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Nejdå, allt kom inte med, den där listan går ju bara till 2004.
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Beyond the Sea (2004) — Based on the life of singer Bobby Darin
Black Friday (2004) — An Indian Hindi film based on the 1993 Bombay bombings
Downfall (Der Untergang) (2004) — A German film based on the final 12 days of Adolf Hitler's life in his Berlin bunker and Nazi Germany in 1945
Finding Neverland (2004) — The story of Sir James Matthew Barrie's friendship with a family who inspired him to create Peter Pan
Friday Night Lights (2004) — Adapted from
Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream by H. G. Bissinger, about the 1988 football season of Permian High School inOdessa, Texas, directed by Peter Berg
Hidalgo (2004) — The story of American distance rider Frank Hopkins and his mustang Hidalgo, recounting his racing his horse in Arabia in 1891 against Bedouin riding pure-blooded Arabian horses, directed by Joe Johnston
Hotel Rwanda (2004) — The story of the Paul Rusesabagina's experiences during the Rwandan Genocide, directed byTerry George
Kaadhal (2004) — A Tamil romantic drama based on a true love story
Kamaraj (2004) — Tamil biographical film based on the life of Indian politician K. Kamaraj, known as the "Kingmaker" during the 1960s in India
Kinsey (2004) — A look at the life of Alfred Kinsey, a pioneer in the area of human sexuality research
Miracle (2004) — The story of Herb Brooks and the U.S. Olympic hockey team leading up to, and during, the 1980 Winter Olympics, directed by Gavin O'Connor
The Motorcycle Diaries (2004) — A biographical film about the early life of Che Guevara
Open Water (2004) — Based on the story of Tom and Eileen Lonergan, who were left behind on their scuba diving trip in the South Pacific, directed by Chris Kentis
Ray (2004) — A 2004 biographical film about singer Ray Charles
Something the Lord Made (2004) — A film about black cardiac pioneer Vivien Thomas and his complex and volatile partnership with white surgeon Alfred Blalock, the world-famous "Blue Baby doctor," who pioneered modern heart surgery
Troy (2004) — An epic war film loosely based on Homer's
Iliad 2005[edit] Aurore (2005) — Biographical drama based on the murder of Aurore Gagnon, a Canadian child abuse victim
Beyond the Gates (2005) — Based on events during the early days of the Rwandan Genocide, directed by Michael Caton-Jones
Capote (2005) — A biographical film about Truman Capote who, during his research for his book
In Cold Blood, an account of the murder of a Kansas family, develops a close relationship with murderer Perry Smith, one of the killers
Cinderella Man (2005) — Based on the story of James J. Braddock, a supposedly washed-up boxer who comes back to become a champion and an inspiration in the 1930s
Coach Carter (2005) — Based on the Richmond High School basketball team led by coach Ken Carter
The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005) — An American courtroom drama horror film loosely based on the story of Anneliese Michel, following a self-proclaimed agnostic who acts as defense counsel representing a parish priest accused by the state of negligent homicide after he performs an exorcism, directed by Scott Derrickson
Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005) — A film about Curtis
50 Cent Jackson's life
The Great Raid (2005) — The story of the raid at Cabanatuan on the Philippine island of Luzon during World War II, directed by John Dahl
The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005) — Based on the life of golfer, Francis Ouimet, directed by Bill Paxton
The Green River Killer (2005) — Based on real life serial killer Gary Ridgway, directed by Ulli Lommel
Jarhead (2005) — Based on the Gulf War memoir of Anthony Swofford, directed by Sam Mendes
The Last Hangman (2005) — Based on the life and career of British executioner Albert Pierrepont, from early 1933 through the end of his career in 1955, during which he executed some 608 people, including the Nuremberg war criminals and Ruth Ellis, the last women to be executed in Britain
Lies My Mother Told Me (2005) — A Canadian television movie based on the real life murder of Larry McNabney by his wife, Elisa McNabney, with the help of a college student
Lords of Dogtown (2005) — A biographical film based on the documentary
Dogtown and Z-Boys about an influential group of skateboarders who revolutionized the sport, directed by Catherine Hardwicke
Munich (2005) — Loosely based on Operation Wrath of God following the aftermath of the Munich massacre, directed by Steven Spielberg
The New World (2005) — Depicts the founding of the Jamestown, Virginia, settlement, inspired by the historical figures Captain John Smith and Pocahontas
North Country (2005) — An American drama film chronicling the case of Jenson v. Eveleth Taconite Co., which changed sexual harassment law, directed by Niki Caro
Only the Brave (2005) — The story of the rescue of the Lost Battalion by the 442nd Regimental Combat Team during World War II, directed by Lane Nishikawa
Sehar (2005) — An Indian Hindi film depicting organized crime in the late 1990s in India, loosely based on real-life gangster and hired killer, Shri Prakash Shukla
Sins (2005) — A Bollywood film based on the true story of a Catholic priest from Kerala who was hanged due to his sexual relationship with a married woman
Syriana (2005) — A geopolitical thiller film loosely based on the book
See No Evil by Robert Baer, a former FBI agent, based on his experiences
Walk the Line (2005) — based on two autobiographies of Johnny Cash,
Man in Black and
Cash: The Autobiography The World's Fastest Indian (2005) — The life story of New Zealander Burt Munro, who spent years building a 1920 Indian motorcycle — a bike which helped him set the land-speed world record at Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats in 1967
2006[edit] Alpha Dog (2006) — An American crime drama based on the kidnap and murder of 15-year-old Nicholas Markowitz and surrounding events in 2000, organized mainly by Jesse James Hollywood a young middle-class drug dealer in California
An American Haunting (2006) — Based on the legend of the Bell Witch
Black Book (2006) — A Dutch film based on the true story of a young Jewish girl set during World War II
The Black Dahlia (2006) — Based loosely on the true story of the unsolved Black Dahlia homicide in January 1947, directed by Brian De Palma
Bobby (2006) — Based on speculated events leading to the shooting of Robert F. Kennedy at The Ambassador Hotel in 1968, directed by Emilio Estevez
Buenos Aires, 1977 (a.k.a.
