Upcoming Movies Based on True Stories - New True Story Movies (2024)

Sight (5/24)

Sight tells the story Ming Wang, an impoverished prodigy who fled China and became one of the world's top eye surgeons.

The Dead Don't Hurt (5/31)

Two pioneers fall in love and fight for their survival on the frontier during the American Civil War.

Young Woman and the Sea (5/31)

Swimmer Trudy Ederle (Daisy Ridley) attempts to swim across the English Channel.

Becoming Karl Lagerfeld (6/7)

The Hulu series chronicles the rise of fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld and his rivalry with Yves Saint Laurent's partner Pierre Berge.

Hit Man (6/7)

Gary Johnson (Glen Powell), a professor who moonlights as a fake hit man for the cops, starts to fall for a client.

Firebrand (6/14)

The 6th wife of King Henry VIII, Katherine Parr, struggles to not end up dead like the wives before her.

The Bikeriders (6/21)

A photographer documents a 1960s biker gang, interviewing the wife of one of its most devoted members.

Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot (7/4)

The film tells the story of 22 families in East Texas that adopted 77 children from the local foster system.

Lady in the Lake (7/19)

A reporter investigates two unrelated deaths in Baltimore: the murder of a young Jewish girl and the death of a black female bartender.

Sing Sing (7/19)

Incarcerated for a crime he didn't commit, John 'Divine G' Whitfield finds hope by acting in a prison theater group alongside other inmates.

The Arctic Convoy (7/26)

A Norwegian cargo ship is under constant attack from the Germans as it tries to get war materials to the Soviet Union.

Women in Blue (7/31)

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.

Kneecap (8/2)

Kneecap tells the origin story of the Belfast rap group of the same name, who all play themselves in the film.

Rob Peace (8/16)

A brilliant young man whose father was a drug dealer and convicted of murder tries to take a different path in life.

Skincare (8/16)

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.

Take My Hand (8/29)

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.

You Gotta Believe (8/30)

An underdog Little League team dedicates its season to a teammate's dying father and reaches the Little League World Series.

Reagan (8/30)

Dennis Quaid portrays Ronald Reagan in this movie about his life and presidency.

Rez Ball (9/27)

Rez Ball was inspired by Michael Powell's nonfiction book Canyon Dreams, which follows a high school basketball season on the Navajo Nation.

Lee (9/27)

Kate Winslet portrays fashion model turned war correspondent Lee Miller, who worked for Vogue during WWII.

The Outrun (10/4)

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.

Average Joe (10/10)

A Marine who became a high school football coach is fired for kneeling on the field to pray after football games.

Woman of the Hour (10/11)

Serial killer Rodney Alcala appears on The Dating Game and wins a date with bachelorette Cheryl Bradshaw (Anna Kendrick).

Saturday Night (10/11)

Jason Reitman directs this film about the chaos leading up to the premiere of Saturday Night Live in 1975.

Blitz (11/1)

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.

Freedom (11/1)

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.

Bonhoeffer (11/22)

German Lutheran pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer plots the assassination of Adolf Hitler.

Maria (12/11)

Angelina Jolie portrays controversial opera singer Maria Callas.

The Six Triple Eight (12/20)

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.

A Complete Unknown (12/25)

Timothée Chalamet portrays Bob Dylan in this biopic from director James Mangold (Walk the Line).