Based on real-life incidents and published in the last four months, they're beautifully taking on interesting stories and exploring everything from true crime to war heroes to the most heart-wrenching love.
To the vast majority of us, as we continue to self-quarantine to keep ourselves and our families safe during the coronavirus pandemic, that means spending more time on our couches than ever. You may have been hyped by Joe Exotic's crazy tale on Tiger King or swept away by major dramatic hitters like "Unorthodox," "Ozark" and "Westworld." But if you've already drained your streaming episodic repertoire, just like others, switch tracks and consider watching one of the true story movies below.
Lost Girls
Based on the 2013 novel "Lost Girls": An Unsolved American Mystery by Robert Kolker, an award-winning investigative reporter, "Lost Girls" re-examines a series of unsolved murders committed on Long Island in 2010, targeting young women sex workers. In the film, available on Netflix, Amy Ryan is playing Mari Gilbert, a mother who tries to discover the truth about what happened to her missing daughter after realizing the incompetence with the case by police.The Last Full Measure
US. Pararescueman of the Air Force William H. Pitsenbarger personally rescued more than 60 people during the Vietnam War before losing his own life while supporting an enemy-assault unit of soldiers. Starring Christopher Plummer and Sebastian Stan, William Hurt, Ed Harris and Samuel L. Jackson as Pitsenbarger, "The Last Full Measure" highlights the extraordinary courage and fighting sacrifices of the hero, and chronicles the 34-year struggle after his death for him to receive the Medal of Honour. The war drama can be watched on Amazon Prime and YouTube.
Sergio
Narco supporters, satisfied. Wagner Moura, whom you will recall for his depiction of drug kingpin Pablo Escobar, is back, this time in "Sergio" portraying the Brazilian-born UN diplomat Sérgio Vieira de Mello. The biopic, directed by Greg Barker, traces de Mello from Cambodia to East Timor to Indonesia, and eventually to Iraq, where he serves as High Commissioner for Human Rights and Special Representative of the United Nations for Iraq. The film is based on the bombing of the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad in 2003, which left de Mello trapped under the rubble, and depicts the attempts made to save his life. Ana de Armas also stars in the Netflix film.
I Still Believe
Starring Riverdale heartthrob KJ Apa, "I Still Believe" tells the true story of Christian singer-songwriter Jeremy Camp and his wife, Melissa Lynn Henning-Camp (Britt Robertson), who shortly before their wedding was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. The tear-jerking movie – which you can watch on Google Play, YouTube, and Amazon Prime – also features appearances by Gary Sinise, Shania Twain, and Melissa Roxburgh based on Jeremy Camp's memoir of the same name.
Resistance
Written and directed by Jonathan Jakubowicz, "Resistance" focuses on the story of Marcel Marceau (Jesse Eisenberg), who joined the French Resistance during the Second World War to help save thousands of orphaned Nazi children. Clémence Poésy and Matthias Schweighöfer also appear in the film, which can be viewed on Google Play, YouTube and Amazon Prime currently.