Chronicle of an Escape) (2006) — An Argentinian political thriller film which tells the true story of four men who narrowly escaped death at the hands of a military death squad during the Argentine Dirty War in the 1970s
Catch a Fire (2006) — Based on the experiences of former migrant worker turned Umkhonto we Sizwe member Patrick Chamusso during apartheid in the 1980s, directed byPhillip Noyce
Find Me Guilty (2006) — Based on the trial of mobster Giacomo "Jackie" DiNorscio, which became the longest Mafia trial in American history, directed by Sidney Lumet
Flags of Our Fathers (2006) — Based on the book
Flags of Our Fathers written by James Bradley and Ron Powers about the Battle of Iwo Jima and the raising of the flag on Iwo Jima
Glory Road (2006) — Based on the story of the 1965–66 Texas Western Miners basketball team and its march to the national championship, although some liberties were taken
Gridiron Gang (2006) — Based on real incidents involving youth gang members in a youth jail named "Killpatrick Camp" who played for a football team led by coach Sean Porter
Hollywoodland (2006) — Based on the suspicious death of actor George Reeves on June 16, 1959, directed by Allen Coulter
Infamous (2006) — While researching his book
In Cold Blood, writer Truman Capote develops a close relationship with convicted murderers Dick Hickock and Perry Smith
Invincible (2006) — Based on the story of Vince Papale, who played for the Philadelphia Eagles in the 1970s as a walk-on
Karla (2006) — A film based the true story of on serial killers Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka
The Last King of Scotland (2006) — Based on factual events during Idi Amin's rule of Uganda, directed by Kevin Macdonald
Lonely Hearts (2006) — Loosely based on the investigation of homicide detective Elmer C. Robinson into the Lonely Hearts Killers, directed by his own grandson Todd Robinson
Marie Antoinette (2006) — Based on the life of Marie Antoinette, the last queen of France, from her betrothal and marriage to Louis XVI to her reign as queen to the French Revolution
Provoked (2006) — A film based on the true story of Kiranjit Ahluwalia who murdered her abusive husband
The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) — Based on the true story of Chris Gardner's nearly one-year struggle with homelessness, starring Will Smith and his son Jaden Smith
The Queen (2006) — After the death of Princess Diana, HM Queen Elizabeth II struggles with her reaction to a sequence of events nobody could have predicted
Take the Lead (2006) — Based on the story of Pierre Dulaine, a well-known ballroom dancer and dance instructor, known for "Dancing Classrooms," as he teaches potential high school dropouts how to ballroom dance during detention in an attempt to raise their self-respect and confidence
Traces of Love (2006) — Based on the Sampoong Department Store collapse of 1995
United 93 (2006) — Based on United Airlines Flight 93 and the passengers on board who prevented the hijackers from reaching their intended target, directed by Paul Greengrass
We Are Marshall (2006) — The story of the aftermath of the 1970 plane crash that killed the entire Marshall University football team, directed byMcG
World Trade Center (2006) — Based on the rescue of John McLoughlin and Will Jimeno, freed from the wreckage of the collapsing World Trade Center towers
The Zodiac (2006) — A film about the Zodiac Killer
2007[edit] An American Crime (2007) — An American crime drama based on the torture and murder of Sylvia Likens by Indianapolis housewife Gertrude Baniszewski.
