Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "real-life"

1. Skam España (2018–2020)

25 min | Drama, Romance

The series accompanies a group of 16-year-olds on the journey of their life following day to day in real time. Dependence on social media, how they face sex, love and ruptures, religion, the search of their identity and the need to fit in.

Stars: Alba Planas, Hajar Brown, Irene Ferreiro, Nicole Wallace

Votes: 1,176

2. Team Foxcatcher (2016)

TV-14 | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

Documentary filmmaker Jon Greenhalgh examines the life of Dave Schultz, a professional wrestler who was part of 'Team Foxcatcher', funded by multi-millionaire John du Pont.

Director: Jon Greenhalgh | Stars: John du Pont, Dave Schultz, Mike Gostigian, Ray Wilson

Votes: 7,235

3. Merlí. Sapere Aude (2019–2021)

TV-MA | 50 min | Comedy, Drama

When Pol enrolls in university in pursuit of a philosophy degree, he's challenged and enticed by new friends and an intimidating professor.

Stars: Carlos Cuevas, María Pujalte, Pablo Capuz, Boris Ruiz

Votes: 3,605

4. Zipper (2015)

R | 112 min | Drama, Thriller

A successful family man with a blossoming political career loses all sense of morality when he becomes addicted to using an escort agency.

Director: Mora Stephens | Stars: Patrick Wilson, Lena Headey, Ray Winstone, Richard Dreyfuss

Votes: 8,089

5. Project Runway All Stars (2012– )

60 min | Reality-TV

Past designers come back to compete for another chance to be the winner of Project Runway.

Stars: Georgina Chapman, Isaac Mizrahi, Alyssa Milano, Zanna Roberts Rassi

Votes: 1,906

6. Cutthroat Kitchen (2013– )

TV-G | 60 min | Game-Show, Reality-TV

Chefs are asked to overcome major obstacles and acts of sabotage in this reality competition.

Stars: Alton Brown, Simon Majumdar, Jet Tila, Antonia Lofaso

Votes: 2,231

7. Kiss Me First (2018)

TV-MA | 46 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

A lonely video game addict new to the online world of Azana meets a confident party girl with a dark secret.

Stars: Tallulah Haddon, Simona Brown, Matthew Beard, Freddie Stewart

Votes: 4,221

8. Sound City (2013)

Not Rated | 107 min | Documentary, Music

A documentary on the fabled recording studio that was located in Van Nuys, California.

Director: Dave Grohl | Stars: Trent Reznor, Tom Petty, Mick Fleetwood, Vinny Appice

Votes: 13,442 | Gross: $0.42M

9. Cor, Blimey! (2000 TV Movie)

108 min | Drama, Romance

Dramatisation of the love affair between Sidney James and Barbara Windsor, played out against the backdrop of the 'Carry On' films during the 1960s and 1970s.

Director: Terry Johnson | Stars: Jacqueline Defferary, Geoffrey Hutchings, David McAlister, Jason Round

Votes: 430

10. Don't Look Back (2024)

43 min | Documentary, Short

Paul's story is told of how he gained his independence, and eventually (with the help of others), in 2019 managed to get the funds together to Produce the now named 'Give Them Wings' through people who know him best.

Director: Matthew Bland | Stars: Matthew Bland, Ian Carter, Bill Fellows, Mark Forster

11. One More Time with Feeling (2016)

PG | 113 min | Documentary, Music

Explores the creative process of Nick Cave and his band as the singer struggles with an unspoken personal tragedy.

Director: Andrew Dominik | Stars: Nick Cave, Warren Ellis, Jim Sclavunos, Susie Bick

Votes: 5,532

12. Full Dive: This Ultimate Next-Gen Full Dive RPG Is Even Shittier Than Real Life! (2021– )

TV-14 | Animation, Action, Comedy

Yuuki Hiroshi has just picked up Kiwame Quest, the realest VRMMO ever made. But this RPG is TOO lifelike; he can smell, taste, feel, and when he's hurt in it, his physical body is hurt too.... See full summary »

Stars: Daiki Yamashita, Fairouz Ai, Ayana Taketatsu, Haruki Ishiya

Votes: 604

13. Moonlit Winter (2019)

105 min | Drama, Romance

Yoon-Hee lives with her teenage daughter Sae-Bom. On a winter day, Yoon-Hee receives a letter from Otaru, Japan. Sae-Bom accidentally reads the letter and learns about her mother's first love, which she never spoke about before.

