This databank is where I’ll list every single film, book, video game and tv series that are based on true events and true stories. Though, it’s not completely guaranteed that every single film, book, video game and tv series might be featured on here.
If you want to contribute, please include a film, book, video game or tv series in the comments and add it like this:
A day out at the zoo (2004) | YouTube Productions | Watch on YouTube
Last Updated: 11th August 2025 at 8:27 am
Films
- Major Wilson's Last Stand (1899)
- The Story of the Kelly Gang (1906)
- Battleship Potemkin (1925)
- The General (1926)
- The Johnstown Flood (1926)
- Chicago (1927)
- Napoléon (1927)
- Abraham Lincoln (1930)
- Rasputin and the Empress (1932)
- In the Wake of the Bounty (1933)
- Cleopatra (1934)
- Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
- San Francisco (1936)
- You Only Live Twice (1937)
- Marie Antoinette (1938)
- Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)
- Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (1940)
- Edison, The Man (1940)
- Young Tom Edison (1940)
- Citizen Kane (1941)
- Sergeant York (1941)
- Gentleman Jim (1942)
- The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
- Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
- The Song of Bernadette (1943)
- The Fighting Rats of Tobruk (1944)
- The Fighting Sullivans (1944)
- Dillinger (1945)
- Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
- Night and Day (1946)
- Sister Kenny (1946)
- Till the Clouds Roll By (1946)
- Boomerang (1947)
- Call Northside 777 (1948)
- Rope (1948)
- Scott of the Antarctic (1948)
- Words and Music (1948)
- The Wooden Horse (1950)
- Young Man with a Horn (1950)
- 5 Fingers (1951)
- Appointment with Venus (1951)
- The Desert Fox (1951)
- I'll See You in my Dreams (1951)
- A Place in the Sun (1951)
- Gift Horse (Known in the USA as: Glory at Sea) (1952)
- Moulin Rouge (1952)
- Albert R.N. (1953)
- Houdini (1953)
- Titanic (1953)
- The Colditz Story (1955)
- The Dam Busters (1955)
- Sardar (1955)
- To Hell and Back (1955)
- The Battle of the River Plate (1956)
- Lust for Life (1956)
- Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
- The Wrong Man (1956)
- Man of a Thousand Faces (1957)
- Portland Exposé (1957)
- The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
- Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst (1957)
- The Three Faces of Eve (1957)
- I Want To Live! (1958)
- I Was Monty's Double (1958)
- The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958)
- A Night to Remember (1958)
- Too Much, Too Soon (1958)
- The Five Pennies (1959)
- Compulsion (1959)
- Inherit the Wind (1960)
- Psycho (1960)
- Sink the Bismarck! (1960)
- Spartacus (1960)
- Cast a Giant Shadow (1961)
- El Cid (1961)
- The Great Impostor (1961)
- Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
- Kappalottiya Thamizhan (1961)
- Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
- The Counterfeit Traitor (1962)
- Gypsy (1962)
- Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
- The Longest Day (1962)
- The Miracle Worker (1962)
- Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)
- The Password is Courage (1962)
- Cleopatra (1963)
- The Great Escape (1963)
- Miracle of the White Stallions (1963)
- PT 109 (1963)
- The Sadist (1963)
- Becket (1964)
- Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
- Zulu (1964)
- The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
- Battle of the Bulge (1965)
- Harlow (1965)
- The Sound of the Music (1965)
- The Battle of Algiers (1966)
- Born Free (1966)
- Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
- In Cold Blood (1967)
- The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967)
- The Boston Strangler (1968)
- Charge of the Light Brigade (1968)
- Isadora (1968)
- The Lion in Winter (1968)
- Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)
- Battle of Britain (1969)
- Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
- Ring of Bright Water (1969)
- Airport (1970)
- Cromwell (1970)
- Patton (1970)
- Shangani Patrol (1970)
- Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
- 10 Rillington Place (1971)
- Brian's Song (1971)
- Evel Knievel (1971)
- Dirty Harry (1971)
- The French Connection (1971)
- Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
- Lady Sings the Blues (1972)
- The Valachi Papers (1972)
- Badlands (1973)
- Dillinger (1973)
- The Exorcist (1973)
- Papillon (1973)
- Serpico (1973)
- Walking Tall (1973)
- The Day of the Jackal (1973)
- Lenny (1974)
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
- Dersu Uzala (1975)
- Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
- The Hindenburg (1975)
- Jaws (1975)
- The Legend of Lizzie Borden (1975)
- All the President's Men (1976)
- Bound for Glory (1976)
- Helter Skelter (1976)
- Sybil (1976)
- The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case (1976)
- The Town the Dreaded Sundown (1976)
- A Bridge Too Far (1977)
- MacArthur (1977)
- Operation Thunderbolt (1977)
- Midnight Express (1978)
- Escape from Alcatraz (1979)
- Apocalypse Now (1979)
- Breaker Morant (1980)
- Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
- The Elephant Man (1980)
- McVicar (1980)
- Raging Bull (1980)
- The Sea Wolves (1980)
- The Entity (1981)
- Gallipoli (1981)
- Mommie Dearest (1981)
- Reds (1981)
- Frances (1982)
- Gandhi (1982)
- Missing (1982)
- 10 to Midnight (1983)
- Adi Shankaracharya (1983)
- Cross Creek (1983)
- The Right Stuff (1983)
- Silkwood (1983)
- Viadukt (The Train Killer) (1983)
- Amadeus (1984)
- The Burning Bed (1984)
- The Killing Fields (1984)
- Dance with a Stranger (1985)
- The Doctor and the Devils (1985)
- The Emerald Forest (1985)
- The Falcon and the Snowman (1985)
- Into Thin Air (1985)
- Marie (1985)
- Out of Africa (1985)
- Sweet Dreams (1985)
- Mask (1985) (not the comedy!)