American Gangster (2007) — Based on the true life story of Frank Lucas, a former heroin dealer, and organized crime boss in Harlem during the late 1960s and early 1970s
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007) — Based on the last year of Jesse James' life, leading up to his assassination by Robert Ford
Battle In Seattle (2007) — Based on the protest activity at the World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference of 1999
Becoming Jane (2007) — A biographical portrait of a pre-fame Jane Austen and her romance with a young Irishman
Borderland (2007) — Loosely based on serial killer/cult leader Adolfo Constanzo
Breach (2007) — Based on the capture of Soviet spy Robert Hanssen
Chapter 27 (2007) — A biographical film depicting the murder of John Lennon by Mark David Chapman
Charlie Wilson's War (2007) — Based on Texas congressman Charlie Wilson's covert dealings in Afghanistan to help launch Operation Cyclone, a program to organize and support the Afghan mujahideen during the Soviet war in Afghanistan
Chicago Massacre: Richard Speck (2007) — Based on the true story of 1960s mass murderer Richard Speck
Control (2007) - Based on the story Ian Curtis, the singer of Joy Division, whose personal, professional and romantic life led him to commit suicide at the age of 23.
Curse of the Zodiac (2007) — An American horror film based on the Zodiac killings in the San Francisco Bay area in the early 1970s
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007) — A biographical drama based on the life of Jean-Dominique Bauby, depicting his life after suffering a massive stroke in December 1995 at the age of 43, which left him with a condition known as locked-in syndrome
El Cantante (2007) — Based on the life of legendary salsa singer, Hector Lavoe, directed by Leon Ichaso
Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007) — A sequel to the 1998 film
Elizabeth, depicting a mature Queen Elizabeth I of England, who endures multiple crises late in her reign, including court intrigues, an assassination plot, the Spanish Armada, and romantic disappointments
Freedom Writers (2007) — Based on the book,
The Freedom Writers Diary by teacher Erin Gruwell, based on Woodrow Wilson Classical High School in Eastside, Long Beach, California
The Girl Next Door (2007) — An American horror film loosely based on the torture and murder of Sylvia Likens by Indianapolis housewife Gertrude Baniszewski
Goodbye Bafana (2007) — Based on the relationship between Nelson Mandela and writer James Gregory
Guru (2007) — An Indian bi-language (Hindi and Tamil) film loosely based on the life of Indian business tycoon Dhirubhai Ambani, who helped found Reliance Industries inMumbai, India
The Hoax (2007) — The story of the fake autobiography that Clifford Irving allegedly helped Howard Hughes write
I'm Not There. (2007) — The story about the life of Bob Dylan, in which six characters embody a different aspect of the musician's life and work
In the Valley of Elah (2007) — Based loosely on the homicide of returning Iraq War veteran Richard T. Davis in 2003 by fellow soldiers from Baker Company, directed by Paul Haggis
Into the Wild (2007) — Based on the 1996 non-fiction book of the same name by Jon Krakauer about the adventures and travels of Christopher McCandless across North American and his life spent in the Alaskan wilderness in the early 1990s
Kalloori (2007) — Indian Tamil movie based on the real life incident in which three girls were burnt to death in Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu, India, directed by Balaji Shakthivel
The Killing of John Lennon (2007) — The story of Mark Chapman's plot to kill John Lennon
Kuppi (2007) — An Indian Tamil film based on the assassination of former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi
A Mighty Heart (2007) — Based on the murder of American journalist Daniel Pearl in Pakistan
Mongol (2007) — Intended to be the first in a trilogy of films based on the life of Genghis Khan
Periyar (2007) — An Indian Tamil biographical film based on the life of social reformer and rationalist Periyar E. V. Ramasamy
Pride (2007) — Based loosely on the true story of Philadelphia swim coach Jim Ellis and his African American swim team in 1974 Philadelphia
Primeval (2007) — Based on tales of a real man-eating crocodile named Gustave, still living in Burundi
Rescue Dawn (2007) — Based on the story of Dieter Dengler, a U.S. Navy pilot who was shot down in Laos during the Vietnam War
Rise of the Footsoldier (2007) — A British gangster film based on the true story of the Rettendon murders and the autobiography of Carlton Leach, a former football hooligan of the infamous Inter City Firm, who became a powerful figure of the English underworld
Rohtenburg (2007) — Based on the "Rotenburg Cannibal" (Armin Meiwes)
Satham Podathey (2007) — Indian Tamil psychological thriller film based on a true story
September Dawn (2007) — Based on the September 7–11, 1857, Mountain Meadows massacre
