From biographical dramas to thrillers that keep fans on the edge of their seats, the best martial arts movies based on real-life martial artists serve as a unique amalgamation of history and cinema.

Ridley Scott’s two “Gladiator” movies aren’t exactly real history, but they are based on real history. In 2000’s “Gladiator,” Maximus Decimus Meridius (Russell Crowe) wasn’t a real ...

Movies at Sundance Film Festival told stories of grief, resilience. The themes mirrored real life too. "The post-apocalyptic movie as a genre shouldn’t be as relevant as it is," Meera Menon ...