From period pieces like 'I'm Still Here' and 'The King' to quippy action comedies like 'Hit Man' with Glen Powell, here are the 29 best Netflix movies based on true stories.

These true stories are so bizarre they're almost unbelievable. Thankfully, these movies are here to tell the tale.

Netflix’s 112-minute WW2 drama, The Swedish Connection, has become a streaming sleeper hit.

Taapsee Pannu’s 'Assi' courtoom thriller drama feels real, but is it? Here’s everything about the real story of Assi, ...

A film titled Rules of Betrayal will retell a true story from the mid-1980s. The project was initially developed as a courtroom drama with documentary elements. During subsequent development ...

This film stars Carey Mulligan, Ralph Fiennes and Downton Abbey star Lily James, with the story based on the 1939 excavation ...

Sarah Polley's drama, adapted from Miriam Toews' novel, is rooted in a true story that took place in a Mennonite colony in Bolivia ...

Kevin Williamson, best known for 'Scream' and 'Dawson's Creek,' based the new drama on his own dramatic upbringing in North ...

Based on a true story and a part of the ‘Ripped From the Headlines’ slate, Lifetime’s ‘The Dating App Killer: The Monica White Story’ is a biographical thriller drama movie helmed by Elisabeth Röhm.

From gritty crime stories to sweeping romance, here is EW's must-watch list of the best drama films on Netflix.

A historical drama, starring Carey Mulligan and Ralph Fiennes, is based on the true story of the Sutton Hoo excavation.