Director: Dae Hyung Lim | Stars: Kim Hee-ae, Yûko Nakamura, Kim Sohye, Sung Yoo-bin

Votes: 1,145

14. 1 Litre of Tears (2005)

98 min | Drama

'1 Litre of Tears' is a Japanese movie mainly based on a published version of Diary.

Director: Riki Okamura | Stars: Asae Ônishi, Kazuko Katô, Kaori Torii, Yoshimi Ashikawa

Votes: 1,343

15. TPB AFK: The Pirate Bay Away from Keyboard (2013)

Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary

An intellectual freedoms documentary based around the interpersonal triumphs, and defeats of the three main characters against the largest industry in the known universe. The media industry.

Director: Simon Klose | Stars: Gottfrid Svartholm, Peter Sunde, Fredrik Neij, Peter Althin

Votes: 13,929

16. Steel-Man (2022)

133 min | Action, Comedy, Horror

Steel-Man, Pittsburgh's Official Superhero is hosting his Annual Comic Book Convention at the C3 Mall when a strange turn of events finds him battling an Army of the Undead as well as the Pittsburgh Underworld.

Director: Mike Palmer | Stars: Eliza Adams, John Adkins, Andy Allen, Jeremiah Altmiller

Votes: 9

17. The Last Alaskans (2015– )

41 min | Reality-TV

An eight-part special event that documents the lives of some of the most isolated people in America - the last of their kind - as they struggle and thrive in Alaska's untouched wilderness ... See full summary »

Stars: Bob Harte, Edna Korth, Heimo Korth, Ray Lewis

Votes: 1,074

18. The Marijuana Conspiracy (2020)

124 min | Drama

In 1972, young women looking for a fresh start in life endure isolated captivity in a true 98-day human experiment studying the effects of marijuana on females.

Director: Craig Pryce | Stars: Julia Sarah Stone, Hannah Vandenbygaart, Daniel DeSanto, Craig Burnatowski

Votes: 205

19. Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars (2017)

TV-MA | 135 min | Documentary, Biography, Music

A look at the life and work of guitarist Eric Clapton, told by those who have known him best, including BB King, Jimi Hendrix, and George Harrison.

Director: Lili Fini Zanuck | Stars: Eric Clapton, Duane Allman, Ginger Baker, Chuck Berry

Votes: 2,537

20. The Search for General Tso (2014)

Not Rated | 71 min | Documentary, Comedy, History

Who was General Tso, and why are we eating his chicken? This feature documentary explores the origins and ubiquity of Chinese-American food through the story of an iconic sweet and spicy chicken dish.

Director: Ian Cheney | Stars: Susan Carter, Ian Cheney, Philip Chiang, Andrew Coe

Votes: 1,845 | Gross: $0.01M

21. Megastructures (2004– )

G | 47 min | Documentary

This documentary series focuses on extreme construction projects -- be they the biggest, tallest, longest or deepest in the world -- and the machines used to create extraordinary structures.

Stars: Jonathan Hart, Tom Goodman-Hill, Greg Stebner, Jay Simon

Votes: 1,065

22. Wall Street Warriors (2006– )

25 min | Documentary

An HD documentary series examining the extreme power and intense competition that defines Wall Street, seen through the eyes of those who thrive there.

Stars: Nathalie Emmanuel, Brett Hickey, Mark Jawdoszyn, Lance Cooley

Votes: 344

23. Cars of the Revolution (2008)

120 min | Drama

In the years of military coup, Turkey was unable to produce its own cars. But Pasha believed that Turkish people can produce their own cars so he ordered 2 cars. Gunduz and engineers with him must produce 2 cars in only 130 days.

Director: Tolga Örnek | Stars: Taner Birsel, Ali Düsenkalkar, Halit Ergenç, Sait Genay

Votes: 12,694

24. The Institute (2012)

Not Rated | 92 min | Documentary, Crime, Mystery

A documentary on the Jejune Institute, a mind-bending San Francisco phenomenon where 10,000 people became "inducted" without ever quite realizing what they'd signed up for.

Director: Spencer McCall | Stars: Arye Bender, Boston Blake, Jeff Hull, Chelsea London Lloyd

Votes: 1,405

25. Scarred (2007– )

TV-MA | Reality-TV, Sport

The real life stories of how people were scarred or injured while attempting dangerous stunts on skateboard, snowboard and bmx; the wound often leaving a scar.