Shootout at Lokhandwala (2007) — A Hindi film based on the 1991 Lokhandwala Complex shootout shootout, a real-life gun battle between gangsters and Mumbai Police during an encounter with gangster Maya Dolas
Stuck (2007) — Loosely based on the hit-and-run committed by Chante Jawan Mallard, who left her victim to die slowly in her garage
Sybil (2007) — The true story based on the life of Shirley Ardell Mason who was diagnosed with multiple personality disorder
Talk To Me (2007) — Based on the life of Washington, D.C., radio personality Ralph "Petey" Greene
What We Do Is Secret (2007) — Based on the 1970s Los Angeles punk band, The Germs and their lead singer, Darby Crash
Zodiac (2007) — Based on the story of the Zodiac Killer
2008[edit] 21 (2008) — Inspired by the story of the MIT Blackjack Team
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008) — Based on German militant group, the Red Army Faction, the film retells the story of the early years of the RAF, concentrating on its beginnings in 1967 (at the time of the German student movement) up to the German Autumn (Deutscher Herbst) of 1977
The Bank Job (2008) — Based on a 1971 London robbery allegedly concocted by MI5
Cadillac Records (2008) — Based on the life of influential Chicago-based record company executive Leonard Chess and the singers who recorded for Chess Records
Camino (2008) — Inspired by the real story of a girl who died from spinal cancer at the age of 14 in 1985 and is currently in the process of canonization
Cape No. 7 (2008) — A story based on a report about a Taiwanese postman who successfully delivered a piece of mail addressed in the old Japanese style - the sender was the former Japanese employer of the recipient. Taiwan was ruled by Japan from 1896 to 1945, and the film depicts the subtly long-lasting relations between the people in Taiwan and Japan.
Changeling (2008) — Loosely based upon the real-life Wineville Chicken Murders, involving Christine Collins and the disappearance of her son
Che (2008) — A merged version of two films:
The Argentine and
Guerrilla about the life of Marxist revolutionary, Che Guevara
The Counterfeiters (2008) — An Austrian film based on Operation Bernhard
Defiance (2008) — The story of the Bielski partisans
The Duchess (2008) — Based on the life of Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire
Everlasting Moments (2008) — A Swedish drama based on the true story of Maria Larsson, a Swedish working class woman in the early 20th century who wins a camera in a lottery and goes on to become a photographer
The Express (2008) — Based on the life of "The Elmira Express" Ernie Davis, the first African American to win the Heisman Trophy
Felon (2008) — Based on events at California State Prison, Corcoran in the 1990s
Flammen & Citronen (2008) — Based on the lives of Bent Faurschou-Hviid and Jørgen Haagen Schmit, members of the Holger Danske, a Danish resistance group in Nazi-occupied Denmark
Flash of Genius (2008) — The story of Robert Kearns, inventor of the intermittent windshield wiper and his claims and lawsuit against Ford Motor Company
Forever the Moment (2008) — Based on the achievements of the South Korean women's national handball team at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Frost/Nixon (2008) — The story of the 1977 televised Frost/Nixon interviews
Hunger (2008) — Based on Bobby Sands and the 1981 Irish hunger strike
Hurt Locker (2008) — Oscar-winning war film about a three-man explosive ordinance disposal team during the Iraq War
Jodhaa Akbar (2008) — Based on the life of Mughal emperor Akbar the Great
Living Proof (2008) — Based on the true life story of Denny Slamon, who helped develop a breast cancer drug called Herceptin 2
Marley & Me (2008) — Based on the memoir of the same title by journalist John Grogan
Max Manus (2008) — A Norwegian biographic war film based on real events in the life of resistance fighter Max Manus, who helped to save his country from the Germans during World War II
Milk (2008) — Based on the life of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man elected to public office in California
The Other Boleyn Girl (2008) — Based on the lives of sisters Anne and Mary Boleyn, who compete for the affection of King Henry VIII
Stone of Destiny (2008) — The story of attorney Ian Hamilton, who helped recapture the Stone of Scone for Scotland
The Stoning of Soraya M. (2008) — The story of Soraya Manutchehri, a victim of stoning in Iran
The Strangers (2008) — An American horror film inspired by true events revolving around a young couple staying in an isolated vacation home who are terrorized by three unknown assailants
Valkyrie (2008) — The story of the 20 July plot in 1944 by German army officers to assassinate Adolf Hitler and to use the Operation Valkyrie national emergency plan to take control of the country
W. (2008) — Based on the life and presidency of George W. Bush
2009[edit] Accident on Hill Road (2009) — Based on Chante Mallard, a Fort Worth, Texas, woman convicted and sentenced to 50 years' imprisonment for her role in the death of a 37-year-old homeless man
