels in the pursuit.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 02:21:06
Netflix ID: 60024942
Into the Wild
A young man gives up everything -- including his trust fund and ties to a seemingly stable family -- to lead a solitary life in the wild.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 02:28:02
Netflix ID: 70075064
12 Years a Slave
A freeborn black man is abducted from New York and sold into slavery in this historical drama based on the autobiography of Solomon Northup.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 02:14:08
Netflix ID: 70284282
Rush
This dramatic portrayal of the intense 1970s rivalry between race drivers Niki Lauda and James Hunt captures the contrasts between the two champions.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 02:02:41
Netflix ID: 70253165
Hachi-Ko
A devoted dog waits for his master at the train station every day, even after the man falls ill, proving how deep the bond is between humans and pets.
Released: 2015-09-01
Runtime: 01:47:46
Netflix ID: 80068148
Spotlight
A team of reporters and editors at the Boston Globe relentlessly investigate a shocking child molestation cover-up by the Catholic Church.
Released: 2016-06-22
Runtime: 02:08:38
Netflix ID: 80061341
Hacksaw Ridge
During World War II, Army medic and conscientious objector Desmond Doss becomes an unlikely hero on an Okinawa battlefield without bearing arms.
Released: 2017-05-02
Runtime: 02:19:04
Netflix ID: 80108975
The Legend of Bhagat Singh
This biopic chronicles the life and times of iconic Indian revolutionary Bhagat Singh, who led an armed resistance against the British in the 1920.
Released: 2017-06-16
Runtime: 02:35:45
Netflix ID: 60033227
The Elephant Man
With a disfigured face and barely perceptible speech, John Merrick endures ostracizing behavior as a sideshow attraction in mid-19th century England.
Released: 2021-01-01
Runtime: 02:03:42
Netflix ID: 60011111
The Pursuit of Happyness
When Chris and his son are evicted, they face trying times as a desperate Chris accepts an unpaid internship at a stock brokerage firm.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 01:57:25
Netflix ID: 70044605
Ip Man
An occupying Japanese general challenges Chinese men to duels to prove the superiority of the Japanese, but Ip Man refuses to fight -- at first.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 01:46:33
Netflix ID: 70118799
Gandhi
Ben Kingsley stars as the diminutive attorney who stood up against British rule in India and became a global symbol of nonviolence and understanding.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 03:08:23
Netflix ID: 60010384
The King's Speech
In this biographical drama, Britain's King George VI struggles with an embarrassing stutter until he seeks help from speech therapist Lionel Logue.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 01:53:23
Netflix ID: 70135893
Dallas Buyers Club
Refusing to accept a death sentence from his doctor after being diagnosed with AIDS in 1986, Ron Woodroof smuggles medications from abroad.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 01:56:54
Netflix ID: 70275751
The Imitation Game
During World War II, a brilliant mathematician leads a team of cryptanalysts as they work feverishly to break the Germans' notorious Enigma code.
Released: 2015-05-20
Runtime: 01:54:12
Netflix ID: 70295172
The Revenant
In the 1820s, a fur trapper struggles for survival to exact retribution against a ruthless mercenary who left him to die along the Missouri River.
Released: 2016-09-03
Runtime: 02:36:20
Netflix ID: 80064516
Lion
An Indian man who was separated from his mother at age 5 and adopted by an Australian couple returns home, determined to find his birth family.
Released: 2017-05-30
Runtime: 01:58:23
Netflix ID: 80108447
Manjhi: The Mountain Man
After his wife falls to her death crossing a mountain, a laborer spends decades carving a path through the mountain with nothing but simple tools.
Released: 2017-06-05
Runtime: 01:58:34
Netflix ID: 80165852
Pad Man
Despite public humiliation and resistance, an entrepreneur markets a hygienic, low-cost sanitary pad that even India's poorest women can afford.
Released: 2018-08-21
Runtime: 02:10:17
Netflix ID: 81016191
Wonder
After being homeschooled all his life, a boy with facial differences attends a traditional school, where he must find friends among his bullies.
Released: 2018-09-26
Runtime: 01:53:09
Netflix ID: 80147986
The Tin Mine
A failed engineering student in the late 1940s gets the unexpected education of a lifetime by working for four years in a rainforest tin mine.