Stars: Jacoby Shaddix, Jason 'Wee Man' Acuña, CariDee English, Andy Samberg

Votes: 341

26. After the Fire (2011)

Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary

A gripping documentary detailing tales of incredible courage and cowardice in the aftermath of the 2000 Seton Hall Fire in New Jersey.

Director: Guido Verweyen

Votes: 107

27. Air Sex: The Movie (2014)

81 min | Documentary, Comedy, Sport

A feature length documentary film about the most bizarre touring comedy show there is - the Air Sex World Championships.

Director: Jonathan Evans | Stars: David Arquette, Scott Colton, David Liebe Hart, Twanna Hines

Votes: 43

28. Challenges

125 min | Documentary, Drama | Completed

A documentary that profiles four different women through personal tragedies and how they try to overcome them. Will they be able to triumph or fail?

Directors: CJ Johnson, Michael Longs | Stars: Steve Najera, Ronda Briggs, Charles Hernandez, Leroy Bilal

29. Hit So Hard (2011)

Not Rated | 103 min | Documentary, Biography, Music

A documentary that follows Hole drummer Patty Schemel as she struggles with fame and addiction during the band's 1994-1995 world tour and after.

Director: P. David Ebersole | Stars: Patty Schemel, Courtney Love, Eric Erlandson, Melissa Auf der Maur

Votes: 737 | Gross: $0.03M

30. Autohead (2016)

97 min | Crime, Drama

A documentary crew starts to make a documentary about an Auto Rickshaw driver in Mumbai. As they dig deeper into his life they discover angst, sexual frustration and paranoia that leads to a terrible end.

Director: Rohit Mittal | Stars: Sampat Deepak, Ronjini Chakraborty, Vikrant Singh, Jhanvi Dwivedi

Votes: 416

31. O Casaco (2020)

26 min | Short, Drama

Karine Fernandes, a young black woman, is accused by a saleswoman of stealing her own coat in a store in Rio de Janeiro. After verifying that there was no similar coat being sold in the ... See full summary »

Director: Ernani Nunes | Stars: Dandara Mariana, Natália Rito, Felipe Fontoura, Darla França

Votes: 5

32. Mala Mala (2014)

Not Rated | 87 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama

A documentary about the power of transformation told through the eyes of 9 trans-identifying individuals in Puerto Rico.

Directors: Antonio Santini, Dan Sickles | Stars: Jason Carrión, Paxx Moll, Alberic Prados, Queen Bee Ho

Votes: 677 | Gross: $0.01M

33. Cajun Pawn Stars (2012–2013)

60 min | Reality-TV

Series follows Jimmie DeRamus and his team at Alexandria, Louisiana's famed Silver Dollar Pawn and Jewelry Center.

Stars: Johnnie DeRamus, Jimmie DeRamus, Mocean Melvin, Jerry Roshto

Votes: 726

34. The Human Experiment (2013)

Not Rated | 91 min | Documentary

A documentary that explores chemicals found in everyday household products.

Directors: Don Hardy, Dana Nachman | Star: Sean Penn

Votes: 665

35. Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride: Hunter S. Thompson on Film (2006)

73 min | Documentary, Biography

A documentary on the life and death of Hunter S. Thompson.

Director: Tom Thurman | Stars: Ed Bradley, Bob Braudis, Douglas Brinkley, William F. Buckley

Votes: 1,157

36. Cody Hughes' Pangea

Animation, Short | Filming

The film is based off of Alfred Wegener's theory of Continental Drift, which is when 2 million years ago, the continents were once joined together into a single landmass and soon broke ... See full summary »

Director: Cody Hughes | Stars: Post Malone, Connor Owens, Josh Worden, Cole Murrell

37. Vets in Practice (1997– )

30 min | Documentary

Vets in Practice, first broadcast on BBC One between August 1, 1996, and December 1, 2002, was the follow up to Vet's School, a show which followed a group of final year veterinary students... See full synopsis »

Stars: Trude Mostue, Lene Mostue, Tordis Mostue, Leif Mostue

Votes: 16

38. X-Rated: The Pop Videos They Tried to Ban (2004 TV Movie)

100 min | Documentary

Documentary tracing the history of the pop video and the way in which this marketing tool has frequently been used to create shock, outrage and controversy, all in a bid to sell records.