Amelia (2009) — A look at the life of legendary American pilot Amelia Earhart, who disappeared while flying over the Pacific Ocean in 1937 in an attempt to circumnavigate the globe
The Blind Side (2009) — Adapted from the 2006 Michael Lewis book
The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game, focusing on the life of future NFL player Michael Oher
Bright Star (2009) — A drama based on the three-year romance between 19th-century poet John Keats and Fanny Brawne, which was cut short by Keats' untimely death at age 25
Coco avant Chanel (2009) — About fashion designer Coco Chanel before she was famous
The Damned United (2009) — A British sports film based on Brian Clough's tenure as Leeds United's manager
Deadfall Trail (2009) — Based on a three-week survival trip in the Kaibab National Forest
Everyman's War (2009) — Based on the Battle of the Bulge during World War II
Formosa Betrayed (2009) — An American political thriller which depicts the KMT government's intentional wipe-out of the Taiwan people's opposition voices in the 1980s, inspired by two actual events—one surrounding the death of Professor Chen Wen-Chen (陳文成) of Carnegie Mellon University in 1981, and the other the 1984 assassination of (American-citizen) journalist Henry Liu in California
Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009) — Based on the faithful Akita Hachikō
The Haunting in Connecticut (2009) — A psychological supernatural film based on true events surrounding a family haunted by violent and traumatic events from supernatural forces occupying their new house
In Her Skin (2009) — An Australian drama based on the brutal murder of 15-year-old Melbourne girl Rachel Barber, who went missing on March 1, 1999
The Informant! (2009) — Based on the real life story of Mark Whitacre, the highest-ranked executive in U.S. history to turn whistleblower
Invictus (2009) — Based on the real-life story of South African president Nelson Mandela and François Pienaar, the captain of the Springboks, the South African rugby unionteam
Julie & Julia (2009) — An American comedy drama contrasting the lives of two food writers: pioneer chef Julia Child in the 1940s and 21st century New Yorker Julie Powell, who aspires to cook all 524 recipes in Child's cookbook in 365 days
The Killing Room (2009) — A psychological thriller based on the Project MKUltra programme by the CIA, with fictionalized characters
Mao's Last Dancer (2009) — Based on the autobiography of ballet dancer Li Cunxin
Notorious (2009) — A depiction of the life and career of rapper Biggie Smalls before his death
Pazhassi Raja (2009) — A Malayalam historical drama film based on the life of Pazhassi Raja, a Hindu king who fought against the British in the 18th century
Prayers for Bobby (2009) — The true story of gay rights crusader Mary Griffith, whose teenage son committed suicide due to her religious intolerance, based on the book of the same title by Leroy F. Aarons
Public Enemies (2009) — An American biographical crime film in which the FBI tries to take down notorious American gangsters John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson and Pretty Boy Floyd during a booming crime wave in the 1930s
The Soloist (2009) — Based on the life of Nathaniel Ayers, a musician who developed schizophrenia and became homeless
The Stoneman Murders (2009) — A Hindi film based on the real life Stoneman serial killings, which made headlines in the early 1980s in Mumbai
Taking Chance (2009) — Based on the experiences of Lt. Col. Michael Strobl, who escorted the body of Marine Chance Phelps back to his hometown from Iraq
Taking Woodstock (2009) — An American comedy based on the Woodstock Festival of 1969, directed by Ang Lee
The Young Victoria (2009) — A dramatization of the turbulent first years of Queen Victoria's rule, and her enduring romance with Prince Albert
2010s[edit] 2010[edit] 127 Hours (2010) — Based on the story of Aron Ralston, the American mountain climber who amputated his own arm to free himself after being trapped by a boulder for six days in Blue John Canyon in 2003
The Bang Bang Club (2010) — A Canadian-South African film based on the lives of four photojournalists active within the townships of South Africa during apartheid, especially between 1990 and 1994
Bonded by Blood (2010) — based on the Essex boys, a group involved in organised crime in Essex, England, and their suspicious murders, which are still debated today (see also
Rise of the Footsoldier)
Bruce Lee, My Brother (2010) — Based on the life of Bruce Lee from his teenage years through part of his adult years
Conviction (2010) — A legal drama based on the story of a single mother, Betty Anne Waters, who goes to law school so she can become her brother Kenny's attorney after Kenny is wrongly convicted of murder
D.C. Sniper (2010) — An American direct-to-video drama thriller based on the Beltway sniper attacks of October 2002 committed by John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo
