Based On Memoir Or Autobiography Movies

Raised in the South African township of Zamelda, Johannes 'JoJo' Radebe faced prejudice as a young boy who was captivated by dance – and...

A small-town couple with big dreams of making their family complete must persevere through infertility and tragedy.

Adam Brown overcomes his addictions and trains to become an elite member of the SEAL Team Six.

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

A young female terrorist goes on a suicide assassination mission, but her resolve to complete it is put to the test.

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

Tells the thrilling, heroic and unexpectedly funny story of the six women who defied the odds, the naysayers and gravity itself to become...

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...

From a very young age, Christian Haupt displays an uncanny knowledge of baseball and vivid memories of a past life as Lou Gehrig, the famous Yankee....

An account of a young Palestinian woman living in the West Bank from the early 1980s up until 2003, including a period when her mother-in-law moved...

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

Temporarily homeless Jarna is in the deepest trouble of his life. Debtors have come to collect old drug debts and Jarna is given 24 hours to pay up,...

In 1974. Shogo was suddenly called back by his father, Haruo Yuge who was the leader of Hakusan-gumi in Wakayama. What awaited him was the crisis of...

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

Cosmetics saleswoman Kirsi Viilonen dreams of a career as a star artist. When Kirsi meets DJ and radio journalist Paula, she decides to give in...

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

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

At the age of 30, Marcy Gregg experienced a serious medical complication during childbirth that resulted in the loss of 13 years of her memory. Faced...

The story about the life and career of Pertti 'Spede' Pasanen, it traces the iconic entertainer's most innovative phase of filmmaking. The film sheds...