The 10 Best Movies Based on True Crimes

7. The Irishman

The Irishman, Martin Scorcese’s (very) long-form Netflix film, follows truck driver Frank Sheeran as he becomes embroiled and deeply immersed in organized crime in the 1950s. The epic crime story is based on Charles Brandt’s nonfiction book I Heard You Paint Houses, published in 2004.