Films Based on True Events
Movie Recommendations
These are just a few of the many films in the Library collection that are based on things that really happened.
Adaptation. R. 2002. DVD Comedy
Ali. R. 2001. DVD Drama
Almost Famous. R. 2000. DVD Drama
Amadeus. R. 1984. DVD Drama
Amelia. PG. 2009. DVD Drama and Blu-ray Drama
Amistad. R. 1997. DVD Drama
Anne Frank. Not Rated. 2001. DVD 791.4572 ANN TV
Antwone Fisher. PG-13. 2002. DVD Drama
Apollo 13. PG. 1995. DVD Action/Adventure
The Assassination of Richard Nixon. R. 2004. DVD Drama
Awakenings. PG-13. 1990. DVD Drama
A Beautiful Mind. PG-13. 2001. DVD Drama and Blu-ray Drama
Before Night Falls. R. 2000. DVD Drama
Beyond the Sea. PG-13. 2004. DVD Drama
Big Miracle. PG. 2012. DVD Drama and Blu-ray Drama
Black Hawk Down. R. 2001. DVD Drama
Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius. PG. 2004. DVD Drama
Bonnie and Clyde. Not Rated. 1967. DVD Drama
Born on the 4th of July. R. 1989. DVD Drama
Boys Don’t Cry. R. 1999. DVD Drama
Bright Star. PG. 2009. DVD Drama
Brother Sun, Sister Moon. PG. 1972. DVD Drama
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. PG. 1969. DVD Western
Calendar Girls. PG-13. 2003. DVD Comedy
Capote. R. 2005. DVD Drama
Carrington. R. 1995. DVD Drama
Casualties of War. R. 1989. DVD Drama
Catch Me If You Can. PG-13. 2002. DVD Drama
Chariots of Fire. PG. 1981. DVD Drama
Charlotte Gray. PG-13. 2001. DVD Drama
Cinderella Man. PG-13. 2005. DVD Drama
Coach Carter. PG-13. 2005. DVD Drama
Coal Miner’s Daughter. PG. 1980. DVD Drama
The Conspirator. PG-13. 2010. DVD Drama and Blu-ray Drama
A Dangerous Method. R. 2011. DVD Drama and Blu-ray Drama
Dead Man Walking. R. 1995. DVD Drama
Defiance. R. 2008. DVD Drama and Blu-ray Drama
De-Lovely. PG-13. 2004. DVD Musical
Dillinger. Not Rated. 1945. DVD Drama
Dolphin Tale. PG. 2011. Youth DVD and Youth Blu-ray
Downfall. R. 2004. DVD World (German)
Ed Wood. R. 1994. DVD Comedy
8 Mile. R. 2002. DVD Drama
The Elephant Man. PG. 1980. DVD Drama
Erin Brockovich. R. 2000. DVD Drama
Evita. PG. 1996. DVD Musical
The Falcon and the Snowman. R. 1984. DVD Drama
Fear and Trembling. Not Rated. 2003. DVD World (Japanese)
50/50. R. 2011. DVD Comedy and Blu-ray Comedy
The Fighter. R. 2010. DVD Drama and Blu-ray Drama
Finding Neverland. PG. 2004. DVD Drama
Flags of our Fathers. R. 2006. DVD Drama
Frida. R. 2002. DVD Drama
Freedom Writers. PG-13. 2007. DVD Drama
Gandhi. PG. 1982. DVD Drama
Good Night, and Good Luck. PG. 2005. DVD Drama
Gorillas in the Mist. PG-13. 1988. DVD Drama
The Great Debaters. PG-13. 2007. DVD Drama and Blu-ray Drama
Hachi: A Dog’s Tale. G. 2009. DVD Drama and Youth DVD and Blu-ray Drama
Hammett. PG. 1982. DVD Drama
Heavenly Creatures. R. 1994. DVD Drama
Hilary and Jackie. R. 1998. DVD Drama
Hoosiers. PG. 1986. DVD Drama
Hotel Rwanda. PG-13. 2004. DVD Drama
In Cold Blood. R. 1967. DVD Drama
Infamous. R. 2006. DVD Drama
Invictus. PG-13. 2009. DVD Drama and Blu-ray Drama
Iris. R. 2001. DVD Drama
The Iron Lady. PG-13. 2011. DVD Drama and Blu-ray Drama
J. Edgar. R. 2011. DVD Drama and Blu-ray Drama
Julia. PG. 1977. DVD Drama
Kinky Boots. PG-13. 2005. DVD Comedy
The King's Speech. R. 2010. DVD Drama and Blu-ray Drama
Kinsey. R. 2004. DVD Drama
