Based On Memoir Or Autobiography Movies

The true story of a teenager who became a world sensation, a love story with a broken heart, laughter, love, hope and tragedy, learning to live when...

Explores achievements of Eileen Collins, the first woman to pilot and command a spacecraft, paving the way for the next generation of female space...

A woman born with a rare genetic mutation which caused her to lose her sight and hearing over time, beat the odds and expectations of her prognosis. ...

Set majorly Pamplona in 1965, follows the life of American writer Alan Jolis as he awakes to a vivid sensual world and grows up emotionally.

An Italian magistrate leads a crusade against organized crime which ultimately costs him his life in this biopic told through his daughter's eyes.

Set between 1980s rural Indiana and a Dominican reform school, a white sister and her adopted black brother fight oppression, prejudice, and rigid...

An assistant director investigates the authenticity of a popular autobiographical novel being adapted into a movie.

Chronicles British Major Adam Jowett’s command of Easy Company, a unit of Paras and Royal Irish Rangers tasked with holding the District Centre...

Marissa, a 25-year-old woman, goes through an unimaginable journey trying to maintain her sense of self after becoming a victim of human trafficking...

Drama about an impoverished family, a widowed mother and her two sons, trying to get by.

In 1950's Hollywood, a gay aspiring writer forms an intimate bond with his roommate, James Dean. Together they navigate their careers and concealed...

It’s Chicago in the 1980s and ‘90s, and Kevin Matthews has it all as one of the nation’s most recognized on-air radio...

Based on the bestselling memoir - Yakuza Moon - by Shoko Tendo. The author stars as herself in the film adaptation of her tumultuous life as the...

A biopic detailing the meteoric rise and tragic fall of legendary boxer Héctor 'Macho' Camacho.

A television adaptation of the memories of one of the first important Czech actors, Jindřich Mošna, about his difficult theatrical...

This piece is inspired by the memoirs of Sepideh Gholian. A prisoner of conscience at 26 years old in Bushehr prison, Iran.

Biopic about American restaurateur Steven Schussler, known for founding a string of theme restaurants including the Rainforest Cafe. Described as a...

A behind-the-scenes perspective on counterterrorism expert Erroll Southers’ career, which shaped by decades of experiences at the highest...

Based on the real-life story of British sailor Pete Goss; in the midst of the 1996-1997 race and battling hurricane-force winds and waves reaching...