Based on a True Story
by AmberMera007 | created - 13 Jan 2023 | updated - 8 months ago | PublicAnything that's based upon something/events that's happened.
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1. How to Murder Your Husband (2023 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 87 min | Drama
Nancy Crampton-Brophy, who had a knack for writing about murder and wrote about tumultuous relationships, fantasies about killing or running from her husband, and faking her own death, was arrested in 2022 for murdering her husband.
Director: Stephen Tolkin | Stars: Cybill Shepherd, Steve Guttenberg, Sandy Minh Abley, Primo Allon
Votes: 386
2. I Was Lorena Bobbitt (2020 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 97 min | Drama
An immigrant bride to a battered wife into an unlikely media sensation.
Director: Danishka Esterhazy | Stars: Jorja Cadence, Niamh Wilson, Patrice Goodman, Luke Humphrey
Votes: 347
3. Jodi Arias: Dirty Little Secret (2013 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 89 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
Based on the disturbing murder trial that gripped the nation, this Lifetime Original Movie tells the story of a seductive, aspiring photographer found guilty of killing her former lover.
Director: Jace Alexander | Stars: Tania Raymonde, Jesse Lee Soffer, Leah Pipes, Zane Holtz
Votes: 1,944
4. Bad Behind Bars: Jodi Arias (2023 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 90 min | Crime, Drama
A whole new side of infamous murderess Jodi Arias and how her story captivated the world for nearly a decade. A follow-up to one of Lifetime's most successful true-crime movies, "Jodi Arias: Dirty Little Secret" (2013).
Director: Rama Rau | Stars: Tricia Black, Adriano Sobretodo Jr., Lynn Rafferty, Maggie Cassella
Votes: 247
5. The Gabby Petito Story (2022 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 85 min | Drama
Follows Gabby's tragic murder, centering on her complicated relationship with her fiancé Brian Laundrie and what might have gone wrong during their cross-country trip.
Director: Thora Birch | Stars: Skyler Samuels, Evan Hall, Thora Birch, Douglas Taurel
Votes: 727
6. Hoax: The Kidnapping of Sherri Papini (2023)
TV-14 | 88 min | Crime, Drama
In 2016 Sherri Papini went for a run and didn't come home. This Northern California missing-person case quickly became a national story--especially after she returned and her story about being abducted wasn't adding up.
Director: Marta Borowski | Stars: Jaime King, Matt Hamilton, Josh Collins, Lossen Chambers
Votes: 449
7. Gwen Shamblin: Starving for Salvation (2023 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 88 min | Drama
Gwen Shamblin, a charismatic with a curated image, became known with her Christian diet program "Weigh Down Workshop", and was accused of exploitation and emotional, psychological, and physical abuse by the church's alleged cult practices.
Director: John L'Ecuyer | Stars: Jennifer Grey, Vincent Walsh, Alain Goulem, Gabrielle Miller
Votes: 374
8. The Burning Bed (1984 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 95 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
An abused battered wife has had enough of her husband beating up on her. Everywhere she turns for help, there's not much anyone will do. After he rapes her one night, she sets the bed on fire with him in it asleep.
Director: Robert Greenwald | Stars: Farrah Fawcett, Paul Le Mat, Richard Masur, Grace Zabriskie
Votes: 3,434
9. The Girl Who Escaped: The Kara Robinson Story (2023)
TV-14 | 88 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
It follows Kara Robinson as she survives an abduction and ultimately brings down a serial killer.
Director: Simone Stock | Stars: Katie Douglas, Cara Buono, Kristian Bruun, Erik Athavale
Votes: 3,813
10. A Rose for Her Grave: The Randy Roth Story (2023)
TV-14 | 88 min | Drama, Thriller
It follows the crimes of serial wife-killer Randy Roth and the woman who ultimately brought him to justice.
Director: Maritte Lee Go | Stars: Chrishell Stause, Colin Egglesfield, Laura Ramsey, Gavin Borders
Votes: 470
11. The Return of Alex Kelly (1999 TV Movie)
120 min | Drama
About a notorious Connecticut convicted rapist.
Director: Ted Kotcheff | Stars: Matthew Settle, Cassidy Rae, Barry Flatman, Wanda Cannon
Votes: 330
12. Cries Unheard: The Donna Yaklich Story (1994 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 91 min | Drama
Hooked on steroids and unable to control his bursts of sudden rage, a police officer keeps his wife under his thumb and routinely abuses her behind the closed doors of their house.
Director: Armand Mastroianni | Stars: Jaclyn Smith, Brad Johnson, Hilary Swank, David Lascher
Votes: 620
13. The Marla Hanson Story (1991 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 91 min | Drama
An aspiring model moves to New York City and meets a man during a photo shoot who helps her get an apartment in one of the buildings he manages. He then keeps hitting on her but she keeps ... See full summary »
Director: John Gray | Stars: Cheryl Pollak, Dale Midkiff, Kirk Baltz, Jack Blessing
Votes: 275
14. For the Love of My Child: The Anissa Ayala Story (1993 TV Movie)
89 min | Biography, Drama
A couple decides to birth another child as a bone-marrow donor to save their teenager from a terminal illness. When the public finds out about this, serious ethical questions about life and bodily autonomy arise.
Director: Waris Hussein | Stars: Priscilla Lopez, Tony Perez, Robin Thomas, Danny Nucci
Votes: 211
15. I Can Make You Love Me (1993 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 92 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A young beautiful computer technician starting off her career in Silicon Valley during the 1980s is stalked and harassed by a deranged colleague with a twisted obsession.
Director: Michael Switzer | Stars: Richard Thomas, Brooke Shields, Viveka Davis, William Allen Young
Votes: 1,850
16. Hostile Advances: The Kerry Ellison Story (1996 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama
Kerry Ellison is sexually harassed at work. No matter how much she complains, the problem, Jack Gilcrest, is unstoppable. Kerry's only left option is court. Will she win?
Director: Allan Kroeker | Stars: Rena Sofer, Victor Garber, Maria Ricossa, Réal Andrews
Votes: 232
17. Crimes of Passion: Escape from Terror - The Teresa Stamper Story (1995 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama
Teresa Walden-Stamper is happily married to her husband Paul Stamper and together they have one daughter Katie Stamper. The marriage seems happy until Paul starts abusing Teresa and becomes... See full summary »
Director: Michael M. Scott | Stars: Adam Storke, Maria Pitillo, Brad Dourif, Tony Becker
Votes: 286
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