- Wallenberg: A Hero's Story (1985)
- Act of Vengeance (1986)
- At Close Range (1986)
- The Delta Force (1986)
- Heartburn (1986)
- Hoosiers (1986)
- The Mission (1986)
- Salvador (1986)
- Sid and Nancy (1986)
- Cry Freedom (1987)
- 84 Charing Cross Road (1987)
- Full Metal Jacket (1987)
- Hamburger Hill (1987)
- La Bamba (1987)
- The Last Emperor (1987)
- Matewan (1987)
- Nayakan (1987)
- The Untouchables (1987)
- White Mischief (1987)
- The Accused (1988)
- The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank (1988)
- Bird (1988)
- Bloody Wednesday (1988)
- Buster (1988)
- A Cry in the Dark (1988)
- Eight Men Out (1988)
- Mississippi Burning (1988)
- Running on Empty (1988)
- Talk Radio (1988)
- Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)
- Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
- Casualties of War (1989)
- A City of Sadness (1989)
- A Cry for Help: The Tracey Thurman Story (1989)
- Everybody's Baby: The Rescue of Jessica McClure (1989)
- Glory (1989)
- I Know My First Name is Steven (1989)
- Lean on Me (1989)
- My Left Foot (1989)
- Resurrected (1989)
- Small Sacrifices (1989)
- Awakenings (1990)
- Ek Doctor Ki Maut (1990)
- Europa Europa (1990)
- GoodFellas (1990)
- Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes (1990)
- Not Without My Daughter (1990)
- Reversal of Fortune (1990)
- Save and Protect (1990)
- The Krays (1990)
- Too Young To Die? (1990)
- Vincent and Theo (1990)
- White Hunter Black Heart (1990)
- As One (1991)
- Black Robe (1991)
- Bugsy (1991)
- JFK (1991)
- Let Him Have It (1991)
- Mission of the Shark (1991)
- Switched at Birth (1991)
- The Boys from St. Petri (1991)
- The Doors (1991)
- 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992)
- A League of Their Own (1992)
- Beyond the Law (1992)
- Chaplin (1992)
- Hoffa (1992)
- Lorenzo's Oil (1992)
- Malcom X (1992)
- Alive (1993)
- The Amy Fisher Story (1993)
- And the Band Played On (1993)
- Gettysburg (1993)
- Heaven & Earth (1993)
- The Puppetmaster (1993)
- Rudy (1993)
- Sardar (1993)
- Schindler's List (1993)
- Shadowlands (1993)
- 8 Seconds (1994)
- Ed Wood (1994)
- Heavenly Creatures (1994)
- The Madness of King George (1994)
- Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994)
- Quiz Show (1994)
- Tom & Viv (1994)
- Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story (1995)
- Apollo 13 (1995)
- Balto (1995)
- The Basketball Diaries (1995)
- Bombay (1995)
- Carrington (1995)
- • Casino (1995)
- • Citizen X (1995)
- • Dangerous Minds (1995)
- • Heat (1995)
- • Nixon (1995)
- • Operation Dumbo Drop (1995)
- • Disney's Pocahontas (1995)
- • Ravan Raaj: A True Story (1995)
- • The Young Poisoner's Handbook (1995)
- • Indictment: The McMartin Trial (1995)
- • Bastard Out Of Carolina (1996)
- • The Crucible (1996)
- • Deadly Voyage (1996)
- • The Dentist (1996)
- • Fly Away Home (1996)
- • The Ghost And The Darkness (1996)
- • Ghosts Of Mississippi (1996)
- • I Shot Andy Warhol (1996)
- • Killer: A Journal Of Murder (1996)
- • Michael Collins (1996)
- • White Squall (1996)
- • Amistad (1997)
- • Anastasia (1997)
- • Boogie Nights (1997)
- • Border (1997)
- • Donnie Brasco (1997)
- • Four Days In September (1997)
- • Iruvar (1997)
- • Kundun (1997)
- • Mrs. Brown (1997)
- • Paradise Road (1997)
- • Prefontaine (1997)
- • Private Parts (1997)
- • Rosewood (1997)
- • Selena (1997)
- • Seven Years In Tibet (1997)
- • Titanic (1997) (Leonardo DiCaprio & Kate Winslet)
- • Wilde (1997)
- • A Civil Action (1998)
- • Daun Di Atas Bantal (1998)
- • Elizabeth (1998)
- • Gia (1998)
- • Gods And Monsters (1998)
- • Patch Adams (1998)
- • Psycho (1998) (remake of the 1960's film.)
