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This is a list of films and miniseries that are based on actual events. All films on this list are from American production unless indicated otherwise.. True story films [1] gained popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s, with the production of films based on actual events that first aired on CBS, ABC, and NBC.
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)
Best Friends is a 1982 American romantic comedy film starring Burt Reynolds and Goldie Hawn. It is based on the true story of the relationship between its writers Barry Levinson and Valerie Curtin. The film was directed by Norman Jewison.
Based on David Grann’s 2017 book, Killers of the Flower Moon sets its sights on the people of the Osage Nation in 1920s Oklahoma. After oil was discovered beneath their reservation, a series of ...
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 ...
Night Crossing is a 1982 thriller drama film starring John Hurt, Jane Alexander and Beau Bridges.The film is based on the true story of the Strelzyk and Wetzel families who, on September 16, 1979, escaped from East Germany to West Germany in a homemade hot-air balloon during the Inner German border-era, when emigration to West Germany was strictly prohibited by the East German government.
Capsized: Blood in the Water is an American biographical natural horror-survival film, based on a true story from 1982. Roel Reiné directed the film, from a script written by Stephen David, with the story co-written by David, Tim K. Kelly and Jonathan Soule. The film plot centers around a small boat crew aboard a private yacht who are stranded ...
Glen Powell cemented his A-list status with this jovial, fact-based comedy-thriller from director Richard Linklater based on an infamous Texas Monthly article about Gary Johnson, a mild-mannered ...