• Source: List of 2020s films based on actual events

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.




2020


2 Hearts (2020) – romantic drama film based on the true story of Leslie and Jorge Bacardi and Christopher Gregory
18 Presents (Italian: 18 regali) (2020) – Italian drama film based on an actual Italian woman, Elisa Girotto, who had planned and allocated 17 years of birthday gifts for her daughter Anna before her death in September 2017 due to a terminal breast cancer.
Adam (2020) – biographical drama film about a hard-living salesman who becomes a quadriplegic after an accident, based on a true story
Admitted (Hindi: स्वीकार किया) (2020) – Indian Hindi-language biographical drama film about Dhananjay Chauhan, the first transgender student at Panjab University
AK-47 (Russian: Калашников) (2020) – Russian biographical film about the experiences of Mikhail Kalashnikov, inventor of the AK-47 assault rifle
Alex Wheatle (2020) – historical drama television film about Alex Wheatle, a Black British novelist who was sentenced to a term of imprisonment after the 1981 Brixton uprising
All My Life (2020) – romantic drama film based on the true story of Solomon Chau and Jennifer Carter, a young couple that rushes to put their wedding together after Solomon is diagnosed with liver cancer
Ammonite (2020) – British-Australian romantic drama film based on the life of English fossil collector, dealer, and palaeontologist Mary Anning
The Asadas (Japanese: 浅田家!) (2020) – Japanese biographical drama film based on the real-life photographer, Masashi Asada
BAC Nord (2020) – French crime drama film based on a scandal that took place in 2012 within the anti-crime brigade (BAC) of Marseille: eighteen of its members had been referred to correctional for drug trafficking and racketeering
The Bad Poet (Italian: Il bad poet) (2020) – Italian biographical drama film focusing on the last years of the poet Gabriele D'Annunzio and on his ambiguous relationship with fascism
The Banker (2020) – drama film following Joe Morris and Bernard Garrett, two of the first African-American bankers in the United States who bought banks in Texas to give lending opportunities to blacks who aspired to own homes and start business, while Jim Crow laws made such ambitions nearly impossible in the Deep South in the 1950s
Barbarians (German: Barbaren) (2020) – German historical war drama miniseries based on events during the Roman Empire's occupation of Germania, and the resulting rebellion of the Germanic tribes led by Arminius.
Beans (2020) – Canadian drama film directed by Mohawk filmmaker Tracey Deer, telling the story of the Oka Crisis, which Deer experienced herself as a child, through the story of Tekehentahkhwa (nicknamed "Beans"), a young Mohawk girl whose perspective on life is radically changed by the events of the crisis
The Best Is Yet to Come (Chinese: 不止不休) (2020) – Chinese drama film based on the real figure of journalist Han Fudong, who exposed the social stigma against hepatitis B-suffering people in China
Betrayed (Norwegian: Den største forbrytelsen) (2020) – Norwegian sports drama film based on the true story of the Norwegian boxer Charles Braude and his family being persecuted, arrested and murdered by the Nazis during World War II with the collaboration of the Norwegian government as part of their operation to exterminate all Jews in Europe
Betrayer (2020) – Czech historical drama television film about Emanuel Moravec
Beyond That Mountain (Korean:저 산 너머) (2020) – South Korean biographical film about the childhood of Stephen Kim Sou-hwan, former Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and Archbishop of Seoul
The Big Hit (French: Un triomphe) (2020) – French comedy drama film based on the experiences of Jan Jönson when he staged a theatre performance with prison inmates
Blackjack: The Jackie Ryan Story (2020) – biographical sports drama film depicting the story of Brooklyn-based streetball player Jack Ryan
Capone (2020) – biographical gangster film about the notorious gangster Al Capone
Caught in Time (Chinese: 除暴) (2020) – Chinese-Hong Kong crime action film based on the robber and serial killer Zhang Jun
Centigrade (2020) – survival thriller film based on the real-life case of Peter Skyllberg, a Swedish man who was pulled barely alive from his snow-covered car having survived on nothing but snow for two months in sub-zero temperatures
The Champion (Polish: Mistrz) (2020) – Polish sports drama film about Tadeusz Pietrzykowski, a real-life Polish boxer who became famous for his nearly undefeated strings of victories in the Nazi concentration camps
Charlatan (Czech: Šarlatán) (2020) – Czech-Polish-Irish-Slovak drama film based on the healer Jan Mikolášek, who cured hundreds of people using plant-based remedies
Chhapaak (Hindi: छपाक) (2020) – Indian Hindi-language drama film based on the life of Laxmi Agarwal
The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel (2020) – biographical film about Gospel group The Clark Sisters
Clouds (2020) – biographical romantic musical drama teen film about the life of Zach Sobiech, a teenager from Minnesota who had osteosarcoma and decided to follow his dream of becoming a musician, after finding out he is dying