- • Saving Private Ryan (1998) (uses real footage from the British Army. Army footage archived by British Defense Film Library. http://ssvc.com/#archive )
- • Without Limits (1998)
- • Angela's Ashes (1999)
- • Anna And The King (1999)
- • Boys Don't Cry (1999)
- • Girl, Interrupted (1999)
- • The Hurricane (1999)
- • In Too Deep (1999)
- • The Insider (1999)
- • Man On The Moon (1999)
- • The Messenger: The Story Of Joan Of Arc (1999)
- • Music Of The Heart (1999)
- • October Sky (1999)
- • The Pirates Of Silicon Valley (1999)
- • RKO 281 (1999)
- • The Straight Story (1999)
- • Topsy-Turvy (1999)
- • All-American Girl: The Mary Kay Letourneau Story (2000)
- • Almost Famous (2000)
- • Bawandar (2000)
- • Bharathi (2000)
- • Chopper (2000)
- • The Dish (2000)
- • Erin Brockovich (2000)
- • Essex Boys (2000)
- • The Filth And The Fury (2000)
- • The Iron Ladies (2000)
- • Men Of Honor (2000)
- • Perfect Storm (2000)
- • Remember The Titans (2000)
- • Shadow Of The Vampire (2000)
- • Thirteen Days (2000)
- • When The Sky Falls (2000)
- • Ali (2001)
- • A Beautiful Mind (2001)
- • Behind Enemy Lines (2001)
- • The Believer (2001)
- • Black Hawk Down (2001)
- • Blow (2001)
- • Bully (2001)
- • The Cat's Meow (2001)
- • Enemy At The Gates (2001)
- • From Hell (2001)
- • Lincoln (2012)
- • Life, Animated (2016)
- • The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty
- • The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty (2015)
- • American Gangster
- • Dogtown And The Z-Boyz
- • Flash Of Genius
- • The King's Speech
- • 12 Years A Slave (2013)
- • Hotel Rwanda (2004)
- • Good Morning Vietnam
- • The Pursuit Of Happyness
- • Big Blue Eyes
- • Finding Neverland (2004)
- • Catching Me If You Can (2002)
- • Cass
- • Killer Elite
- • Rescue Dawn (2006)
- • Green Street
- • Glory Road (2006)
- • Invictus (2009)
- • American Sniper (2014)
- • The Pianist (2002)
- • Public Enemy Number One
- • Notorious
- • Get Rich Or Die Tryin'
- • 8 Mile
- • The Social Network
- • Deep Water Horizon
- • 21
- • Hillsborough
- • BBC's The Firm
- • United 93
- • World Trade Center
- • The Bank Job
- • LEGEND
- • Valkeryie
- • We Bought A Zoo
- • Cool Runnings
- • Braveheart
- • Zulu
- • Semi-Pro
- • The Good Shepherd
- • Breach (2007)
- • Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
- • The Imitation Game (2014)
- • 300 (2006)
- • Into The Wild (2007)
- • The Wolf Of Wall Street (2013)
- • The Blind Side (2009)
- • Dallas Buyers Club (2013)
- • The Intouchables (2011)
- • Soul Surfer (2011)
- • Freedom Writers (2007)
- • Coach Carter (2005)
- • Grid Iron Gang
- • Public Enemy Number One
- • The Aviator (2004)
- • Moneyball (2011)
- • Grid Iron
- • Frost/Nixon
- • Warren Woodhouse's Warren Woodhouse: The Movie (TBA)
- • One Chance
- • Gold (2016)
- • The Hatton Garden Job (2017)
- • Jackie (2016)
- • Denial (2016)
- • Sully: Miracle On The Hudson (2016)
- • Christine (2016)
- • Pelé (2016)
- • McLaren (2016)
- • Champs (2015)
- • Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
- • Gringo (2016)
- • Hampstead (2017)
- Charlie Wilson’s War (2008)
- Bad Company (2002) | Availability: Disney+
- Flags Of Our Fathers (2006) | Warner Bros. Motion Pictures | Availability: Amazon Prime Video
- Mona Lisa Smile (2003) | Columbia Pictures; Red oM Films | Availability: Sony Pictures Core
- Mrs. America (2020) | Add | Availability: Disney+
- The Outside (2009) | Brokenline Productions; Almont Films | Availability: Amazon Prime Video; Google Play; Plex
- Midas Man (2024) | Signature Entertainment; Amazon Studios; The Beatles Productions; Fourth Culture Films; Studio Pow; Trevor Beattie Films; New Legend Productions | Availability: Amazon Prime Video
- Bridge of Spies (2015) | DreamWorks Pictures; 20th Century 2000 Pictures; Reliance Entertainment; Participant Media; Amblin Entertainment; Marc Platt Productions; Studio Babelsberg; Walt Disney Motion Pictures; 20th Century Studios | Availability: Amazon Prime Video
- Behind Closed Doors (2015) | add | Availability: Plex
- The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler (2009) | add | Watch on Amazon Prime Video
- American Woman (2019) | Signature Entertainment; Romulus Entertainment; Scott Free Productions; Mill House Motion Pictures; Roadside Attraction | Watch on Amazon Prime Video
- The Orphanage (2018) | add | Watch on Amazon Freevee
- A Call to Spy (2020) | Signature Entertainment | Watch on Plex
- The Keeper (2018) | BBC Film Studios; BBC Studios; Parkland Entertainment | Watch on BBC iPlayer
- Sobibor (2018) | Eagle Pictures | Watch on Plex
