Movies: Based on memoir or autobiography

  • 1989
    Born on the Fourth of July

    Born on the Fourth of July (1989)

    Born on the Fourth of July

    71989HD

    Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, Ron Kovic becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country he fought for....

    Born on the Fourth of July
  • 2011
    Soul Surfer

    Soul Surfer (2011)

    Soul Surfer

    7.02011HD

    The true story of teen surfer Bethany Hamilton, who lost her arm in a shark attack and courageously overcame all odds to become a champion again, through her sheer determination and unwavering faith....

    Soul Surfer
  • 1985
    Out of Africa

    Out of Africa (1985)

    Out of Africa

    7.11985HD

    Tells the life story of Danish author Karen Blixen, who at the beginning of the 20th century moved to Africa to build a new life for herself. The film is based on her 1937 autobiographical novel....

    Out of Africa
  • 1986
    Castaway

    Castaway (1986)

    Castaway

    6.31986HD

    Middle-aged Gerald Kingsland advertises in a London paper for a female companion to spend a year with him on a desert island. The young Lucy Irving takes a chance on contacting him and after a couple of meetings they decide to go ahead. Once on the i...

    Castaway
  • 2023
    Consent

    Consent (2023)

    Consent

    6.82023HD

    In 2013, Vanessa Springora recounts how she found herself under the influence of a famous writer. In 1986, she was 13; him, almost 50. The victim of a triple predation: sexual, literary, and psychic, there's more beyond her individual story. She ques...

    Consent
  • 2010
    The Way Back

    The Way Back (2010)

    The Way Back

    72010HD

    At the dawn of WWII, several men escape from a Russian gulag—to take a perilous and uncertain journey to freedom as they cross deserts, mountains and several nations....

    The Way Back
  • 2024
    The Outrun

    The Outrun (2024)

    The Outrun

    6.82024HD

    Fresh out of rehab, Rona returns to the Orkney Islands—a place both wild and beautiful, right off the Scottish coast. Now 29 and after more than a decade of living life on the edge in London, where she both found and lost love, Rona attempts to come ...

    The Outrun
  • 2008
    Departures

    Departures (2008)

    Departures

    7.82008HD

    Daigo, a cellist, is laid off from his orchestra and moves with his wife back to his small hometown where the living is cheaper. Thinking he’s applying for a job at a travel agency he finds he’s being interviewed for work with departures of a more pe...

    Departures
  • 2018
    A Prayer Before Dawn

    A Prayer Before Dawn (2018)

    A Prayer Before Dawn

    6.72018HD

    The amazing true story of Billy Moore, an English boxer incarcerated in Thailand’s most notorious prison. Thrown into a world of drugs and violence, he finds his best chance to escape is to fight his way out in prison Muay Thai tournaments....

    A Prayer Before Dawn
  • 2023
    Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window

    Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window (2023)

    Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window

    7.92023HD

    This engaging series of childhood recollections tells of an unconventional school in Tokyo during World War II that combined learning with fun, freedom, and love. The school had old railroad cars for classrooms and was run by an extraordinary man – i...

    Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window
  • 2018
    Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot

    Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot (2018)

    Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot

    6.72018HD

    On the rocky path to sobriety after a life-changing accident, John Callahan discovers the healing power of art, willing his injured hands into drawing hilarious, often controversial cartoons, which bring him a new lease on life....

    Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
  • 2022
    Rhinegold

    Rhinegold (2022)

    Rhinegold

    6.52022HD

    Xatar’s way from the ghetto to the top of the charts is as dramatic as it is daring: Fatih Akin’s new film is based on the autobiographical novel »Alles oder Nix« (»All or Nothing«) of the probably most authentic exponent of German gangsta rap. From ...

    Rhinegold
  • 1990
    Reversal of Fortune

    Reversal of Fortune (1990)

    Reversal of Fortune

    6.61990HD

    Wealthy Sunny von Bülow lies brain-dead, husband Claus guilty of attempted murder; but he says he's innocent and hires Alan Dershowitz for his appeal....

    Reversal of Fortune
  • 1993
    Heaven & Earth

    Heaven & Earth (1993)

    Heaven & Earth

    6.61993HD

    In a small Vietnamese village torn apart by war, a young woman faces unimaginable horrors before deciding to escape to the city. There, she encounters a compassionate Marine who offers her hope and a chance at a new life, igniting the possibility of ...

    Heaven & Earth
  • 1959
    The Diary of Anne Frank

    The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)

    The Diary of Anne Frank

    7.11959HD

    The true, harrowing story of a young Jewish girl who, with her family and their friends, is forced into hiding in an attic in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam....

    The Diary of Anne Frank
  • 2017
    The Glass Castle

    The Glass Castle (2017)

    The Glass Castle

    7.12017HD

    A young girl is raised in a dysfunctional family constantly on the run from the FBI. Living in poverty, she comes of age guided by her drunkard, ingenious father who distracts her with magical stories to keep her mind off the family's dire state, and...

    The Glass Castle
  • 2023
    NYAD

    NYAD (2023)

    NYAD

    7.12023HD

    Athlete Diana Nyad sets out at 60 to achieve a nearly impossible lifelong dream: to swim from Cuba to Florida across more than 100 miles of open ocean....

    NYAD
  • 1999
    The Hurricane

    The Hurricane (1999)

    The Hurricane

    7.41999HD

    The story of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a boxer wrongly imprisoned for murder, and the people who aided in his fight to prove his innocence....

    The Hurricane
  • 2018
    Boy Erased

    Boy Erased (2018)

    Boy Erased

    72018HD

    Jared, the son of a Baptist pastor in a small American town, is outed to his parents at age 19. Jared is faced with an ultimatum: attend a gay conversion therapy program – or be permanently exiled and shunned by his family, friends, and faith....

    Boy Erased
  • 2009
    An Education

    An Education (2009)

    An Education

    6.92009HD

    Despite her sheltered upbringing, Jenny is a teen with a bright future; she's smart, pretty, and has aspirations of attending Oxford University. When David, a charming but much older suitor, motors into her life in a shiny automobile, Jenny gets a ta...

    An Education