The Comey Rule (2020) – political drama miniseries following FBI director James Comey in the run-up to the 2016 election, and later in the early months of Donald Trump's presidency
The Courier (2020) – historical spy film about Greville Wynne, a British businessman who was recruited by the Secret Intelligence Service to deliver messages to secret agent Oleg Penkovsky during the Cuban Missile Crisis in the 1960s
Critical Thinking (2020) – biographical drama film based on the true story of the 1998 Miami Jackson High School chess team
Curveball (2020) – German political satire film based on true events leading up to the Iraq War of 2003
Dance of the 41 (Spanish: El baile de los 41) (2020) – Mexican drama film portraying the events leading up to and around a 1901 party of gay men, half of whom were dressed in drag, known as the Dance of the Forty-One
De Gaulle (2020) – French biographical historical drama film based on married couple, Charles de Gaulle and his wife Yvonne, during military and political collapse as the Battle of France rages
Des (2020) – British drama miniseries based on the 1983 arrest of Scottish serial killer Dennis Nilsen after the discovery of human remains causing the blockage of a drain near his home
Doctor Liza (Russian: Доктор Лиза) (2020) – Russian biographical drama film about Elizabeth Glinka, a Russian humanitarian worker and charity activist
Dream Horse (2020) – drama film about thoroughbred racehorse Dream Alliance who won the 2009 Welsh Grand National Race
The Duke (2020) – British drama film based on the real-life theft of the Portrait of the Duke of Wellington
The East (Dutch: De Oost) (2020) – Dutch war drama film set in the Dutch East Indies of 1946 during the Indonesian National Revolution
Education (2020) – drama film based on real-life events of the 1970s, when some London councils followed an unofficial policy of transferring disproportionate numbers of black children from mainstream education to schools for the so-called "educationally subnormal"
The Eight Hundred (Chinese: 八佰) (2020) – Chinese historical war drama film based on real life events: the defense of Sihang Warehouse in 1937 Shanghai by Chinese NRA troops during the Battle of Shanghai and the Second Sino-Japanese War
Emperor (2020) – historical drama film based on the true story of Shields Green, an African American slave nicknamed "Emperor", who escaped to freedom and participated in abolitionist John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry
Enfant Terrible (2020) – German biographical drama film about the German film director Rainer Werner Fassbinder
The English Game (2020) – British historical sport drama miniseries about the origins of modern association football in England
Escape from Pretoria (2020) – Australian biographical prison thriller film based on the real-life prison escape by three young political prisoners from jail in South Africa in 1979
Fatima (2020) – faith-based drama film based on the 1917 Our Lady of Fátima events
The Forgotten Battle (Dutch: De Slag om de Schelde) (2020) – Dutch World War II film depicting the Battle of the Scheldt in 1944
Forgotten We'll Be (Spanish: El olvido que seremos) (2020) – Colombian drama film based on the true story of Héctor Abad Gómez, a Colombian university professor who challenges the country's establishment.
Four Good Days (2020) – drama film based upon Eli Saslow's 2016 Washington Post article "How's Amanda? A Story of Truth, Lies and an American Addiction"
Fukushima 50 (Japanese: フクシマフィフティ_ (2020) – Japanese drama film based on the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster which was caused by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
The Glorias (2020) – biographical drama film about American activist and journalist Gloria Steinem
The Good Traitor (Danish: Vores mand i Amerika) (2020) – Danish historical drama film about Henrik Kauffmann and the signing of the Greenland treaty with the United States after the Nazi occupation of Denmark during World War II
Grant (2020) – historical drama miniseries chronicling the life of Ulysses S. Grant, the eighteenth President of the United States
The Great (2020) – comedy miniseries loosely based on the rise of Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia
Gul Makai (Hindi: गुल मकई) (2020) – Indian Hindi-language biographical drama film based on the life of Malala Yousafzai, a Pakistani activist for female education and the youngest Nobel Prize laureate
Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl (Hindi: गुंजन सक्सेना) (2020) – Indian Hindi-language biographical drama film about Indian Air Force pilot Gunjan Saxena, one of the first Indian female air-force pilots in combat
Hamilton – historical fiction musical drama film covering the life of American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton and his involvement in the American Revolution and the political history of the early United States
Hammamet (2020) – Italian biographical drama film based on the last years of life of Bettino Craxi, a controversial Italian politician who was the Secretary of the Italian Socialist Party, served as Prime Minister during the 1980s and later fled to Tunisia to avoid legal prosecution on corruption charges during the Mani Pulite scandal