- Phar Lap (1983) | Hoyts Edgley Productions; Hoyts Distribution; 20th Century Studios | Watch on Amazon Prime Video; Watch on Stan; Watch on Google Play Movies & TV; Watch on YouTube Movies
- Anesthesia (2016) | IFC Films | Watch on Amazon Freevee
- City of Life and Death (2009) | Media Asia Entertainment Group; China Film Group; Stellar Megamedia Group; Chuan Production Film Studio; Jiangsu Broadcasting System | Watch on Amazon Freevee
- Gold Run (2022) | BBC Film Studios; BBC Studios | Watch on BBC iPlayer
- Hidden in Silence (1996) | add | Watch on Amazon Freevee
- Ashes in the Snow (2019) | add | Watch on Amazon Freevee; Watch on Plex
- Kalinka (2016) | Studio Canal | Watch on Amazon Prime Video | Language: French
- The Pirate (2012) (Also Known As: God Loves Caviar) | Alexandros Film; Feelgood Entertainment; SONY Pictures Entertainment | Watch on Amazon Prime Video | Language: Russian; Greek
- The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) | Horizon Pictures; Columbia Pictures | Watch on SONY Pictures Core
- The Arctic Convoy (2023) | Signature Entertainment | Watch on Amazon Prime Video | Language: Norwegian
- Detroit (2017) | add | Watch on NOW
- Charlie Says (2018) | For-ti-tude International; Signature Entertainment | Watch on Amazon Freevee
- 55 Steps (2017) | Elsani Film; Aloe Entertainment; ChickFlicks Productions | Watch on Amazon Prime Video; Watch on Apple TV; Watch on YouTube; Watch on Google Play Movies & TV
- Persian Lessons (2020) | Memento Films; HyperFilm; One Two Productions | Watch on BBC iPlayer; Watch on Amazon Prime Video
- The 12th Man (2019) | Signature Entertainment | Watch on Amazon Freevee; Watch on Plex; Watch on Pluto TV
- Bonhoeffer Agent of Grace (2000) | Film Canada | Watch on Amazon Freevee
- Instrument of War (2017) | add | Watch on Amazon Freevee
- Warsaw 1944 (2016) | Artist View Productions | Watch on Amazon Prime Video
- The Last Witness (2018) | Momentum Pictures; Signature Entertainment; Vicarious Productions; Rosevine Films; Dignity Film Finance; Film Polska Productions | Watch on Amazon Freevee
- Flocking (2015) | add | Watch on Amazon Freevee
- Burden (2018) | Signature Entertainment | Watch on Amazon Freevee; Watch on ITVX; Watch on Plex
- Arthur the King (2024) | Amazon Studios | Watch on Amazon Prime Video
- Red Sun (1972) | add | Watch on Amazon Prime Video; Watch on Pluto TV
- Zulu Dawn (1979) | Orion Pictures | Watch on Amazon Prime Video
- The Last Mountain (2021) (Docufilm) | Universal Motion Pictures; BBC Film Studios | Watch on BBC iPlayer
- The L.A. Boys (2021) (Docufilm) | Red Bull Productions; Birdhouse Skateboarding Productions | Available for free on Red Bull’s official website by CLICKING HERE; Watch on Red Bull TV; Watch on Amazon Prime Video
- Dogtown and Z-Boys (2001) (Docufilm) | Peralta Boards Productions; Birdhouse Skateboarding Productions; Sony Pictures Classics | Watch on Sony Pictures Core
- The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (2024) | Amazon MGM Studios; Amazon Studios; Jerry Bruckheimer Productions; Guy Richie Productions; Black Bear Productions; Lionsgate Films | Watch on Amazon Prime Video
- Things Heard & Seen (2021) | Netflix Productions | Watch on Netflix
- Elvis (2022) | Warner Bros. Motion Pictures; BZ Productions; Elvis Presley Productions | Watch on Amazon Prime Video
- Stolen (2024) | Netflix Productions | Watch on Netflix
- Unbelievable (2019) | Netflix Productions | Watch on Netflix
- The Big Short (2015) | 20th Century Studios | Watch on Disney+
- True Story (2015) | 20th Century Studios; Searchlight Pictures; Regency Enterprises | Watch on Disney+
- Lost Girls (2020) | Netflix Productions | Watch on Netflix
- Shock and Awe (2018) | Signature Entertainment; Acacia Entertainment; Castle Rock Entertainment; Savvy Media Holdings; Voltage Pictures | Watch on Plex
- Eichmann (2008) | add | Watch on Amazon Freevee
- The Zone of Interest (2024) | add | Watch on Amazon Prime Video
- Interlude in Prague (2017) | add | Watch on Amazon Freevee
- Rocketman (2019) | Elton John Productions; Paramount Pictures | Watch on Paramount+
- The Catcher Was a Spy (2021) | Signature Entertainment | Watch on Amazon Prime Video
- Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022) | Roku Entertainment; Funny or Die Productions; Tango Entertainment; Ear Booker Productions | Watch on Roku; Watch on Amazon Prime Video
- Sven (2024) (Docufilm) | Amazon Studios; Whisper TV Films | Watch on Amazon Prime Video
