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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)
The 1958 Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition (Showa Station) inspired the 1983 hit film Antarctica, of which Eight Below is a remake. [3] [4] Eight Below adapts the events of the 1958 incident, moved forward to 1993. [5] In the 1958 event, 15 Sakhalin Husky sled dogs were abandoned when the expedition team was unable to return to the base.
Wild America grossed $7.3 million. [1] Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator, reports that 27% of 22 surveyed critics gave the film a positive review; the average rating is 4.5/10. The site's consensus states: "Wild America has the appearance of an old-school wilderness adventure, but lacks an involving story to anchor all the outdoor action." [2]
29th Street (1991) – comedy drama film based on the true-life story of actor Frank Pesce, who won the first New York State Lottery in 1976 [84]; A Triumph of the Heart: The Ricky Bell Story (1991) – biographical drama television film recounting the life of Ricky Bell, a Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back sickened with dermatomyositis, and Ryan Blankenship, a physically impaired child [85]
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 Alamo (2004 film) All About Eve; All My Life (2020 film) Alone yet Not Alone; The Alphabet Killer; American Murderer; American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally; Amish Grace; Anatomy of a Hate Crime; And the Band Played On (film) And Then There Was One (1994 film) Any Day Now (2012 film) Apollo 11 (1996 film) Apollo 13 (film) Argentina, 1985 ...
The true story of the 855 Black women in the Women's Army Corps during World War II – the only all-Black Women's Army Corps unit overseas during the war – is getting the due it deserves in ...
Tyler Perry is spotlighting a lesser-known piece of World War II history in his new Netflix film, The Six Triple Eight. Based on a WWII History Magazine article by Kevin M. Hymel, the film, out ...