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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]
All My Life (2020 film) Alone yet Not Alone; The Alphabet Killer; American Murderer; American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally; Amish Grace; Anatomy of a Hate Crime; And the Band Played On (film) And Then There Was One (1994 film) Any Day Now (2012 film) Apollo 11 (1996 film) Apollo 13 (film) Argentina, 1985; Argo (2012 film) Arthur the King ...
Based on the biography American Prometheus by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin, the three-hour masterpiece that all but swept the 2024 Oscars delves into the life and work of physicist J. Robert ...
The life of Elvis Presley was turned into a biographical drama in 2022’s “Elvis,” with Austin Butler starring in the titular role. The film follows the life of the late musician under the ...
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 ...
Miracle in Lane 2 (2000) – biographical family drama television film based on the life of Justin Yoder, who was the first person with a disability to compete in the All American Soapbox Derby [80] The Miracle Worker (2000) – biographical drama television film based on the life of Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan's struggles to teach her [81]
Glen Powell cemented his A-list status with this jovial, fact-based comedy-thriller from director Richard Linklater based on an infamous Texas Monthly article about Gary Johnson, a mild-mannered ...