Best Based On True Story Movies & TV Series of the 1950s

Looking for the best based on true story movies and TV series of the 1950s? These 13 are the highest-rated on 3eyedraven, weighted by vote count so a handful of glowing reviews never beats a proven favourite.

A Night to Remember 1958 ★ 7.6

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral 1957 ★ 7.0

Compulsion 1959 ★ 7.1

The Dam Busters 1955 ★ 6.9

Dunkirk 1958 ★ 6.8

The Inn of the Sixth Happiness 1958 ★ 6.8

Reach for the Sky 1956 ★ 6.9

Pork Chop Hill 1959 ★ 6.7

Odette 1950 ★ 6.4

Cheaper by the Dozen 1950 ★ 6.4

The Far Horizons 1955 ★ 6.3

The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing 1955 ★ 6.1

Drum Beat 1954 ★ 6.1