3/28/2016

Top 10: The best true story movies reviewed by Film Excess to date



1. In Darkness/W Ciemności (2011) - Agnieszka Holland


2. Casino (1995) - Martin Scorsese


3. The Impossible/Lo Imposible (2012) - J. A Bayona


4. Badlands (1973) - Terrence Malick


5. The Sessions (2012) - Ben Lewin 


6. The Good Lie (2014) - Philippe Falardeau


7. Pride (2014) - Matthew Warchus


8. Beautiful Boxer/บิวตี้ฟูล บ๊อกเซอร์ (2004) - Ekachai Uekrongtham 


9. Bernie (2011) - Richard Linklater


10. The Intouchables/Intouchables/Untouchable (2011) - Eric Toledano; Olivier Nakache

Other masterpiece true story movie reviewed by Film Excess

The Boy in the Plastic Bubble (1976, TV movie)

Other great true story movies reviewed by Film Excess to date (in alphabetical order)

Argo (2012) 
The Believer (2001) 
Bloody Sunday (2002) 
The Conjuring (2013) 
The Danish Girl (2015) 
The Desperate Hours (1955) 
Donnie Brasco (1997) 
Kon-Tiki (2012)
Lone Survivor (2013)
Machine Gun Preacher (2011)
Moneyball (2011) 
Spotlight (2015) 

Good true story movies reviewed by Film Excess to date (in alphabetical order)

Animal Kingdom (2010) 
Behind Enemy Lines (2001) 
Bonnie and Clyde (1967) 
Bronson (2008) 
Capote (2005) 
Coach Carter (2005) 
Dallas Buyers Club (2013) 
Death of a Cheerleader (1994, TV movie)
Fruitvale Station (2013) 
Margin Call (2011) 
Mesrine: Killer Instinct + Mesrine: Public Enemy No. 1/Mesrine: L'Instinct de Mort + Mesrine: L'ennemi public n°1 (2008, two-part movie) 
Timbuktu (2014)

Mediocre or poor true story movies reviewed by Film Excess to date (in alphabetical order)

Big Miracle (2012) 
The Bling Ring (2013) 
Bloodsport (1988) 
Blow (2001) 
The Changeling (2008) 
Chisum (1970) 
Domino (2005) 
Gangster Squad (2013) 
The Iceman (2012) 
The Monuments Men (2014) 
The Revenant (2015) 
This Life/Hvidsten Gruppen (2012) 

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Previous Top 10 lists:

The best action movies reviewed by Film Excess to date  

The best adapted movies reviewed by Film Excess to date
The best adventure movies reviewed by Film Excess to date

The best B/W movies reviewed by Film Excess to date 

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Which true story movies would be on yours?   

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