- The Souvenir (2019) | BFI British Film Institute; BBC Film Studios | Watch on Amazon Prime Video
- Rogue Agent (2022) | Netflix Productions | Watch on Netflix
- One Night in Miami... (2020) | Amazon Studios | Watch on Amazon Prime Video
- Final Verdict (1991) (TV Film) | Turner Network Television Productions; Warner Brothers Motion Pictures; Foxboro Company Productions; Turner Motion Pictures | Watch on MUBI; Watch on Roku; Watch on Hoopla; Watch on Amazon Prime Video; Watch on Turner Classic Movies
- Mr. Jones (2019) (TV Film) | Signature Entertainment; BBC Film Studios | Watch on BBC iPlayer
- The Long Game (2023) (TV Film) | FX Sports Films; FX Productions; 20th Century Studios; Disney Studios | Watch on Disney+
- Unsung Hero (2024) | Kingdom Story Company; Lionsgate Films | Watch on Amazon Prime Video; Watch on Apple TV; Watch on Plex
- Scoop (2024) | Netflix Productions | Watch on Netflix
- Wicked Little Letters (2024) | Film4 Productions; Blueprint Pictures; StudioCanal | Watch on Netflix; Watch on Apple TV
- Queen: Rock Montreal (2007) (Concert Film) | Queen Productions; 20th Century Studios | Watch on Disney+
- Elton John: Farewell Tour (2023) (Concert Film) | Elton John Productions; Disney Studios | Watch on Disney+
- Once upon a Time in... Hollywood (2019) | Quentin Tarantino Productions; Columbia Pictures | Watch on Netflix
- The Beach Boys (2024) (Docufilm) | The Beach Boys Productions; Disney Studios | Watch on Disney+
- The Beatles: Let It Be (1970) (Docufilm) | Apple Corps; The Beatles Productions; Disney Studios | Watch on Disney+
- Love, Victor | add | Watch on Disney+
- Queen of Katwe (2016) | Walt Disney Motion Pictures | Watch on Disney+
- Miracle (2004) | Walt Disney Motion Pictures | Watch on Disney+
- Titanic (1997) | 20th Century Studios | Watch on Disney+
- The Greatest Showman (2017) | 20th Century Studios | Watch on Disney+
- Unstoppable (2010) | Dune Entertainment; Scott Free; Prospect Park; 20th Century Studios | Watch on Disney+
- Gran Turismo (2023) | PlayStation Pictures; Columbia Pictures; Sony Pictures | Watch on Sony Pictures Core; Watch on Apple TV; Watch on Amazon Prime Video
- Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2011) | Warner Bros. Motion Pictures | Watch on Amazon Prime Video; Watch on Apple TV
- The Book Thief (2013) | 20th Century Studios | Watch on Disney+
- Angela’s Ashes (1999) | Universal Motion Pictures; Paramount Motion Pictures; United International Pictures | Watch on Paramount+; Watch on Apple TV; Watch on Amazon Prime Video; Watch on Fandango at Home
- Secretariat (2010) | 20th Century Studios | Watch on Disney+
- Genius (2016) | Summit Entertainment; Pinewood Motion Pictures; Ingenious Media; Lionsgate Films; FilmNation Entertainment | Watch on Hulu; Watch on Amazon Prime Video; Watch on Amazon Freevee; Watch on Roku; Watch on Apple TV
- Resistance: 1942 (Also Known As: Burning at Both Ends) (2021) | Slingshot Productions; Voltage Productions; Signature Entertainment | Watch on Plex
- The Resistance Fighter (2013) | Scorpio Studio; Kino Šwiat; Muzeum Powstania Warszawskiego | Watch on Amazon Prime Video
- Waiting for Anya (2020) | Goldfinch Productions; Fourth Culture Films; Bad Penny Productions; 13 Films; Artémis Productions | Watch on Plex
- Operation Chromite (2016) | Taewon Entertainment; Finecut Productions; CJ Entertainment; Signature Entertainment | Watch on Amazon Freevee
- Joe Bell (2022) | Amazon Studios | Watch on Amazon Prime Video
- Major Wilson's Last Stand (1899)
- The Story of the Kelly Gang (1906)
- Battleship Potemkin (1925)
- The Johnstown Flood (1926)
- Rasputin and the Empress (1932)
- In the Wake of the Bounty (1933)
- Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
- You Only Live Twice (1937) (Crime Drama with Jane Fonda)
- Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (1940)
- Bob Marley: One Love (2024) | Paramount Motion Pictures | Watch on Paramount+
- King Richard (2021) | Amazon Studios; Amazon MGM Studios; Overbrook Entertainment | Watch on Amazon Prime Video
- Valley Uprising (2014) (Docufilm) | Red Bull Productions | Available for free on Red Bull’s official website by CLICKING HERE; Watch on Red Bull TV; Watch on Amazon Prime Video
- The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
- Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
- The Song of Bernadette (1943)
- The Fighting Rats of Tobruk (1944)
- The Fighting Sullivans (1944)
• Till the Clouds Roll By (1946)
• Boomerang (1947)
• Call Northside 777 (1948)
• Rope (1948)
• Scott of the Antarctic (1948)
• Words and Music (1948)
