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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.
The 1980s (pronounced "nineteen-eighties", shortened to "the '80s" or "the Eighties") was the decade that began on January 1, 1980, and ended on December 31, 1989.. The decade saw a dominance of conservatism and free market economics, and a socioeconomic change due to advances in technology and a worldwide move away from planned economies and towards laissez-faire capitalism compared to the 1970s.
October 21 – 1980 World Series: The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Kansas City Royals, 4 games to 2, to win their first World Series Title. October 28 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan debate in Cleveland, Ohio. Reagan's genial, witty performance causes him to overtake Carter in the polls.
The decade of the 1980s in Western cinema saw the return of studio-driven pictures, coming from the filmmaker-driven New Hollywood era of the 1970s. [1] The period was when the "high concept" picture was established by producer Don Simpson, [2] where films were expected to be easily marketable and understandable.
ABC’s 1983 film overcame censors, political interference and spooked advertisers to become one of the most-watched TV events of all time. This TV movie from the 1980s helped change the course of ...
The Reagan Era: A History of the 1980s (Columbia University Press, 2015) Schmertz, Eric J. et al. eds. Ronald Reagan's America 2 Volumes (1997) articles by scholars and officeholders; Wilentz, Sean. The Age of Reagan: A History, 1974–2008 (2008) detailed narrative by liberal historian
Captain America (1944) Captain America (1979) Captain America (1990) Captain America II: Death Too Soon (1979) Captain America: Brave New World (2025) Captain America: Civil War (2016) [11] Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) [11] Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) [11] Captain Marvel (2019) [11] Casper (1995) [15] Casper: A ...
The Eighties is a documentary miniseries which premiered on CNN on March 31, 2016. [1] Produced by Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman's studio Playtone, it serves as a follow-up to the predecessors The Sixties and The Seventies [1] with a 7-part series chronicling events and popular culture of the United States during the 1980s.