Netflix’s Unabomber retells Ted Kaczynski’s real-life story with several dramatic changes. From Joanne Miller to the Harvard ...

Movies inspired by true events have a built-in advantage that fictional stories can never quite replicate. Even the most unbelievable twists become more compelling when there's a real person, ...

There's a particular kind of jolt that comes with realizing a film you've watched dozens of times was rooted in something that actually happened. Not "inspired by" in the loose Hollywood sense, but ...

In the past, we’ve explored real events that felt almost like fiction. Stories so unusual and shocking that they seemed impossible to be true. But what continues to capture our attention is how ...

Some of the best movies are based on true stories, which just goes to show us that real life can be just as (if not more) compelling as anything dreamed up in a writer’s room. Some of cinema’s most ...

We're asking readers to pick the best dramatization of true story in Massachusetts. Vote now in the Sweet 16 round from ...

Horror movies based on actual events automatically merit attention, as they help amplify our fear. From exorcisms to deranged psycho killers, here's Complex's top 10 terrifying horror movies based on ...

A man balances on a wire stretched between the Twin Towers. A pilot safely lands an airliner on a river with 155 people still on board. A CIA team escapes Tehran by pretending to shoot a sci-fi film.

In an exclusive conversation with Zoom, director Meghna Gulzar reveals her golden rule for adapting real-life events for cinema: preserve the core truth without taking sides, manipulating the ...

More than a decade after True Detective introduced audiences to Carcosa, the mythology surrounding the show's first season remains one of the franchise's defining images. The ruined estate where Rust ...

Samantha Lord began her Valnet career in 2021 when she joined CBR as a Movies/TV Junior Editor. After also joining the training team, she was invited to lead the Movies/TV team as a Deputy Editor.