Released: 2019-08-29
Runtime: 01:49:58
Netflix ID: 81131420
The Untouchables
In Brian De Palma's period crime drama, Eliot Ness will stop at nothing to take down legendary Al Capone -- even if it means bending some rules.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 01:59:31
Netflix ID: 60004086
Straight Outta Compton
In the mid-1980s, rap group N.W.A. bursts from the mean streets of Compton, revolutionizing hip-hop culture with its raw, provocative authenticity.
Released: 2017-03-20
Runtime: 02:26:38
Netflix ID: 80041415
Dunkirk
In May 1940, soldiers and civilians struggle by land, sea and air to evacuate the British army and their allies, Europe's last hope, from Dunkirk.
Released: 2018-06-14
Runtime: 01:46:34
Netflix ID: 80170278
The Billionaire
Inspired by a true story, this uplifting drama focuses on a young Thai entrepreneur's incredible business success, despite obstacles and self-doubt.
Released: 2019-08-01
Runtime: 02:04:48
Netflix ID: 80158681
Let's Go, JETS! From Small Town Girls to U.S. Champions?!
Led by a demanding coach, an unlikely squad of small town girls vie for victory in a major US cheer dance championship. Based on true events.
Released: 2019-09-13
Runtime: 02:00:58
Netflix ID: 81162732
A Lucky Man
Based on the life of Ernie “Lustig” Solomon, a gangster from just outside Cape Town in search of his identity and morality in a crime-ridden society.
Released: 2020-01-26
Runtime: 01:13:07
Netflix ID: 81219392
Destiny
In 12th-century Spain, a philosopher and his profound teachings jeopardize the caliph he serves when political rivals threaten a government upheaval.
Released: 2020-06-18
Runtime: 02:15:56
Netflix ID: 81252543
The Fighter
After a string of defeats, a boxer rediscovers his fighting will with help from his trainer and half-brother, a once-talented pugilist.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 01:55:33
Netflix ID: 70113534
Walk the Line
This acclaimed biopic follows country singer Johnny Cash from his hardscrabble days on an Arkansas farm to his time inside Memphis's Sun Studios.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 02:15:48
Netflix ID: 70023968
American Gangster
Denzel Washington stars as true-life Harlem drug lord Frank Lucas and Russell Crowe plays the outcast NYPD cop charged with bringing him down.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 02:36:49
Netflix ID: 70060009
The Motorcycle Diaries
A 23-year-old Che Guevara motorcycles across South America with friend Alberto, a trek that crystallizes the future revolutionary's political beliefs.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 02:00:40
Netflix ID: 60034802
Glory
This stirring drama follows the first African-Americans to serve in combat during the Civil War -- and shows how they helped turn the tide of the war.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 02:02:12
Netflix ID: 547335
Captain Phillips
In this exciting adventure based on true events, Tom Hanks portrays a captain who is taken hostage by Somali pirates after they hijack his cargo ship.
Released: 2015-08-21
Runtime: 02:14:08
Netflix ID: 70243460
Vengeance Is Mine
Legendary Japanese director Shohei Imamura (The Eel) helms this chilling tale of horror and revenge based on actual events about a seemingly harmless young man who blossomed into a cold-blooded, remorseless murderer.
Released: 2015-10-01
Runtime: 02:20:22
Netflix ID: 70067850
The Big Short
A group of wily opportunists make a fortune off of the U.S. economic crash by sniffing out the situation in advance and betting against the banks.
Released: 2016-06-17
Runtime: 02:10:16
Netflix ID: 80075560
Hidden Figures
Three brilliant African-American women overcome bigotry and sexism to become the brains behind the launch of the first American astronaut into space.
Released: 2017-09-01
Runtime: 02:06:44
Netflix ID: 80123775
Sanju
From the depths of addiction to the heights of stardom to underworld entanglements, this biopic traces the checkered past of Indian actor Sanjay Dutt.
Released: 2018-10-15
Runtime: 02:38:56
Netflix ID: 81020508
Die Beste aller Welten
Seven-year-old Adrian enjoys an idyllic childhood with his single mother in Salzburg, until her heroin habit threatens their joyful existence.
Released: 2019-01-01
Runtime: 01:43:04
Netflix ID: 80177694
October Sky
Inspired by Soviet satellite Sputnik streaking across the heavens in 1957, a teenager builds a rocket to compete for a science fair scholarship.
