Based On Memoir Or Autobiography Movies

The C Word is an adaptation of Lisa Lynch's inspiring and candid book, based on her blog, about her battle with cancer.

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.

Heinrich Harrer, an Austrian moutain climber, escapes from a British POW camp in India and flees north across the Himalayan mountains into Tibet....

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

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

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,...

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...

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

Chronicles the life of Tony Volpentest, the quadruple congenital amputee who defied expectations to become one of the most accomplished Paralympic...

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.

Brilliant and deeply troubled Jewish teenager Deborah Blau retreats into an elaborate kingdom she's constructed within her own mind. As Deborah loses...

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

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

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....

During the 20 months before Italy's liberation from Fascism, a group of university students trade empty rhetoric for action by joining the Partisans...

A comprehensive and definitive biopic of legendary news anchor Walter Cronkite, drawing on private papers, diaries, and interviews to reveal the man...

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

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...

A thriller about one of the most infamous cult stories of all time, the Jonestown Massacre.