He was uniquely honored in the historical Steven Spielberg film "Amistad" when he was portrayed by retired Associate Justice of the U. S. Supreme Court Harry Blackmun. Justice Blackmun portrays Justice Story reading the Supreme Court's decision in the case in which the film was based, and for which Justice Story is most widely remembered, "United States v. The Amistad Africans, et al." This is the only time in known film history that an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court has portrayed another Associate Justice.