Released: 2020-03-01
Runtime: 01:47:19
Netflix ID: 18957852
1987: When the Day Comes
The truth behind a cover-up of a student activist's death while in government custody sparks a movement for change. Inspired by true events.
Released: 2021-02-28
Runtime: 02:09:13
Netflix ID: 80231471
Vico C
The true story of Vico C, the first Spanish-language rapper and hip-hop and reggaeton pioneer, from his modest beginnings to his international success.
Released: 2021-03-05
Runtime: 01:55:32
Netflix ID: 81405550
1987
Craving the high life but short on cash, a recent high school grad turns to petty crime to fund his partying. Based on the life of director Ricardo Trogi.
Released: 2021-07-08
Runtime: 01:45:29
Netflix ID: 81370434
Black Hawk Down
When U.S. forces attempt to capture two underlings of a Somali warlord, their helicopters are shot down and the Americans suffer heavy casualties.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 02:24:36
Netflix ID: 60022056
Donnie Brasco
When FBI agent Joe Pistone goes undercover to infiltrate the mob, he starts to identify with the made men he's charged with taking down.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 02:06:45
Netflix ID: 1151721
The Social Network
Director David Fincher's biographical drama chronicles the meteoric rise of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg from Harvard sophomore to Internet superstar.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 02:00:41
Netflix ID: 70132721
Ray
In this biopic, Jamie Foxx portrays rhythm and blues legend Ray Charles, who rose from obscurity and overcame his struggles to become world famous.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 02:32:17
Netflix ID: 70001994
Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story
When high school football coach Charlie Wedemeyer is diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease, he perseveres in leading his team despite becoming disabled.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 01:33:27
Netflix ID: 70206819
Argo
In 1979, six Americans take shelter from Iranian militants in the Canadian embassy, prompting the CIA to concoct an elaborate plot to rescue them.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 02:00:18
Netflix ID: 70231922
Zodiac
Based on real events, this chilling drama recounts the actions of a killer who stalked the streets of San Francisco and left clues in the newspaper.
Released: 2015-04-22
Runtime: 02:37:45
Netflix ID: 70044686
Changeling
When her kidnapped son is brought home, a mother suspects that the boy isn't her child, so the police captain has her committed to an asylum.
Released: 2015-07-16
Runtime: 02:21:41
Netflix ID: 70100378
The Theory of Everything
As his esteem grows in the world of physics, Stephen Hawking's body is ravaged by ALS, forcing his increasing dependence on his devoted wife, Jane.
Released: 2016-08-03
Runtime: 02:03:25
Netflix ID: 80000644
A Man for All Seasons
When Henry VIII seeks approval from the aristocracy to divorce, Sir Thomas More finds himself caught between the king and the Roman Catholic Church.
Released: 2016-08-16
Runtime: 02:00:27
Netflix ID: 732905
Only the Brave
While others flee fires, the Granite Mountain Hotshots run toward them. A fateful blaze forges an elite firefighting team of heroes in this true tale.
Released: 2018-09-05
Runtime: 02:14:08
Netflix ID: 80182216
Stars
Based on the life of Jan Banas, a famous footballer’s megawatt success begets a game of rivalry, passion and love.
Released: 2020-07-29
Runtime: 01:41:54
Netflix ID: 81116046
Blow
Cocaine smuggler George rises from poverty to become one of the biggest drug dealers in America before his eventual downfall.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 02:03:20
Netflix ID: 60020891
The Impossible
Tracking one family's harrowing experiences, this gripping drama depicts the chaos generated by the massive 2004 tsunami in Southeast Asia.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 01:53:40
Netflix ID: 70251895
Escape from Alcatraz
Lifer Frank Morris plans his unauthorized departure from Alcatraz in this thriller based on the penitentiary's only successful jailbreak.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 01:51:52
Netflix ID: 480144
The Blind Side
In this sports drama based on a true story, an affluent couple takes in a homeless teenager and nurtures his growth into a football powerhouse.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 02:08:28
Netflix ID: 70119811
Carandiru
A doctor connects with the inmates at the severely overcrowded São Paulo House of Detention. But hostilities boil over, resulting in a fatal riot.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 02:25:20
Netflix ID: 60033309
Moneyball
This drama follows the true story of a former jock turned general manager who uses unusual methods to bring the best players to the Oakland A's.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 02:13:16
Netflix ID: 70201437
Apollo 13
Technical troubles scuttle the Apollo 13 mission in 1971, risking the lives of astronaut Jim Lovell and his crew in this chronicle of a true story.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 02:19:46
Netflix ID: 262866
Philomena
An aging Irishwoman teams with a floundering journalist to find the son she was forced to give up for adoption 50 years ago.