The Lady. Not rated. 2011. DVD Drama and Blu-ray Drama
The Last Station. R. 2009. DVD Drama and Blu-ray Drama
A League of Their Own. PG. 1992. DVD Comedy
Lean on Me. PG-13. 1989. DVD Drama
Letters From Iwo Jima. R. 2006. DVD World (Japanese)
Lust for Life. Not Rated. 1956. DVD Drama
Luther. PG-13. 2003. DVD Drama
Made in Dagenham. R. 2011. DVD Drama and Blu-ray Drama
The Magdalene Sisters. R. 2002. DVD Drama
Malcolm X. PG-13. 1992. DVD Drama
Man on the Moon. R. 1999. DVD Drama
Marley & Me. PG. 2008. DVD Comedy and Blu-ray Comedy
Mary of Scotland. Not Rated. 1936. DVD Drama
Matewan. Not rated. 1987. DVD Drama
Memoirs of a Geisha. PG-13. 2005. DVD Drama
Michael Collins. R. 1996. DVD Drama
The Mighty Macs. G. 2009. DVD Drama
Miracle. PG. 2004. DVD Drama
The Miracle Worker. Not Rated. 1962. DVD Drama
Mississippi Burning. R. 1988. DVD Drama
Moneyball. PG-13. 2011. DVD Drama and Blu-ray Drama
Monster. R. 2003. DVD Drama
Morlang. Not Rated. 2001. DVD Drama
Mountains of the Moon. R. 1989. DVD Action/Adventure
Mrs. Harris. Not Rated. 2005. DVD 791.4572 MRS TV
Mrs. Henderson Presents. R. 2005. DVD Comedy
Munich. R. 2005. DVD Drama
My Week With Marilyn. R. 2011. DVD Drama and Blu-ray Drama
North Country. R. 2005. DVD Drama
Nowhere Boy. R. 2009. DVD Drama and Blu-ray Drama
127 Hours. R. 2010. DVD Drama and Blu-ray Drama
Oranges & Sunshine. R. 2010. DVD Drama and Blu-ray Drama
Out of Africa. PG. 1985. DVD Drama
Patch Adams. PG-13. 1998. DVD Comedy
The Perfect Storm. PG-13. 2000. DVD Action/Adventure
Pollock. R. 2000. DVD Drama
The Pride of the Yankees. Not Rated. 1942. DVD Drama
Princess Ka’iulani. PG. 2008. DVD Drama
The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio. PG-13. 2005. DVD Drama
Psycho. R. 1960. DVD Horror and Blu-ray Horror
Quitting. R. 2001. DVD World (Chinese)
Rabbit Proof Fence. PG. 2002. DVD Drama
Ray. PG-13. 2004. DVD Drama
Reversal of Fortune. R. 1990. DVD Drama
The Right Stuff. PG. 1983. DVD Drama
River's Edge. R. 1986. DVD Drama
Sands of Iwo Jima. Not Rated. 1949. DVD Action/Adventure
Schindler’s List. R. 1993. DVD Drama
Seabiscuit. PG-13. 2003. DVD Drama
Secretariat. PG. 2010. DVD Drama and Blu-ray Drama
Serpico. R. 1973. DVD Drama
Shattered Glass. PG-13. 2003. DVD Drama
Shine. PG-13. 1996. DVD Drama
Silkwood. R. 1983. DVD Drama
The Social Network. PG-13. 2010. DVD Drama and Blu-ray Drama
Soul Surfer. PG. 2011. DVD Drama and Blu-ray Drama
Stand and Deliver. PG. 1988. DVD Drama
Strumpet City. Not rated. 1980. DVD 791.4572 STR TV
Sugar. PG-13. 2008. DVD Drama
Sweet Dreams. PG-13. 1985. DVD Drama
Sylvia. R. 2003. DVD Drama
Take the Lead. PG-13. 2006. DVD Drama
Thirteen Days. PG-13. 2000. DVD Drama
This Boy’s Life. R. 1993. DVD Drama
The Tuskegee Airmen. PG-13. 1995. DVD Action/Adventure
Twilight. Not Rated. 2002. DVD World (Farsi)
United 93. R. 2006. DVD Drama
Unstoppable. PG-13. 2010. DVD Action/Adventure and Blu-ray Action/Adventure
Veronica Guerin. R. 2003. DVD Drama
Vincent & Theo. PG-13. 1990. DVD Drama
Walk the Line. PG-13. 2005. DVD Drama
W./E. R. 2011. DVD Drama and Blu-ray Drama
We Bought a Zoo. PG. 2011. DVD Comedy and Blu-ray Comedy
The Whistleblower. R. 2010. DVD Drama and Blu-ray Drama
The Wild Child. PG. 1970. DVD World (French)