Dear Mr. Gacy (2010) — A Canadian drama thriller based on the book
The Last Victim by Jason Moss
Extraordinary Measures (2010) — A medical drama based on the story of John Crowley and Aileen Crowley, whose children have Pompe disease
Fair Game (2010) — Based on the outing of former CIA agent Valerie Plame by members of the US government (See: Plame Affair)
The Fighter (2010) — Based on the life of boxer Micky Ward and his half-brother, Dicky Eklund
Green Zone (2010) — A British-French-American war thriller depicting the events from the end of the invasion phase of the 2003 invasion of Iraq until the transfer of power to the Iraqis
I Love You Philip Morris (2010) — A true story based on the life of con artist, impostor and multiple prison escapee Steven Jay Russell
Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey (2010) — An Indian Hindi movie based on Chittagong uprising of 1930
The King's Speech (2010) — An historical British drama based on King George VI, who suffered from a severe stammer
A Kiss and a Promise (2010) — The real-life story of a sociopath (Mick Rossi), who owns and operates a bed and breakfast in Ontario with his wife, played by Natasha Gregson Wagner, co-starring Patrick Bergin and Sean Power
Letters to God (2010) — Based on the true story of Tyler Doughtie, an 8-year-old suffering from cancer with a love of writing and sending letters to God
Lula, o filho do Brasil (2010) — Based on the life of Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Montevideo, God Bless You! (2010) — Based on the events leading to the participation of the Yugoslavia national football team at the first FIFA World Cup in Montevideo, Uruguay in July 1930
Nadunissi Naaygal (2010) — An Indian Tamil psychological thriller film based on a true story about murderer Veera (Samar)
Of Gods and Men (2010) — Based on the assassination of the monks of Tibhirine
Rakta Charitra (2010) — An Indian trilingual (Telugu, Hindi, and Tamil) biographical crime film based on the life of political leader and factionist Paritala Ravindra, directed byRam Gopal Varma
The Runaways (2010) — An American drama based on the 1970s all-girl rock band The Runaways, focusing in particular on the relationship between rockers Cherie Currie andJoan Jett, adapted from Currie's memoir
Secretariat (2010) — Based on the story of a Thoroughbred named Secretariat, who won the Triple Crown in the Belmont Stakes and still holds the record after 37 years, and his owner, Penny Chenery
The Silent House (2010) — (Spanish:
La Casa Muda) a Uruguayan Spanish-language horror film directed by Gustavo Hernández, allegedly inspired by real events that took place in the 1940s
The Social Network (2010) — Based on creation of Facebook and the lawsuits that followed
The Special Relationship (2010) — An American-British political film based on relationship between British Prime Minister Tony Blair and U.S. President Bill Clinton
Striker (2010) — A Bollywood action drama film set in a Mumbai ghetto in the mid 1980s, a story of triumph and human spirit over indomitable odds
Temple Grandin (2010) — A 2010 biopic directed by Mick Jackson and starring Claire Danes as Temple Grandin, a woman with autism who revolutionized practices for the humane handling of livestock on cattle ranches and slaughterhouses
Unstoppable (2010) — An American action thriller loosely based on the CSX 8888 incident, which tells the story of a runaway train carrying hazardous material, which puts cities and people in danger
The Whistleblower (2010) — A thriller which tells the story of Kathryn Bolkovac, a Nebraska police officer who was recruited to serve as a U.N. peacekeeper with DynCorp Internaional in post-war Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1999
You Don't Know Jack (2010) — A television film based in part on the book,
Between the Dying and the Dead: Dr. Jack Kevorkian's Life And The Battle To Legalize Euthanasia, focusing on the life and work of physicial-assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian
2011[edit] 17 Miracles (2011) — Based on the actual experiences of members of the Willie Handcart Company of Mormon pioneers following their late-season start and subsequent winter journey to Salt Lake City in 1856
1911 (2011) — A Chinese historical drama based on the 1911 Revolution and Xinhai Revolution, starring Jackie Chan
50/50 (2011) — A comedy-drama film loosely based on the life of screenwriter Will Reiser
The Amityville Haunting (2011) — A direct-to-video film, the tenth production to be inspired by the 1977 book
The Amityville Horror, about the family who moves into the house in
Bernie (2011) — A black comedy film based on the 1996 murder of 81-year-old millionaire Marjorie Nugent in Carthage, Texas, by her 39-year-old companion
Blackthorn (2011) — A western film based on the life of an aged Butch Cassidy living under the assumed name of James Blackthorn in a secluded village in Bolivia 20 years after his disappearance in 1908