Director: Simon George | Stars: Alexander Armstrong, Mitch Benn, Alice Cooper, Kevin Godley

Votes: 37

39. Need for Speed: Shift (2009 Video Game)

E | Action, Sport

Local high school boy, James Kevin attempts to relive the good old days of his nostalgic and hotwheel-filled childhood by trying to learn how to drive real motor vehicles and race cars.

Directors: Ian Bell, Andy Garton | Stars: Dan Conroy, Dan Miracle

Votes: 1,061

40. Alive and Kicking (2021– )

Adventure, Drama, Family

'Los Espabilados' tells the story of Mickey L'Angelo, Guada, Yeray, Lucas and Samuel, a group of extraordinary young people who escape from a psychiatric center in search of their place in ... See full summary »

Stars: Álvaro Requena, Marco Sanz, Sara Manzano, Aitor Valadés

Votes: 133

41. Harmontown (2014)

Not Rated | 101 min | Documentary

A documentary that follows Dan Harmon on tour for his podcast series after he was fired from Community in 2012.

Director: Neil Berkeley | Stars: Dan Harmon, Jeff Bryan Davis, Erin McGathy, Spencer Crittenden

Votes: 2,511

42. I Am Santa Claus (2014)

Not Rated | 89 min | Documentary, Comedy, Drama

A documentary of an entire year in the lives of five real-bearded professional Santa Clauses to find out what the rest of the year is like for a man who perpetually looks like Jolly Saint Nick.

Director: Tommy Avallone | Stars: Mick Foley, Russell Spice, Jim Stevenson, Santa Claus

Votes: 712

43. Planet Coaster (2016 Video Game)

E | Adventure

Build and manage the theme park of your wildest dreams and creativity.

Director: James Dixon | Stars: Zac Antonaci, William Atherton, Dan Aykroyd, Nikki Braine

Votes: 236

44. Sudamerican Rockers (2014)

60 min | Biography, Drama, Music

Three teens start a band in the late 1970s, this is the beginning of the famous musical group; Los Prisioneros.

Stars: Michael Silva, Diego Boggioni, Eduardo Fernández, Roberto Farías

Votes: 198

45. Queercore: How To Punk A Revolution (2017)

TV-MA | 83 min | Documentary

A documentary on Queercore, the cultural and social movement that began as an offshoot of punk and was distinguished by its discontent with society's disapproval of the gay, bisexual, lesbian and transgender communities.

Director: Yony Leyser | Stars: John Waters, Bruce La Bruce, Beth Ditto, Kim Gordon

Votes: 275

46. SHK HeroForce (2018– )

Action, Adventure, Comedy

While Noah, Hope, and Eden are moving out of their old house, they discover a hidden virtual reality gaming console in the attic that acts as a portal between the game HeroForce and Real ... See full summary »

Stars: Hope Marie Nixon, Noah B. Nixon, Eden N. Nixon, Zane Nixon

Votes: 13

47. In Vogue: The Editor's Eye (2012 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary

Documentary film takes a look at some of the world's most influential fashion images as conceived by the magazine's iconic fashion editors.

Directors: Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato | Stars: Hamish Bowles, Grace Coddington, Carlyne Cerf de Dudzeele, Alber Elbaz

Votes: 763

48. Perfect Crimes (1991 TV Movie)

60 min | Crime

True stories about individuals seeking to commit a perfect crime.

Directors: Dan Jackson, Armand Mastroianni | Stars: Telly Savalas, Bruce Greenwood, Lisa Hartman, Dennis Farina

Votes: 18

49. Railway Children (2016)

120 min | Crime, Drama

12 year old Raju arrives on an unknown city platform. He's soon sucked into a gang run by 'Solution' that deals with petty crimes. A new life of adventure away from home begins, bringing along dangers of drugs, abuse, crime and also hope.

Director: Prithvi Konanur | Stars: Pari, Manohara, Syed Pervez, Yash Shetty

Votes: 162

50. Nothing Wasted (2020)

32 min | Documentary, Short, Crime

NOTHING WASTED is the incredible, real-life story of Bruce Roberts, a man who lost his parents at the age of eight in a tragic crime. His story is one of pain and brokenness that ... See full summary »

Director: Patrick Clark | Star: Bruce Roberts