Originally Posted by u-Bob

In the Name of the Father (based on a true story).

Conspiracy (a recreation of the Wannsee Conference)

Beyond the Steppes (the writer/director based the story on the life of her grandmother.) (worth watching!)

The People Vs. Larry Flynt

Das Experiment (A psychological experiment in which test subjects are divided into "prisoners" and "guards". Story based on the 1971 stanford experiments.)

Dirty Pictures (A museum curator on trial for displaying "obscene" photographs defends his free speech rights. Based on a true story.)

and: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (fiction, but banned in a lot of countries because of how critical it was of certain political practices)