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Pages in category "American films based on actual events"
The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 538 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
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A
- Abigail (2019 American film)
- About My Father
- Above Suspicion (2019 film)
- Abraham Lincoln (miniseries)
- Accidental Friendship
- Ace in the Hole (1951 film)
- Act of Vengeance (1986 film)
- Adam (1983 film)
- The Afflicted (film)
- After Jimmy
- After the Promise
- Aftermath (2017 film)
- Aftershock (2012 film)
- Against the Ropes
- Against the Wall (1994 film)
- The Alamo (2004 film)
- All About Eve
- All My Life (2020 film)
- Alone yet Not Alone
- The Alphabet Killer
- American Murderer
- American Outlaws (2023 film)
- 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
- At Mother's Request
- Attack on the Iron Coast
- The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank
- Australia (2008 film)
- Auto Focus
B
- Baadasssss!
- Baby Snatcher
- The Babymaker: The Dr. Cecil Jacobson Story
- Backstabbing for Beginners
- Bad Education (2019 film)
- Badge of the Assassin
- The Ballad of Little Jo
- Balto (film)
- The Barbarian and the Geisha
- Basquiat (film)
- The Bastard (novel)
- The Beanie Bubble
- Before Women Had Wings
- Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Charlie's Angels
- Ben Banks (film)
- Berdella
- Beyond the Law (1993 film)
- Beyond the Mask
- The Big Heist
- Billy: The Early Years
- Bisbee '17
- Bitter Harvest (1981 film)
- Black August (film)
- Black Hawk Down (film)
- Black Like Me (film)
- Blind Faith (miniseries)
- Blind Justice (1986 film)
- The Bling Ring
- Blitz (2024 film)
- Blood on the Crown
- Boneyard (film)
- Boomerang (1947 film)
- Born Again (film)
- Boston Strangler (film)
- The Boys in the Boat (film)
- Breach (2007 film)
- Breaking (film)
- Breakthrough (2019 film)
- A Bright Shining Lie (film)
- Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin
- Brotherhood of Murder
- The Buccaneer (1938 film)
- The Buccaneer (1958 film)
- Buffalo Soldiers (1997 film)
- Bugsy
- Bully (2001 film)
- The Burial (film)
- The Burning Season (1994 film)
- Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (film)
- The Butler
- Buying Back My Daughter
C
- Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss
- Can You Hear the Laughter? The Story of Freddie Prinze
- Cannibal! The Musical
- Canon City (film)
- El Cantante
- Captain Eddie
- Casualties of Love: The "Long Island Lolita" Story
- Celebration Family
- The Ceremony of Innocence
- Challenge to Be Free
- Challenger (1990 film)
- Chance (2020 film)
- Changeling (film)
- Chappaquiddick (film)
- Charlie Wilson's War (film)
- The Chase (1991 film)
- Chevalier (2022 film)
- Child Bride of Short Creek
- A Child's Wish
- City of Bad Men
- Cocaine Bear
- Code Breakers (film)
- Come from Away (film)
- Come Sunday (film)
- Compliance (film)
- Con Man (film)
- The Conspirator
- Conviction (2010 film)
- Cool Runnings
- Country Justice
- The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson
- Crazy Horse (1996 film)
- Crisis at Central High
- Cross of Fire
- The Crossing (2000 film)
- The Crucifixion (film)
- The Crusades (1935 film)
- Curse of the Zodiac
D
- Dahmer (film)
- Danny Collins (film)
- David (1988 film)
- Deadly Whispers
- Death Hunt
- Death in Small Doses (1995 film)
- Death Saved My Life
- Deepwater Horizon (film)
- The Defection of Simas Kudirka
- Detention: The Siege at Johnson High
- Devil's Knot (film)
- The Dirty Dozen
- Dirty Pictures
- Discord and Harmony
- Dog Day Afternoon
- Donner Pass: The Road to Survival
- Dreamer (2005 film)
E
F
- Fab Five: The Texas Cheerleader Scandal
- The Fabelmans
- Fairyland (film)
- FairyTale: A True Story
- False Arrest (film)
- A Family Torn Apart
- Fat Man and Little Boy (film)
- A Father for Brittany
- A Father's Choice
- FDR (miniseries)
- Fear on Trial
- Fifteen and Pregnant
- The Fifth Estate (film)
- Fighting with My Family
- Find Me Guilty
- Finding Rin Tin Tin
- The Finest Hours (2016 film)
- Fire in the Sky
- ...First Do No Harm
- First Man (film)
- First Time Felon
- The Five of Me
- Flag Day (film)
- Flight 93 (film)
- For My Daughter's Honor
- Forever Love (1998 film)
- Forever Strong
- Forgiveness (2008 film)
- Forgotten Sins
- Frame of Mind (film)
- Frank and Cindy
- Free in Deed
- Freeway Killer (film)