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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)
It is loosely based on the true story of Adolfo de Jesús Constanzo, a drug lord and the leader of a religious cult that practiced human sacrifice. [1] [2] Constanzo and his followers, called the Narco-satanists, [3] kidnapped and murdered The University of Texas junior Mark J. Kilroy in the spring of 1989.
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 movie is based on the 2013 book The Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine, Madness, and Murder by Charles Graeber, which chronicles the crimes of Cullen, a real-life convicted serial killer ...
Based loosely on the true story of former CIA lawyer Adam Ciralsky, season 1 of the comedic thriller found CIA newcomer Owen in a series of life-or-death situations as he fell deeper into the case ...
Chris Messina in "Based on a True Story" Season 2. (Colleen Hayes/Peacock) (Colleen Hayes/Peacock) Chris, I know your character, Nathan, gets back into teaching tennis this season.
Heat is based on the true story of Neil McCauley, a calculating criminal and ex-Alcatraz inmate who was tracked down by Detective Chuck Adamson in 1964. [12] [13] In 1961, McCauley was transferred from Alcatraz to McNeil Island Corrections Center, as mentioned in the film. He was released in 1962 and immediately began planning new crimes.
The new inspirational golf movie "The Long Game" is based on a true story and stars Dennis Quaid and Jay Hernandez. Learn all about the film now in theaters.