Based On True Story's Greatest Years, Ranked

When was the golden age of Based On True Story? We ranked every year by the accumulated weighted rating of its best Based On True Story titles — a year rises when it delivered many strongly-rated entries, not just a lone classic. Data from 3eyedraven's catalog.

  1. #1 2019 25 great titles Best: Chernobyl
  2. #2 2022 25 great titles Best: The Glory
  3. #3 2023 25 great titles Best: Oppenheimer
  4. #4 2018 25 great titles Best: Green Book
  5. #5 2024 25 great titles Best: Senna
  6. #6 2013 25 great titles Best: Hope
  7. #7 2016 25 great titles Best: Hacksaw Ridge
  8. #8 2020 25 great titles Best: Clouds
  9. #9 2017 25 great titles Best: A Taxi Driver
  10. #10 2025 25 great titles Best: I Swear
  11. #11 2021 25 great titles Best: Maid
  12. #12 2015 25 great titles Best: Narcos
  13. #13 2014 25 great titles Best: The Imitation Game
  14. #14 2005 24 great titles Best: 1 Litre of Tears
  15. #15 2012 22 great titles Best: Searching for Sugar Man
  16. #16 2011 21 great titles Best: The Intouchables
  17. #17 2006 18 great titles Best: The Pursuit of Happyness
  18. #18 2010 17 great titles Best: My Name Is Khan
  19. #19 2009 16 great titles Best: Prayers for Bobby
  20. #20 2002 14 great titles Best: City of God
  21. #21 2008 14 great titles Best: Front of the Class
  22. #22 2007 14 great titles Best: Freedom Writers
  23. #23 2026 14 great titles Best: Legends
  24. #24 2004 12 great titles Best: Downfall
  25. #25 2003 12 great titles Best: Memories of Murder
  26. #26 1993 12 great titles Best: Schindler's List
  27. #27 2000 11 great titles Best: One Hundred Steps
  28. #28 1989 10 great titles Best: Dead Poets Society
  29. #29 1999 10 great titles Best: The Straight Story
  30. #30 1997 10 great titles Best: Titanic
  31. #31 2001 9 great titles Best: A Beautiful Mind
  32. #32 1988 7 great titles Best: Mississippi Burning
  33. #33 1986 7 great titles Best: The Mission
  34. #34 1987 6 great titles Best: The Last Emperor
  35. #35 1982 6 great titles Best: Gandhi
  36. #36 1995 6 great titles Best: Braveheart
  37. #37 1992 5 great titles Best: Chaplin
  38. #38 1983 5 great titles Best: The Right Stuff