• The Wooden Horse (1950)
• Young Man with a Horn (1950)
• 5 Fingers (1951)
• Appointment with Venus (1951)
• The Desert Fox (1951)
• I'll See You in my Dreams (1951)
• A Place in the Sun (1951)
• Gift Horse (Known In The USA As: Glory at Sea) (1952)
• Moulin Rouge (1952)
• Albert R.N. (1953)
• Houdini (1953)
• Titanic (1953)
• The Colditz Story (1955)
• The Dam Busters (1955)
• Sardar (1955)
• To Hell and Back (1955)
• The Battle of the River Plate (1956)
• Lust for Life (1956)
• Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
• The Wrong Man (1956)
• Man of a Thousand Faces (1957)
• Portland Exposé (1957)
• The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
• Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst (1957)
• The Three Faces of Eve (1957)
• I Want to Live! (1958)
• I Was Monty's Double (1958)
• The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958)
• A Night to Remember (1958)
• Too Much, Too Soon (1958)
• The Five Pennies (1959)
• Compulsion (1959)
• Inherit the Wind (1960)
• Psycho (1960)
• Sink the Bismarck! (1960)
• Spartacus (1960)
• Cast a Giant Shadow (1961)
• El Cid (1961)
• The Great Impostor (1961)
• Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
• Kappalottiya Thamizhan (1961)
• Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
• The Counterfeit Traitor (1962)
• Gypsy (1962)
• Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
• The Longest Day (1962)
• The Miracle Worker (1962)
• Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)
• The Password Is Courage (1962)
• Cleopatra (1963)
• The Great Escape (1963)
• Miracle of the White Stallions (1963)
• PT 109 (1963)
• The Sadist (1963)
• Becket (1964)
• Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
- Zulu (1964) | Orion Pictures | Watch on Amazon Prime Video; Watch on Apple TV
• The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
• Battle of the Bulge (1965)
• Harlow (1965)
• The Sound of the Music (1965)
• The Battle of Algiers (1966)
• Born Free (1966)
• Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
• In Cold Blood (1967)
• The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967)
• The Boston Strangler (1968)
• Charge of the Light Brigade (1968)
• Isadora (1968)
• The Lion in Winter (1968)
• Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)
• Battle of Britain (1969)
• Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
• Ring of Bright Water (1969)
• Airport (1970)
• Cromwell (1970)
• Patton (1970)
• Shangani Patrol (1970)
• Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
• 10 Rillington Place (1971)
• Brian's Song (1971)
- Evel Knievel (1971) | George Hamilton Productions; Fanfare Films | Watch on add
- Evel Knievel (2004) | Icon Productions; Apollo Filmproduktion | Watch on TNT
• Dirty Harry (1971)
• The French Connection (1971)
• Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
• Lady Sings the Blues (1972)
• The Valachi Papers (1972)
• Badlands (1973)
• Dillinger (1973)
• The Exorcist (1973)
• Papillon (1973)
• Serpico (1973)
• Walking Tall (1973)
• The Day of the Jackal (1973)
• Lenny (1974)
• The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
• Dersu Uzala (1975)
• Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
• The Hindenburg (1975)
• Jaws (1975)
• The Legend of Lizzie Borden (1975)
- All the President's Men (1976) | Warner Bros. Motion Pictures | Watch on BBC iPlayer
- Sybil (1976) | Lorimar Productions; NBC Television Productions | Watch on Plex; Watch on Amazon Prime Video
• The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case (1976)
• The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976)
• A Bridge Too Far (1977)
• MacArthur (1977)
• Operation Thunderbolt (1977)
• Midnight Express (1978)
• Escape from Alcatraz (1979)
• Apocalypse Now (1979)
• Breaker Morant (1980)
• Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
• The Elephant Man (1980)
• McVicar (1980)
• Raging Bull (1980)
• The Sea Wolves (1980)
• The Entity (1981)
• Gallipoli (1981)
• Mommie Dearest (1981)
• Reds (1981)
• Frances (1982)
• Gandhi (1982)
• Missing (1982)
• 10 to Midnight (1983)
• Adi Shankaracharya (1983)
• Cross Creek (1983)
• The Right Stuff (1983)
• Silkwood (1983)
• Viadukt (Also Known As: The Train Killer) (1983)
• Amadeus (1984)
• The Burning Bed (1984)
• The Killing Fields (1984)
• Dance with a Stranger (1985)
• The Doctor and the Devils (1985)
• The Emerald Forest (1985)
• The Falcon and the Snowman (1985)
• Into Thin Air (1985)
• Marie (1985)
• Out of Africa (1985)
• Sweet Dreams (1985)
• Mask (1985) (not the comedy!)