Released: 2015-09-22
Runtime: 01:38:03
Netflix ID: 70293789
Bridge of Spies
A Brooklyn attorney enters into intense negotiations for the release of American pilot Gary Powers after his spy plane is downed by the Soviets.
Released: 2016-05-17
Runtime: 02:21:26
Netflix ID: 80050060
Midnight Express
Arrested in 1970 after trying to smuggle two kilos of hash out of Turkey, American student Billy Hayes faces a nightmare 30-year jail sentence.
Released: 2017-01-11
Runtime: 02:00:59
Netflix ID: 759396
127 Hours
From director Danny Boyle comes this harrowing tale of a real-life mountain climber who literally cuts himself loose from danger.
Released: 2017-02-15
Runtime: 01:33:41
Netflix ID: 70141813
A Twelve Year Night
Future Uruguayan president José Mujica and his fellow Tupamaro political prisoners fight to survive 12 years of solitary confinement and torture.
Released: 2018-12-28
Runtime: 02:02:22
Netflix ID: 80185375
Habibie and Ainun
This companion to 2016's 'Rudy Habibie' traces the relationship between Indonesia’s third president and his wife behind the scenes of their public lives.
Released: 2019-01-27
Runtime: 02:04:56
Netflix ID: 81047898
Maudie
Despite severe arthritis and a challenging marriage, an amateur painter defies the odds to become a beloved folk artist in this unconventional biopic.
Released: 2019-02-03
Runtime: 01:56:09
Netflix ID: 80156208
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Inspired by a science book, 13-year-old William Kamkwamba builds a wind turbine to save his Malawian village from famine. Based on a true story.
Released: 2019-03-01
Runtime: 01:53:58
Netflix ID: 80200047
The Two Popes
At a key turning point for the Catholic Church, Pope Benedict XVI forms a surprising friendship with the future Pope Francis. Inspired by true events.
Released: 2019-12-20
Runtime: 02:05:58
Netflix ID: 80174451
Hotel Mumbai
Based on the 2008 Mumbai attacks, this harrowing story follows the people and events inside the grand Taj Mahal Palace Hotel over four days of terror.
Released: 2020-03-01
Runtime: 02:02:50
Netflix ID: 81039222
Saladin
The Sultan of Egypt and Syria launches a campaign to retake Jerusalem amid the Crusades.
Released: 2020-06-18
Runtime: 03:14:03
Netflix ID: 81252549
Just Mercy
An idealistic, talented young lawyer heads to Alabama to defend death row inmates in need of proper legal representation. Based on a true story.
Released: 2020-12-27
Runtime: 02:17:00
Netflix ID: 80207506
Bukit Kepong
Officers and locals fight a fierce battle against Communist gunmen at the Bukit Kepong police station in this digitally remastered film.
Released: 2021-05-09
Runtime: 01:48:06
Netflix ID: 81425200
Dark Waters
An attorney whose firm defends chemical companies jeopardizes his career to expose a toxic waste-dumping scheme in this drama based on a true story.
Released: 2021-08-14
Runtime: 02:07:04
Netflix ID: 81192027
Ip Man 2
New in Hong Kong, martial arts instructor Ip Man perseveres and retaliates against his rivals' opposition to the Wing Chun fighting style he teaches.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 01:48:13
Netflix ID: 70137753
Lone Survivor
Mark Wahlberg stars as Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrel in this action-drama based on an ill-fated real-life mission to bring down a Taliban boss.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 02:01:20
Netflix ID: 70259795
The Aviator
Leonardo DiCaprio portrays eccentric tycoon Howard Hughes, who turned a small fortune into a massive one by building Hollywood and aviation empires.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 02:50:08
Netflix ID: 70011213
A Royal Affair
In 18th-century Denmark, the unstable King Christian VII neglects his young queen, Mathilde, who falls in love with his German physician.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 02:17:40
Netflix ID: 70232004