Top 5 best 'based on true story'-movies in 1980

Based on MovieMeter ratings, these are the 5 best 'based on true story'-movies released in the year 1980

This is a list of the best 5 'based on true story'-movies from 1980 and highly rated on MovieMeter.

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Top 5 best 'based on true story'-movies in 1980

1	Lion of the Desert (1980) Alternative title: Omar Mukhtar: Lion of the Desert Biography, Drama 173 minutes	3,8(159) 3
2	The Elephant Man (1980) Drama, Biography 124 minutes	3,79(1.882) 3
3	'Breaker' Morant (1980) Alternative title: Breaker Morant Drama, War 107 minutes	3,48(78)
4	Brubaker (1980) Drama, Crime 132 minutes	3,46(358) 3
5	McVicar (1980) Crime, Drama 90 minutes	3,13(31)