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It is part of the AFI 100 Years… series, which has been compiling lists of the greatest films of all time in various categories since 1998. It was unveiled on a three-hour prime time special on CBS television on June 14, 2006. [1] The films were selected by a jury of over 1,500 people involved in the film industry, who were polled in November ...
This is a list of nonfiction works that have been made into feature films. The title of the work is followed by the work's author, the title of the film, and the year of the film. If a film has an alternate title based on geographical distribution, the title listed will be that of the widest distribution area.
7 Days in Hell (2015) – sports mockumentary television film inspired by the Isner–Mahut marathon men's singles match at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships [1]; 10 Days in a Madhouse (2015) – biographical film about undercover journalist Nellie Bly, a reporter for Joseph Pulitzer's New York World who had herself committed to the Women's Lunatic Asylum on Blackwell's Island to write an ...
The next best thing are any of these motivational football movies—that'll leave you feeling inspired even if you don't know the rules. Many of these feel-good movies are based on real events ...
Age of Consent (1969) – British-Australian romantic comedy drama film based loosely on Norman Lindsay, who travels to a rural township of New South Wales in search of scenic inspiration, but who meets instead a wild adolescent girl who serves as his model and muse [236]
This superhero comedy still holds up with its great effects (for the time), plus a fun, fast-paced script—and a stellar cast that perfectly embodies a hilarious variety of high school movie cliches.
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]
Despite the compelling source material, “Ordinary Angels" is one of those movies where you can predict developments with certainty. You know in your bones when the phone's about to ring with a ...