They encourage his football career, even providing him with a tutor to help him prepare to be admitted to college. After being in the foster care system for several years, Oher is taken in by the Tuohy family (Tim McGraw and Sandra Bullock) who eventually adopting him. As the product of a drug addicted mother and a father absent due to imprisonment, Oher suffered a tough childhood where he was forced to attend several schools and repeat several grades. What it’s about: You may know Michael Oher from his NFL career, but this is his story before he discovered his football talent. If you’re looking for the best movies based on true stories to watch with the teens at your house, here are some of our favorites, in no real order.ġ0 of The Best Movies Based on True Stories to Watch with Kids The Blind Side, 2009 We aren’t movie critics and are probably a little easier to please than the Richard Roepers of the world, we love a feel good film with a good story that is somewhat closely told to the real life version.

We are huge fans of the true story fiction flick so in our search for the best movies based on true stories to watch as a family with teenagers, we have come across some amazing films.