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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 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)
Based on a true story, [2] the film follows a young mother's search to bring her daughter's killer to justice. Laurie Phillips ( Markie Post ) is distraught when her five-year-old daughter Marilee (Sarah Freeman) is discovered murdered.
Thicker Than Blood: The Larry McLinden Story is a 1994 drama television film directed by Michael Dinner, written by Judson Klinger, and starring Peter Strauss, Rachel Ticotin and Lynn Whitfield. The film first aired on March 6, 1994 on the Columbia Broadcasting System. [1] It is based on a true story of a Californian custody battle. [2] [3]
Too Young to Die? is a 1990 television movie starring Brad Pitt and Juliette Lewis. It touches on the debate concerning the death penalty. It is based on a true story. Three years later, Pitt and Lewis would reunite, portraying somewhat similar characters, in Kalifornia.
In the US, the film was issued on DVD via Lifetime Television as part of "The True Stories Collection" series. [10] In recent years, Fisher Klingenstein Films issued the film on Amazon Video. In the UK, the film was released on VHS and DVD.
Moment of Truth is a anthology series of made-for-television films produced for and aired by NBC from 1993 until 1998. As with most films of the time, the series specifically targeted women and mainly featured everyday women, including their daughters, in some kind of peril, danger or other situation, which were often adapted from real-life events, promoted as "ripped from the headlines".
Anything to Survive, also called Almost Too Late, is a 1990 Canadian-American coproduced disaster survival film directed by Zale Dalen and starring Robert Conrad, Matt LeBlanc and Emily Perkins. It is loosely based on the book "Almost Too Late" by Elmo Wortman, which is the true story of the Wortman family of Prince of Wales Island, Alaska. [2]