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This is an index of articles that features lists of films based on real-life events. As new entries are produced, they should be included to ensure the list remains current and complete. List of films based on actual events (before 1940)
In 2020, the horrific story was turned into a true-crime drama. Based on a book by Robert Kolker, Lost Girls centers on real-life activist Mari Gilbert (Amy Ryan), who brought attention to the ...
Marie (also known as Marie: A True Story) is a 1985 American biographical film starring Sissy Spacek as Marie Ragghianti, former head of the Tennessee Board of Pardons and Paroles, who was removed from office in 1977 after refusing to release prisoners on whose behalf bribes had been paid to aides to Governor Ray Blanton. Ragghianti, a single ...
This movie is based on the 2013 book The Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine, Madness, and Murder by Charles Graeber, which chronicles the crimes of Cullen, a real-life convicted serial killer ...
The Act (2019) – true crime drama miniseries based on the real life of Gypsy-Rose Blanchard and the murder of her mother, Dee Dee Blanchard, who was accused of abusing her daughter by fabricating illness and disabilities as a direct consequence of Munchausen syndrome by proxy [21]
Life may imitate art, but sometimes art imitates life right back. True stories have served as fodder for media for decades across television, films, and even podcasts. Major moments in history ...
Endgame (2015) – biographical drama film based on the true story of real life teacher Jose Juan "J.J." Guajardo [62] The Enfield Haunting (2015) – British horror drama miniseries about a series of bizarre events around the phenomena collectively known as the "Enfield Poltergeist" that took place at a council house from August 1977 to 1979 [63]
Based on the true story of murderer Rodney Alcala, Woman of the Hour, which hit Netflix on Friday, October 18, explores the notorious serial killer and sex offender who found his next potential ...