The Craigslist Killer (2011) — The film is inspired by the true story of a man named Philip Markoff who killed one woman and is known to have assaulted at least two others in Massachusetts and Rhode Island
The Devil's Double (2011) — An allegedly biographical film based on Latif Yahia, body double for Uday Hussein, the playboy son of Iraqi president Saddam Hussein
The Dirty Picture (2011) — A Bollywood biopic movie based on the life of Silk Smitha, a South Indian actress known for her erotic roles
Dolphin Tale (2011) — Inspired by the true story of a bottlenose dolphin named Winter who was rescued off the Florida coast and taken in by the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, where she is fitted with prosthetic tail after she loses her natural tail after becoming entangled in a rope attached to a crab trap
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2011) — Based on the September 11 attacks on the Twin Towers
The Fields (2011) — A story based on the life of screenwriter Harrison Smith
The Help (2011) — An American drama film about a young white woman and her relationship with two black maids during the civil rights era
J. Edgar (2011) — A biopic movie based on the life of J. Edgar Hoover, directed by Clint Eastwood
Janie Jones (2011) — An American film based on the story of a young girl who is abandoned by her meth-addicted former-groupie mother, who informs a fading rock star that she is his daughter
Juan y Eva (2011) — An Argentinian movie based on the first meeting of Argentine president Juan Perón and Eva Perón during the 1944 San Juan earthquake
Kill the Irishman (2011) — A biopic movie based on the life of Irish American mobster Danny Greene
Machine Gun Preacher (2011) — A biopic film based on the life of former gang biker turned preacher and defender of Africa orphans Sam Childers, starring Gerard Butler
Margin Call (2011) — An American independent film loosely modeled on Lehman Brothers and the financial crisis of 2007-2008
Megan Is Missing (2011) — An American drama horror movie presented by way of "found footage" which follows two teenage girls who go online to find friends, but instead go missing
Moneyball (2011) — An American biographical sports drama film based on
Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game, an account of the Oakland Athletics baseball team's2002 season by Michael Lewis
Monica (2011) — An Indian Hindi film based on a true story inspired by the murder case of Shivani Bhatnagar, a journalist working for the Indian Express newspaper
No One Killed Jessica (2011) — Based on real life murder case of Jessica Lall, a model in New Delhi who was working as a celebrity barmaid at a crowded socialite party when she was shot dead in April 1999
Not a Love Story (2011) — A Bollywood movie based on the 2008 Neeraj Grover Murder Case
Puncture (2011) — Based on a true story about Mike Weiss (played by Chris Evans), a young Houston lawyer and a drug addict
Ragini MMS (2011) — A Bollywood horror thriller movie based on true story about a girl from Delhi named Deepika
Red Dog (2011) — An Australian family film based on a true story about a Kelpie/cattle dog cross who was well known for his travels through Western Australia's Pilbara region
The Rite (2011) — A film is based on the book
The Making of a Modern Exorcist by Rome-based Matt Baglio, published in 2009, and based on the early life of Father Gary Thomas
Sanctum (2011) — A film inspired by Andrew Wight's near-death experience after leading a diving expedition miles into a system of underwater caves, then having to find a way out after a freak storm collapses the entrance, produced by James Cameron
Silent House(2011) — An American independent horror film based on a young woman who is terrorized in her family vacation home while cleaning the property with her father and uncle
Snowtown (2011) — based on the Snowtown murders
Soul Surfer (2011) — An American drama about Bethany Hamilton, a 13-year-old surfer who loses her arm in a shark attack, but is determined to get back in the water
Texas Killing Fields (2011) — Based on true events surrounding the murder of women picked up along I-45 and dumped in an old oil field in League City, Texas
Thambi Vettothi Sundaram (2011) — An Indian Tamil film based on true story, set in Kaliyikkavila, a town on the state border
Traffic — A Malayalam thriller film based on actual event that happened in Chennai
The Way Back (2011) — A true story of seven men who escape from prison in Siberia (after being held by Stalin), then walk through the Gobi Desert, Himalayas and all the way to the Great Wall of China
We Bought a Zoo (2011) — A comedy-drama family film based on a memoir by Benjamin Mee, owner of Dartmoor Zoological Park near the village of Sparkwell in the county foDevon in England
Yugapurushan (2011) — A Malayalam film based on the life of the saint Sree Narayana Guru
mee sindhutai sapkal (2011) marathi movie based on real story. The film was selected for world premiere at the 54th London Film Festival.
