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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.
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]
16. Moonlight (2016). Who's in it: Mahershala Ali, Alex R. Hibbert, Ashton Sanders, Trevante Rhodes Rating: R Runtime: 111 minutes This touching coming-of-age tale follows the life of Chiron as he ...
Girl in the Closet is a 2023 American true crime drama television film directed by Jaira Thomas and written by Sa'Rah Jones and Courtney Miller. The film based on the true story of Lauren Kavanaugh who was locked in a closet for six years and endured physical and sexual abuse by her biological mother and stepfather. Her biological mother ...
Dolemite Is My Name. Eddie Murphy made his glorious return to R-rated comedy with this biopic on Rudy Ray Moore, the multi-hyphenate comedian who created the kung-fu fighting pimp Dolemite.
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.
35. Life (1999). Cast: Eddie Murphy, Martin Lawrence, Ned Beatty, R. Lee Ermey Directed by: Ted Demme Two New Yorkers, Ray Gibson and Claude Banks, travel to Mississippi on a bootlegging mission ...
Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey is a 2018 Canadian-American true crime film, directed by Jim Donovan. The film was released on September 30, 2018, by Lifetime in United States and by Showcase in Canada. On June 4, 2021, it was released worldwide by Netflix. [1] The film stars Katie Douglas, Rossif Sutherland, and David James Elliott.