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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)
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]
21 (2008) – heist drama film inspired by the story of the MIT Blackjack Team as told in Bringing Down the House, the best-selling 2003 book by Ben Mezrich [1]; 120 (2008) – Turkish war drama film based on the true story of 120 children who died in 1915 carrying ammunition for the Battle of Sarikamish against the Russians during World War I [2]
The McKenzie Break (1970) – British war drama film loosely reflecting real-life events at POW camp in Ontario, Canada; in particular, the interception of German attempts to communicate in code with the captured U-boat ace Otto Kretschmer, and the "trial" of Captain Hans-Joachim Rahmlow and his second-in-command, Bernhard Berndt from U-570 ...
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.
List of films based on amusement park attractions* List of films based on animated series* List of films based on games* List of films based on video games; List of films based on music* List of films based on plays* List of films based on operas; List of films based on stage plays or musicals; List of films based on radio series
8. “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial” Suitable for: Kids ages 8+; Rated PG-13 Run time: 115 minutes Steven Spielberg's classic sci-fi story of an extraterrestrial stranded on planet Earth is pure ...
This is an index of articles that features lists of films based on real-life events. List of 2000 films based on actual events; List of 2001 films based on actual events; List of 2002 films based on actual events; List of 2003 films based on actual events; List of 2004 films based on actual events; List of 2005 films based on actual events