2012[edit] Act of Valor (2012) — An American film based on real US Navy SEALs missions around the world
Aravaan (2012) — A Tamil period film which based on a Tamil novel depicting the history of Madurai from 1310 to 1910
Argo (2012) — Based on the Canadian Caper, the rescue of dramatization of six U.S. diplomats from Tehran in 1979 during the Iran hostage crisis
Big Miracle (2012) — A true story movie based on Operation Breakthrough in 1988
Buddha in a Traffic Jam (2012) — A Bollywood movie loosely based on the life of Indian author and political activist Arundhati Roy
Chasing Mavericks (2012) — Based on the life of surfer Jay Moriarity
Compliance (2012) — Based on the strip search prank call scam
Dandupalya (2012) — A Kannada crime film based on the real life incidents of a notorious gang named Dandupalya
Emperor (2012) — An American-Japanese film based on the investigation of the role of Emperor Hirohito in World War II
Game Change (2012) — An HBO political movie based on John McCain's 2008 presidential election campaign
Gangs of Wasseypur(2012) — An Indian crime movie based on a true story about events in Wasseypur, India, directed by Anurag Kashyap
The Iceman (2012) — An American crime thriller based on the life of notorious Mafia hitman Richard Kuklinski
The Impossible (2012) — Based on a Spanish family who survives a tsunami tragedy in December 26, 2004, in Thailand, directed by J.A. Bayona and starring Naomi Watts andEwan McGregor
Ivan Megharoopan (2012) — A Malayalam film based on the life of Malayalam poet P. Kunhiraman Nair
Kazhugu (2012) — An Indian Tamil movie revolving around four people, referred to as "Kazhugu," who recover the bodies of suicide victims who jump off a cliff
Last Flight to Abuja (2012) — A Nigerian thriller disaster film based on a Nigerian aviation tragedy in 2006
Lincoln (2012) — An American epic historical drama film based on the final four months of President Lincoln's life and his efforts in January 1865 to have the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution passed by the U.S. House of Representatives
No (2012) — A Chilean drama film based on the unpublished play
El Plebiscito, focusing on how advertising tactics came to be widely used in political campaigns
Pachai Engira Kaathu (2012) — An Indian Tamil political movie based on true events which happened in Pollachi
People Like Us (2012) — Based on the true story of a sister and a brother who never know that they are siblings
Vinmeengal (2012) — An Indian Tamil movie based on a real life incident
The Vow (2012) — A romantic movie based on true events
Won't Back Down (2012) — Loosely based on the events surrounding the use of the parent trigger law in Sunland-Tujunga, Los Angeles in 2010
When the Lights Went Out (2012) — Based on the British poltergeist case The Black Monk of Pontefract
Zero Dark Thirty (2012) — A war film based on the decade-long manhunt for Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in the United States
2013[edit] 12 Years a Slave (2013) — Based on Solomon Northup, a New York State-born free negro who was deceived and kidnapped in Washington, D.C. and sold into slavery (1841–1853)
42 (2013) — Based on Jackie Robinson's breaking of the "color barrier" of Major League Baseball in the 1940s
The A.R.K. Report (2013) — Based on the search for the hidden Ark of the Covenant[6]
The Attacks of 26/11 (2013) — Based on the 2008 Mumbai attacks
Attahasa (2013) — A Kannada biopic film based on the notorious forest brigand Veerappan
Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013) — A Hindi film based on life of Indian athlete Milkha Singh
The Bling Ring (2013) — An American satirical black comedy crime film based on the Bling Ring, also known as the Hollywood Hills Burglar Bunch, who broke into Hollywood Hills homes from October 2008 through August 2009
Captain Phillips (2013) — The film is a biopic of merchant mariner Captain Richard Phillips, who was taken hostage by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean during the Maersk Alabama hijacking in 2009 led by Abduwali Muse.
Celluloid (2013) — A Malayalam movie based on the life story of J. C. Daniel, the father of Malayalam cinema
The Conjuring (2013) — An American supernatural horror film based on disturbing events in a farmhouse in Harrisville, Rhode Island in 1971
Diana (2013) — A British film based on the last two years in the life of Diana, Princess of Wales
Empire State (2013) — An American film based on two childhood friends who plan to rob an armored car depository
The Frozen Ground (2013) — An American thriller film based on the real-life 1980s Alaskan hunt for serial killer Robert Hansen, written and directed by Scott Walker
Jobs (2013) — An American biographical drama film based on the life of Steve Jobs
The Look of Love (2013) — A British film based on the life of Paul Raymond
Lovelace (2013) —The story of Linda Lovelace, who is used and abused by the porn industry at the behest of her coercive husband, before taking control of her life.
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013) — A South African film based on the 1994 autobiography by Nelson Mandela
Orissa (2013) — A Malayalam film based on the love story between a police constable and an Odisha girl
Pain & Gain (2013) — An American crime-comedy film based on the kidnapping, extortion, torture, and murder of several people by an organized group of criminals that included a number of bodybuilders affiliated with Sun Gym in Florida
Rush (2013) — Based on the true story of the Formula One season in 1976 with the unforgettable battle for the championship between James Hunt and Niki Lauda, and Lauda's remarkable recovery from a near fatal accident at the 1976 German Grand Prix
Saving Mr. Banks (2013) — Based on the untold true story of the Walt Disney adaptation of the book
Mary Poppins by P. L. Travers
Snitch (2013) — Based on the true story of a drug dealer
Fruitvale Station (2013) — Based on the true story of a 22 year-old man and his last day in 2009
Upcoming films[edit] Non-Disclosure: Haunted (2013) — The story of a divorced man and his son who rent a haunted house
Kaptaan (2013) — A Pakistani film based on the life of Pakistani politician, social worker and former cricketer Imran Khan