15 Love Movies Inspired by True Facts

We are used to thinking that, no matter how good a movie is, what happens on screen is far from reality. However, there are times when, for the creation of sincere films, directors are inspired by the stories of people who really existed.

O awesome.club will introduce you to some movies inspired by true love stories.

American comedian and singer Fanny Brice is a simple girl from the suburbs who dreams of glory, which is why she begins her artistic career with vaudeville. Meeting the professional player Nicky Arnstein is a crucial moment for the girl, because when she falls in love, she abandons her career for him.

IMDb Movie Ranking Rating (0-10): 7.6

King Christian VII of Denmark is mentally ill. The monarch spends his time in Copenhagen’s disreputable dens, which further aggravates his already unbalanced state. But the wild behavior not only harms him, it falls to the young Princess Caroline Matilde of Hannover. Fortunately, at a given moment, Dr. Struensee, who manages to help Christian, and Caroline Matilde have a strong bond with him.

IMDb Movie Ranking Rating (0-10): 7.6

Ben Carson, the protagonist of the film, dreamed of becoming a doctor since he was a little boy. His sincere and loving wife Candy, who is pregnant with twins, has a miscarriage. After a while, Ben separates two conjoined twins who were born joined at the head. Thanks to this difficult operation, Carson acquired a good reputation as a neurosurgeon.

IMDb Movie Ranking Rating (0-10): 7.8

A renowned American neuropsychologist described in detail the events that served as the basis for this film. Virgil, the main character, has been blind since birth. He works as a massage therapist at a spa in New York. One day, a girl named Amy arrives for a session. She feels sympathy for Virgil and they have an affair. She arranges a meeting between her beloved and eye surgeon Charles Aaron and the doctor does the impossible.

IMDb Movie Ranking Rating (0-10): 5.9

Serge Gainsbourg, singer and poet, finds inspiration in a rebellious and audacious lifestyle. His creativity cannot do without beautiful muses. One of them was Brigitte Bardot, with whom Gainsbourg had a whirlwind romance. Precisely to her he dedicated his great success “Je t’aime, moi non plus”.

IMDb Movie Ranking Rating (0-10): 6.9

Famous writer Amélie Nothomb decides to travel to Japan in search of inspiration. There, she begins giving private French lessons, and a young man named Rinri becomes her first student. Amélie’s life changes drastically as she now enjoys spontaneous travel, parties and reciprocal feelings.

IMDb Movie Ranking Rating (0-10): 6.4

The plot takes place during the First World War. French impressionist Pierre-Auguste Renoir discovers that his son Jean, who has left to fight in the war, has been wounded. The painter spends his last years on the Côte d’Azur and his only distraction is Ellen Andrée, a young model. When Jean returns from the front, he falls in love with the girl.

IMDb Movie Ranking Rating (0-10): 6.6

The happy life of Agata Mróz-Olszewska, a Polish volleyball player, is threatened by a serious illness: leukemia. This overshadows her entire successful sporting career, her friendship with the team – which brought her victory at the European Championship -, and her relationship with her beloved Jacek.

IMDb Movie Ranking Rating (0-10): 5.5

Donald finds Isabelle in a group of people suffering from autism. They tell each other the story of their lives and discover that they have a lot in common.

The script is inspired by the love of Jerry and Mary Newport, who suffered from one of the forms of autism: Asperger’s syndrome. They got married and divorced, then went through complicated states of depression and finally got back together after several years.

IMDb Movie Ranking Rating (0-10): 6.9

Despite her young age, Queen Victoria of England has been through a lot. One day, she finds herself involved in intrigues within the palace. On one side, in the struggle for the throne, is John Conroy, who tries to create discord with his mother, and on the other side, Leopold I, Victoria’s uncle. To influence the young woman’s life, Prince Albert sends his nephew to England. Victoria and he have an affair and soon the prince becomes her husband.

IMDb Movie Ranking Rating (0-10): 7.3

The determined and independent novelist Aurore Lucile Dupin, better known under the pseudonym George Sand, leads a life full of great passions and temptations. One day, she hears wonderful music in a house she has been invited to and is completely captivated. The writer is obsessed with personally meeting the composer of this piece of music, Frédéric Chopin. When Dupin decides to spend a few nights at the Duchess of Antan’s country house, she meets the composer who won her over from afar. There meet these two brilliant creative personalities.

IMDb Movie Ranking Rating (0-10): 7.0

This film is dedicated to the couple whose life was truly dramatic. Richard and Mildred, two lovers, decide to legalize their relationship. But that didn’t happen. Richard is a white male; Mildred is a black woman, and in the state of Virginia, where they live, interracial marriages are prohibited. The “newlyweds” are arrested; finally they decide to get married in Colombia and then return to their hometown.

IMDb Movie Ranking Rating (0-10): 7.0

Kuki Gallmann, the protagonist of the film, was in a car accident. After her recovery, she falls in love with a man named Paolo. The two take a perilous journey through Africa. The fight for survival in an inhospitable Kenya will unite the characters even more.

IMDb Movie Ranking Rating (0-10): 5.6

Biker gang member and drug dealer Sam Childers decides to turn his life around after leaving prison. His loving wife Lynn Childers directs him in a good way and he becomes devoutly religious. Then he opens a shelter for Sudanese children. To protect them, he is willing to use a weapon to defend them from the Lord’s Resistance Army.

Pictured on the right are the real Sam and Lynn Childers at the movie premiere.

IMDb Movie Ranking Rating (0-10): 6.8

John Smith is a traveler, researcher and soldier. In addition, he is also a true rebel who is preparing to pay for the rebellion carried out against the authorities during colonization – he was sentenced to hang. But the luck that accompanied him during his travels does not leave him at that moment, as the captain who made the decision to hang Smith decides to release him. Thus begins the hero’s adventures in Jamestown, where in wild conditions, he will find love – the Indian princess Pocahontas.

IMDb Movie Ranking Rating (0-10): 6.7

And you, which movies would you add to this list? Leave a comment with any suggestions.