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The Empress Wu Tse-tien (Chinese: 武則天) (1939) – Chinese historical film based on the life of Wu Zetian, the only female emperor in Chinese history [444] The Flying Irishman (1939) – biographical drama film about Douglas Corrigan 's 1938 unofficial transatlantic flight in a dilapidated Curtiss Robin light aircraft [ 445 ]
Alexander (2004) – epic historical drama film based on the life of the ancient Macedonian general and king Alexander the Great [11] The Aryan Couple (2004) – British-American historical drama film loosely based on the life events of Hungarian Jewish industrialist Manfred Weiss and his Manfréd Weiss Steel and Metal Works [12]
3 Days in Quiberon (German: v3 Tage in Quiberon) (2018) – German-Austrian-French drama film focusing on three days during the last year of Romy Schneider's life [1]; 12 Strong (2018) – action war drama film based on the story of U.S. 5th Special Forces Group who were sent to Afghanistan immediately after the September 11 attacks and up to the fall of Mazar-i-Sharif [2]
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]
The Sound of a Flower (Korean: 도리화가) (2015) – South Korean historical drama film based on the life of Jin Chae-seon, who became Joseon's first female pansori singer in 1867 [139] Spare Parts (2015) – biographical drama film based on the true story of a group of students from Carl Hayden High School , who won the first place over M.I ...
Pages in category "Documentary films about historical events" The following 77 pages are in this category, out of 77 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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]
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.