The channel was dedicated to true-to-life drama films, mostly made for TV.

It showed films from a range of cinematic genres including crime, drama, animation, action and docusoaps, mostly based on real-life events.

Prior to True Movies' launch on 29 April 1993,[1] the channel was previously an unnamed part-time service found on TWC Re:Loaded from 1 March 2005,[2] before being renamed as Movies 333 on 21 March 2005.

On 26 October 2015 the channel was made available on Freeview in areas that support local TV.

On 24 July 2019, it was announced that the channel would be closed and replaced by Sony Movies Classic on 7 January 2020, which took effect after the temporary seasonal replacement Sony Movies Christmas on 10 September 2019.