Best True Story Movies of 2022


20 Devotion

Devotion

Ensign Jesse Brown and Lt(jg) Tom Hudner join Navy Fighter Squadron VF-32 at roughly the same time and Brown is assigned as Hudner’s wingman. They are quickly the best of friends and always look out for each other. Later that year war breaks out in Korea and VF-32, onboard the carrier USS Leyte, provides air support. Their missions are vital to the war effort and extremely dangerous.

Director: Justin Dillard
Writers:
Jake Crane, Jonathan Stewart, Adam Makos
Starring: Jonathan Majors, Glen Powell, Christina Jackson
Box office: $21 768 000

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19 November (Novembre)

Novembre

5 days into the heart of the French anti-terrorism services during the hunt for suspects after the 13/11/2015 attacks in Paris.

Director: Cédric Jimenez
Writers:
Olivier Demangel, Cédric Jimenez
Starring: Jean Dujardin, Anaïs Demoustier, Sandrine Kiberlain
Box office: $18 114 000

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18 Father Stu

Father Stu

Follows the life of Father Stuart Long, a boxer-turned-priest who inspired countless people during his journey from self-destruction to redemption.

Director: Rosalind Ross
Writer:
Rosalind Ross
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Mel Gibson, Jacki Weaver
Box office: $21 592 000

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17 The Good Nurse

The Good Nurse

Amy, a compassionate nurse and single mother struggling with a life-threatening heart condition, is stretched to her physical and emotional limits by the hard and demanding night shifts at the ICU. But help arrives when Charlie, a thoughtful and empathetic fellow nurse, starts at her unit. While sharing long nights at the hospital, the two develop a strong and devoted friendship, and for the first time in years, Amy truly has faith in her and her young daughters’ future. But after a series of mysterious patient deaths sets off an investigation that points to Charlie as the prime suspect, Amy is forced to risk her life and the safety of her children to uncover the truth.

Director: Tobias Lindholm
Writers:
Krysty Wilson-Cairns, Charles Graeber
Starring: Eddie Redmayne, Jessica Chastain, Nnamdi Asomugha
Box office: $14 000

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16 Against the Ice

Against the Ice

In 1909, Denmark’s Alabama Expedition led by Captain Ejnar Mikkelsen was attempting to disprove the United States’ claim to North Eastern Greenland, a claim that was rooted in the idea that Greenland was broken up into two different pieces of land. Leaving their crew behind with the ship, Mikkelsen sleds across the ice with his inexperienced crew member, Iver Iversen. The two men succeed in finding the proof that Greenland is one island, but returning to the ship takes longer and is much harder than expected. Battling extreme hunger, fatigue and a polar bear attack, they finally arrive to find their ship crushed in the ice and the camp abandoned.

Director: Peter Flinth
Writers:
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Joe Derrick, Ejnar Mikkelsen
Starring: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Joe Cole, Charles Dance

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15 The Survivor

The Survivor

Post World War II, Harry Haft is a boxer who fought fellow prisoners in the concentration camps to survive. Haunted by memories and guilt, he attempts to use high-profile fights against boxing legends like Rocky Marciano as a way to find his first love again.

Director: Barry Levinson
Writers:
Justine Gilmer, Alan Scott Haft
Starring: Ben Foster, Billy Magnussen, Danny DeVito
Box office: $177 000

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14 Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

Explores every facet of Yankovic’s life, from his meteoric rise to fame with early hits like ‘Eat It’ and ‘Like a Surgeon’ to his torrid celebrity love affairs and famously depraved lifestyle.

Director: Eric Appel
Writers:
‘Weird Al’ Yankovic, Eric Appel
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Diedrich Bader, Rainn Wilson

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13 Jerry & Marge Go Large

Jerry & Marge Go Large

Based on the true story about long-married couple Jerry and Marge Selbee, who win the lottery and use the money to revive their small town.

Director: David Frankel
Writers:
Brad Copeland, Jason Fagone
Starring: Bryan Cranston, Annette Bening, Rainn Wilson

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12 Operation Mincemeat

Operation Mincemeat

In the context of WW2 narratives, the story of Operation Mincemeat is unique a bizarre and seductive cinematic blend of high-level espionage and ingenious fiction, where the stakes could hardly be higher. Michelle Ashford’s script fuses multiple strands and moods: tense, romantic, thrilling, unexpectedly funny, and endlessly surprising. It tells a richly human story of the soldiers we seldom see, who fight a different kind of war in shadows and deception, haunted by the knowledge that certainty and guarantee of success are nowhere to be found.

Director: John Madden
Writers:
Michelle Ashford, Ben Macintyre
Starring: Colin Firth, Matthew Macfadyen, Kelly Macdonald
Box office: $15 710 000

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11 The Phantom of the Open

The Phantom of the Open

The heart-warming true story of Maurice Flitcroft, who entered the 1976 Open despite never playing a round of golf before. The extraordinary story of an ordinary man, The Phantom of the Open is an uplifting and moving comedy drama about pursuing your dreams and shooting for the stars, no matter what hand you’re dealt.

Director: Craig Roberts
Writers:
Scott Murray, Simon Farnaby
Starring: Mark Rylance, Sally Hawkins, Rhys Ifans
Box office: $4 024 000

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