Based On Memoir Or Autobiography Movies

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....

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...

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

A woman from rural Japan marries a struggling cartoonist in Tokyo. Their life is difficult before he finds success, but at least they're together.

A definitive film on music icon Cass Elliot's life, legacy, and the mother-daughter bond that shaped them both, rather than a traditional biopic on...

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...

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...

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

The movie is about a man who started a brothel to make money out of his poor circumstances in the late Meiji period.

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

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

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

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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