• Wallenberg: A Hero's Story (1985)
• Act of Vengeance (1986)
• At Close Range (1986)
• The Delta Force (1986)
• Heartburn (1986)
• Hoosiers (1986)
• The Mission (1986)
• Salvador (1986)
• Sid and Nancy (1986)
• Cry Freedom (1987)
• 84 Charing Cross Road (1987)
• Full Metal Jacket (1987)
• Hamburger Hill (1987)
• La Bamba (1987)
• The Last Emperor (1987)
• Matewan (1987)
• Nayakan (1987)
• The Untouchables (1987)
• White Mischief (1987)
• The Accused (1988)
• The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank (1988)
• Bird (1988)
• Bloody Wednesday (1988)
• Buster (1988)
• A Cry in the Dark (1988)
• Eight Men Out (1988)
• Mississippi Burning (1988)
• Running on Empty (1988)
• Talk Radio (1988)
• Tucker: The Man and his Dream (1988)
• Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
• Casualties of War (1989)
• A City of Sadness (1989)
• A Cry for Help: The Tracey Thurman Story (1989)
• Everybody's Baby: The Rescue of Jessica McClure (1989)
• Glory (1989)
• I Know My First Name is Steven (1989)
• Lean On Me (1989)
• My Left Foot (1989)
• Resurrected (1989)
• Small Sacrifices (1989)
• Awakenings (1990)
• Ek Doctor Ki Maut (1990)
• Europa Europa (1990)
• GoodFellas (1990)
• Hiroshima: Out Of The Ashes (1990)
• Not Without My Daughter (1990)
• Reversal Of Fortune (1990)
• Save And Protect (1990)
• The Krays (1990)
• Too Young To Die? (1990)
• Vincent And Theo (1990)
• White Hunter Black Heart (1990)
• As One (1991)
• Black Robe (1991)
• Bugsy (1991)
• JFK (1991)
• Let Him Have It (1991) | Watch on Plex
• Mission Of The Shark (1991)
• Switched At Birth (1991)
• The Boys From St. Petri (1991)
• The Doors (1991)
• 1492: Conquest Of Paradise (1992)
• A League Of Their Own (1992)
• Beyond The Law (1992)
• Chaplin (1992)
• Hoffa (1992)
• Lorenzo's Oil (1992)
• Malcom X (1992)
• Alive (1993)
• The Amy Fisher Story (1993)
• And The Band Played On (1993)
• Gettysburg (1993)
• Heaven & Earth (1993)
• The Puppetmaster (1993)
• Rudy (1993)
• Sardar (1993)
• Schindler's List (1993)
• Shadowlands (1993)
• 8 Seconds (1994)
• Ed Wood (1994)
• Heavenly Creatures (1994)
• The Madness Of King George (1994)
• Mrs. Parker And The Vicious Circle (1994)
• Quiz Show (1994) | Watch on Amazon Prime Video
• Tom & Viv (1994)
• Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story (1995)
• Apollo 13 (1995)
• Balto (1995)
• The Basketball Diaries (1995)
• Bombay (1995)
• Carrington (1995)
• Casino (1995)
• Citizen X (1995)
• Dangerous Minds (1995)
• Heat (1995)
• Nixon (1995)
• Operation Dumbo Drop (1995)
• Disney's Pocahontas (1995)
• Ravan Raaj: A True Story (1995)
• The Young Poisoner's Handbook (1995)
• Indictment: The McMartin Trial (1995)
• Bastard Out Of Carolina (1996)
• The Crucible (1996)
• Deadly Voyage (1996)
• The Dentist (1996)
• Fly Away Home (1996)
• The Ghost And The Darkness (1996)
• Ghosts Of Mississippi (1996)
• I Shot Andy Warhol (1996)
• Killer: A Journal Of Murder (1996)
• Michael Collins (1996)
• White Squall (1996)
• Amistad (1997)
• Anastasia (1997)
• Boogie Nights (1997)
• Border (1997)
• Donnie Brasco (1997)
• Four Days In September (1997)
• Iruvar (1997)
• Kundun (1997)
• Mrs. Brown (1997)
• Paradise Road (1997)
• Prefontaine (1997)
• Private Parts (1997)
• Rosewood (1997)
• Selena (1997)
• Seven Years In Tibet (1997)
• Wilde (1997)
• A Civil Action (1998)
• Daun Di Atas Bantal (1998)
- Saving Private Ryan (1998) (uses real footage from the British Army. Army footage archived by British Defense Film Library. http://ssvc.com/#archive )
• Without Limits (1998)
• Anna And The King (1999)
• Boys Don't Cry (1999)
• Girl, Interrupted (1999)
• The Hurricane (1999)
• In Too Deep (1999)
• The Insider (1999)
• Man On The Moon (1999)
• The Messenger: The Story Of Joan Of Arc (1999)
• Music Of The Heart (1999)
• October Sky (1999)
• The Pirates Of Silicon Valley (1999)
• RKO 281 (1999)
• The Straight Story (1999)
• Topsy-Turvy (1999)
• All-American Girl: The Mary Kay Letourneau Story (2000)
• Almost Famous (2000)
• Bawandar (2000)
• Bharathi (2000)
• Chopper (2000)
• The Dish (2000)
• Erin Brockovich (2000)
• Essex Boys (2000)
• The Filth And The Fury (2000)
• The Iron Ladies (2000)
• Men Of Honor (2000)
• Perfect Storm (2000)
• Remember The Titans (2000)
• Shadow Of The Vampire (2000)
• Thirteen Days (2000)
• When The Sky Falls (2000)
• Ali (2001)
• A Beautiful Mind (2001)
• Behind Enemy Lines (2001)
• The Believer (2001)
• Black Hawk Down (2001)
• Blow (2001)
• Bully (2001)
• The Cat's Meow (2001)
• Enemy At The Gates (2001)
• From Hell (2001)
• Lincoln (2012)
• Life, Animated (2016)
• The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty
• The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty (2015)
• American Gangster
• Dogtown And The Z-Boyz
• Flash Of Genius
• The King's Speech
• 12 Years A Slave (2013)
• Hotel Rwanda (2004)
• Good Morning Vietnam
• The Pursuit Of Happyness
• Big Blue Eyes
• Finding Neverland (2004)
• Catching Me If You Can (2002)
• Cass
• Killer Elite
• Rescue Dawn (2006)
• Green Street
• Glory Road (2006)
• Invictus (2009)
• American Sniper (2014)
- Notorious (2009) | 20th Century Studios | Availability: Disney+
- Hillsborough (1996) | ITV Grenada Productions; ITV Studios | Availability: ITVX
- The Firm (1989) | BBC Film Studios; BBC Studios | Availability: Amazon Prime Video; Apple TV+
- Valkeryie (2008) | Tom Cruise Productions; Paula Wagner Productions; MGM Studios | Availability: Amazon Prime Video
- Operation Valkeryie (2004) | add
- Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
- The Imitation Game (2014)
- The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
- Dallas Buyers Club (2013)
- The Hatton Garden Job (2017)
• Jackie (2016)
• Denial (2016)
• Sully: Miracle on the Hudson (2016)
• Christine (2016)
• Pelé (2016)
• McLaren (2016)
• Champs (2015)
• Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
• Gringo (2016)
• Hampstead (2017)
• Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988) | Lucasfilm | Availability: Disney+
TV Series
- A Very Royal Scandal (2024) | Amazon Studios | Watch on Amazon Prime Video
- We Were the Lucky Ones (2024) | Old 320 Sycamore Danforth Cove Productions; Hulu Productions; 20th Century Television Broadcasting Productions; 20th Century Studios; Disney Studios | Watch on Disney+
- Welcome to Chippendales (2022-2023) | 20th Century Studios; Star Original Productions | Watch on Disney+; Watch on ITVX
- The Test (2024) | Amazon Studios | Watch on Amazon Prime Video
- Rooney 2004: World at his Feet (2024) | BBC Film Studios | Watch on BBC iPlayer
- Franklin (2024) (TV Miniseries) | Amazon Studios | Watch on Amazon Prime Video
- Amend: The Fight for America (2021) | Netflix Productions; Overbrook Entertainment | Watch on Netflix
- The Comey Rule (2020) | add | Watch on NOW
- Uninterrupted’s Top Class (2022) | Amazon Freevee Productions; Amazon Studios; Uninterrupted Entertainment; The SpringHill Company | Watch on Amazon Freevee; Watch on Amazon Prime Video
- The Tattooist of Auschwitz (2024) | Sky Studios; Synchronicity Films; Sky Atlantic Productions | Watch on NOW; Watch on Sky Go; Watch on Peacock; Watch on Apple TV
- Appropriate Adult (2011) | ITV Productions; ITV Studios | Watch on ITVX
- Under the Bridge (2024) | 20th Century Studios; Star Original Productions | Watch on Disney+
Books
- My Colourful Life: From Red to Amber by Ginger McCain
- Escape from Camp 14 by Blaine Harden
- What Will Be by William Fox-Pitt
Video Games
- Just Cause | Publisher: Disney Interactive Square-Enix Eidos Interactive | Developer: Egmont Group Nordisk Film Avalanche Studios | Official Website
- Just Cause 2 | Publisher: Disney Interactive Square-Enix Eidos Interactive | Developer: Egmont Group Nordisk Film Avalanche Studios | Official Website
- Just Cause 3 | Publisher: Disney Interactive Square-Enix Eidos Interactive | Developer: Egmont Group Nordisk Film Avalanche Studios | Official Website
- Just Cause 4 | Publisher: Disney Interactive Square-Enix Eidos Interactive | Developer: Egmont Group Nordisk Film Avalanche Studios | Official Website
- Medal of Honor | Publisher: EA | Developer: EA | Official Website
- Medal of Honor 2 | Publisher: EA | Developer: EA | Official Website
- Medal of Honor: Underground | Publisher: EA | Developer: EA | Official Website
- Medal of Honor: Airborne | Publisher: EA | Developer: EA | Official Website
- Call of Duty | Publisher: Microsoft Xbox Studios | Developer: Microsoft Activision Publishing | Official Website
- Call of Duty 2 | Publisher: Microsoft Xbox Studios | Developer: Microsoft Activision Publishing | Official Website
- Call of Duty 3 | Publisher: Microsoft Xbox Studios | Developer: Microsoft Activision Publishing | Official Website
- Call of Duty: World War II | Publisher: Microsoft Xbox Studios | Developer: Microsoft Activision Publishing | Official Website
- The Beatles RockBand | Publisher: Paramount MTV Games (formerly); Epic Games | Developer: Epic Games Harmonix Music Systems | Official Website
- Sniper Elite 4 | Publisher: Rebellion Developments | Developer: Rebellion Developments | Official Website
References
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- BBC iPlayer Search Keyword: films based on true events
- BBC iPlayer Search Keyword: tv series based on true events
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