Havel (2020) – Czech historical film based on the life of dissident and former Czech president Václav Havel
The Heist of the Century (Spanish: El robo del siglo) (2020) – Argentine comedy thriller film based on the robbery of the Banco Río branch in the Buenos Aires town of Acassuso on January 13, 2006, which was attacked by a gang of six robbers armed with toy weapons
Hidden Away (Italian: Volevo nascondermi) (2020) – Italian biographical drama film about Italian painter Antonio Ligabue, who lived a notoriously reclusive life, troubled with physical problems and mental illness
Hillbilly Elegy (2020) – drama film about the Appalachian values of Vice President-elect JD Vance's family from Kentucky and the socioeconomic problems of his hometown of Middletown, Ohio, where his mother's parents moved when they were young
Honour (2020) – British drama miniseries depicting the investigation into the real-life disappearance and murder of honour killing victim Banaz Mahmod
I Carry You with Me (Spanish: Te Llevo Conmigo) (2020) – Mexican romantic drama film based on the true story of an aspiring chef and a teacher and the societal pressures they faced
I Still Believe (2020) – religious biographical drama film based on the life of singer-songwriter Jeremy Camp and his first wife, Melissa Lynn Henning-Camp, who was diagnosed with ovarian cancer shortly before they married
I Was Lorena Bobbitt (2020) – biographical drama film about John and Lorena Bobbitt, a Virginia couple whose troubled marriage became international news in 1993 when Lorena cut off her husband's penis with a knife
The Investigation (Danish: Efterforskningen) (2020) – Danish crime drama miniseries based on the investigation of the death of Kim Wall, a 30-year-old Swedish journalist
Joe Bell (2020) – biographical road drama film following the true story of a father and his gay son who set out to bond while walking across the country
Josep (2020) – French-Belgian-Spanish animated biographical film detailing the life of Catalonian cartoonist and revolutionary Josep Bartolí, following his experience during the Spanish Civil War, after the Second World War and his relationship with the Mexican painter Frida Kahlo
Kupała (Belarusian: Купала) (2020) – Belarusian biographical drama film dramatizing the turbulent and tragic life of Belarusian poet Janka Kupała
Lata Bhagwan Kare (Marathi: लता भगवान करे) (2020) – Indian Marathi-language biographical drama film based on the life of Lata Bhagwan Kare, who participated in a marathon at the age of 65 for her husband's medical treatment
Leap (Chinese: 夺冠) (2020) – Chinese biographical sports film based on the China women's national volleyball team's stories spread over more than 40 years
The Liberator (2020) – adult animated war drama miniseries about World War II where maverick U.S. Army officer Felix Sparks and the 157th Infantry Regiment fought for over five hundred days alongside the Allied forces during the Italian campaign
Lost Girls (2020) – drama mystery film based on the life of American activist and murder victim advocate Mari Gilbert, a woman tirelessly looking for her missing daughter Shannan, during her search, police found 10 other bodies across Long Island during the Long Island killings
Louis van Beethoven (2020) – German-Czech-Austrian biographical drama film telling the story of the world-famous composer (Ludwig van Beethoven) from different perspectives
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020) – biographical drama film focusing on Ma Rainey, an influential blues singer, and dramatizing a turbulent recording session in 1920s Chicago
Main Khudiram Bose Hun (Hindi: मैं खुदीराम बोस हूं) (2020) – Indian Hindi-language biographical drama film about Indian revolutionary leader Khudiram Bose from West Bengal
The Man Standing Next (Korean: 남산의 부장들) (2020) – South Korean political drama film telling the story of the high-ranking officials of the Korean government and the Korean Central Intelligence Agency (KCIA) during the presidency of Park Chung Hee 40 days before his assassination in 1979
Mank (2020) – biographical drama film about screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz, and his battles with director Orson Welles over screenplay credit for Citizen Kane (1941)
The Marijuana Conspiracy (2020) – Canadian drama film based on a group of young women in 1972, who were confined to a hospital for 98 days and made to smoke marijuana daily as part of a medical research study into the effects of cannabis on women
Memories of My Father (Spanish: El olvido que seremos) (2020) – Colombian drama film about Héctor Abad Gómez, a university professor who fought against oppression and social inequality in Colombia in the seventies
Minamata (2020) – biographical drama film about W. Eugene Smith, an American photojournalist who documented the effects of mercury poisoning on the citizens of Minamata, Kumamoto, Japan
Misbehaviour (2020) – British comedy drama film about Jennifer Hosten, the first black competitor in the 1970 Miss World competition
