8 NETFLIX MOVIES BASED ON TRUE STORIES THAT YOU HAVE TO SEE

You are a movie lover but you don't know what else you can see, check out these 8 netflix movies based on real events that you have to see.

Knowing that they are based on real events can completely change the emotion of watching the movie and Netflix has set the task to put the best ones so you can see them whenever you want.

1. Roxanne Roxanne

At the age of 14, Roxanne was well on her way to becoming a hip-hop legend as she hustled to provide for her family while defending herself from the dangers of the streets of the Queensbridge Projects in NYC. Chanté Adams plays rapper Roxanne Shanté in the dramatic biopic that also stars Mahershala Ali and Nia Long.

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2. Wild

Wild is a film based on the chronicle of one woman's 1,100-mile solo hike undertaken as a way to recover from a recent personal tragedy. Based on Cheryl Strayed's 2012 memoir Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail, the film stars Reese Witherspoon as Strayed, alongside Laura Dern (as Strayed's mother)

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3. Miracles from Heaven

Based on the book of the same name written by Christy Beam, Miracles from Heaven recounts the true story of her young daughter who had a near-death experience and was later cured of an incurable disease. The film stars Jennifer Garner who portrays Beam, a Texas mama whose Christian faith is tested by her child's potentially fatal diagnosis.

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4. Veronica

In this Spanish horror film, a teenager unleashes a demonic presence after attempting to use a Ouija board to summon her father’s spirit. Veronica is based on the true story of Estefania Gutierrez Lazaro, a real girl who died in 1992.

She had reportedly used a Ouija board in an attempt to contact the spirit of her recently deceased boyfriend, and friends say that she suffered seizures and hallucinations for months afterward. Her parents also claimed that their house was haunted.

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5. Lion

Lion is another film that made waves at the Oscars, receiving six nominations in 2017 including Best Picture. The film tells the remarkable story of a young Indian boy, Saroo, who gets lost on a train which takes him thousands of miles across India, away from home and family.

After being lost and left to fend on his own, he is adopted by an Australian couple (Nicole Kidman). With only a distant memory of his family, he sets out to find his birth parents more than two decades later

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6. 8 Mile

The #1 box office hit 8 Mile is based loosely on Eminem's actual upbringing, and follows white rapper B-Rabbit (Eminem) and his attempt to launch a career in a genre dominated by African-Americans. 8 Mile was also a commercial success; Eminem won the Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Lose Yourself."

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7. I, Tonya

I, Tonya follows the real life of figure skater Tonya Harding and her connection to the 1994 attack on her rival Nancy Kerrigan. The award-winning film is a dark comedic tale portraying Harding’s white-trashed rise to fame, and her ex-husband’s grotesque plan to attack Kerrigan.

Allison Janney, who plays Harding's mother LaVona Golden, won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, and Margot Robbie receive a nomination for Best Actress.

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8. Morgana

A remote lakeside village hides an old and terrifying secret. One hundred years after the suicide of a woman named Morgana, a newcomer is confronted with the terrifying reality that the lost soul is looking for new blood. This haunting thriller stars Siouzana Melikian, Lilia Aragon, Iran Castillo, Luis Felipe Tovar, Eugenio Becker.

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