Based On Memoir Or Autobiography Movies

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...

Sportswriter George Plimpton poses as a rookie quarterback for the Detroit Lions for a "Sports Illustrated" article.

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...

Based on Kakuko Mori's autobiography, about her life and retirement from acting due to her increasing blindness.

Chronicles the harrowing year the Wall Street Journal foreign correspondent Evan Gershkovich spent in a Russian prison on fabricated espionage...

The adventures and adversities of a family pioneering on the plains of Kansas. Based on the best-selling biography by John Ise.

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

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

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

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...

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

Kenichi Horie is determined to challenge his family, the law and the nature crossing the Pacific to America in a small sailboat. Despite his careful...

An adult Ralphie Parker narrates several humorous stories about his teen years in an Indiana steel town.

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

United by an uncompromising struggle as members of the infamous 1970s far-left terrorist group Prima Linea, fugitive couple Sergio and Susanna have...

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

A boy, a girl, and the worst football team in Britain. You can't choose who you're going to fall in love with.

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. ...