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Here are the films based on real life events to look out for

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Directorial debut from Rupert Everett, The Happy Prince is a heartfelt account of Oscar Wilde's final years in Europe that just holds itself together. Colin Firth and Emily Watson feature.

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Starring Rooney Mara as Jesus's right-hand woman, Mary Magdalene retells her story with moreish visuals from the director of Lion but with little sense of epic biblical drama

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Featuring a never-better Margot Robbie and a Bafta award winning performance from Allison Janney, I, Tonya tells the real-life story of figure skater Tonya Harding and her rocky career

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An accomplished Churchill biopic from Atonement director Joe Wright, Darkest Hour is one of Gary Oldman's finest

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Jake Gyllenhaal battles strong emotions in Stronger, a true story drama about a famous survivor of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings

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In this epic biopic, filmmaker Sophie Fiennes weaves together archive footage and concert clips to create an illuminating portrait of the legendary singer and model

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Borg/McEnroe is a great double portrait for fans of the tennis stars – but, even with an incendiary Shia LaBeouf performance, the film whips up little excitement off the court

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From Salma Hayek's Frida Kahlo to Kirk Douglas' Van Gogh, here are the greatest portraits of the great artists

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'Tom of Finland' drew joyous, taboo-busting gay cartoons, and this biopic tells his story

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Neruda is a quirky post-modern biopic about Chile's most famous poet that will irritate some and charm others

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Natalie Portman, Daniel Radcliffe, Matthew Mcconaughey, Bryan Cranston... When it comes to 'true story' films, 2016 has attracted plenty of talent. But has it been put to good use?

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In an excellent new biopic starring Ethan Hawke, Chet Baker struggles with love, drugs, and life itself

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Xavier Giannoli introduces his latest film, Marguerite, about an opera singer who can't quite hear the sound of her own voice.

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New film about the controversial Apple pioneer has the dual talents of Danny Boyle and Michael Fassbender at the helm

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Jay Roach's biographical drama Trumbo starring Bryan Cranston arrives at London cinemas

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Oscar buzz already surrounding this new film about a transgender woman, The Danish Girl. Eddie Redmayne stars in the true story of Einar Wegener

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New Stephen Frears' film, Lance Armstrong biopic The Program comes to the London Film Festival starring Ben Foster as the notorious cyclist.

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New James Dean biopic Life is a low-key but ultimately flat portrait of a Hollywood icon, coming to London cinemas this weekend

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New film on in London about the life of Pier Pasolini: Director Abel Ferrara presents an intriguing biopic about Pasolini's last hours.

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Director Bill Pohlad's Love & Mercy movie about Beach Boys. 2015 channels the summer of the 1960s with a new biopic about Brian Wilson

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Much loved actor Sir Ian McKellen fills us in on debunking the myth and portraying dementia in the new Sherlock Holmes movie from director Bill Condon. 

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After making a buzz on Broadway, this musical biopic of singer/songwriter sensation Carole King hits the West End.