Miss Marx (2020) – Italian-Belgian historical biographical drama film about the life of Eleanor Marx
The Mother Eagle (French: Le Sang du pélican) (2020) – Canadian French-language biographical drama film about the life of Marie of the Incarnation, an Ursuline nun in New France who was instrumental in the founding of the historically significant Ursuline monastery in Montreal
Mrs. America (2020) – historical drama miniseries depicting the unsuccessful political movement to pass the Equal Rights Amendment and the unexpected backlash led by conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly in the 1970s
My Left Nut (2020) – Northern Irish comedy drama miniseries drawing heavily on Michael Patrick's own teenage years, following a 15-year old as he discovers a swelling on his left testicle
The One and Only Ivan (2020) – fantasy drama film inspired by the true story of Ivan the gorilla
One Breath (Russian: Один вдох) (2020) – Russian biographical sport drama film based on the life of world freediving champion Natalia Molchanova, who founded the first internationally recognized national school of freediving (Freediving Federation) with her colleagues in Russia, has authored her own method of teaching freediving, books and films on freediving
One Night in Miami... (2020) – drama film depicting a fictionalized account of a real February 1964 meeting of Malcolm X, Muhammad Ali, Jim Brown, and Sam Cooke in a room at the Hampton House, celebrating Ali's surprise title win over Sonny Liston
Operation Buffalo (2020) – Australian comedy drama miniseries inspired by true events of British nuclear bomb tests in the 1950s at remote Maralinga, in outback South Australia, specifically the four tests codenamed Operation Buffalo
Operation Christmas Drop (2020) – Christmas romantic comedy film loosely based on the real-life U.S. Air Force Operation Christmas Drop humanitarian mission
The Outpost (2020) – war film about the Battle of Kamdesh in the War in Afghanistan
Pardon? Alberto Sordi (Italian: Permette? Alberto Sordi) (2020) – Italian historical biographical film narrating the twenty years of Alberto Sordi's life, from 1937 to 1957, from his beginnings to his celebrity, retracing his friendships, loves and his career
Penguin Bloom (2020) – Australian-American drama film based on the book of the same name about the struggling Bloom family in the aftermath of an accident which left Sam Bloom with partial paralysis
Percy (2020) – Canadian-American-Indian biographical drama film about 70-year-old small-town Saskatchewan farmer Percy Schmeiser, who takes on a giant corporation after their GMOs interfere with his crops
Quiz (2020) – British crime drama miniseries focusing on Charles Ingram, a former army major in the Royal Engineers, and how he unexpectedly won the £1,000,000 jackpot on the quiz show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? in 2001, followed by a criminal trial in which he and his wife were convicted of cheating their way to success.
Quo Vadis, Aida? (2020) – Bosnian war drama film dramatizing the events of the Srebrenica massacre, during which Serbian troops sent Bosniak men and boys to death in July 1995 led by Serbian convicted war criminal Ratko Mladić
Resistance (2020) – biographical drama film based on the life of French actor and mime artist Marcel Marceau
Rise of Empires: Ottoman (Turkish: Ottoman: Mehmet ve Vlad Karşı Karşıya) (2020) – Turkish historical drama miniseries based on the Ottoman Empire and Mehmed the Conqueror and telling the story of the Fall of Constantinople
Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse (2020) – drama television film inspired by the true story of a six-year-old Roald Dahl meeting his idol Beatrix Potter
Roe V. Wade (2020) – political legal drama film that serves as a dramatization of the 1973 landmark decision of the same name, rendered by the U.S. Supreme Court on the issue of the constitutionality of laws that criminalized or restricted access to abortions
Rose Island (Italian: L'incredibile storia dell'Isola delle Rose) (2020) – Italian comedy drama film based on the true story of engineer Giorgio Rosa and the Republic of Rose Island
Safety (2020) – biographical sports drama family film based on the story of Ray McElrathbey, a football player who battled family adversity to join the Clemson Tigers
The Salisbury Poisonings (2020) – British biographical drama miniseries which portrays the 2018 Novichok poisonings and decontamination crisis in Salisbury, England, and the subsequent Amesbury poisonings
Scam 1992 (2020) – Indian Hindi-language biographical financial thriller miniseries based on the 1992 Indian stock market scam committed by many stockbrokers including Harshad Mehta
Self Made (2020) – biographical drama miniseries portraying a fictionalized depiction of "the untold story of black hair care pioneer and mogul Madam C. J. Walker and how she overcame the hostilities of turn-of-the-century America, epic rivalries, and tumultuous marriages to become America’s first Black, self-made female millionaire
Sergio (2020) – biographical drama film about United Nations diplomat Sérgio Vieira de Mallo
Shakeela (Hindi: शकीला) (2020) – Indian Hindi-language biographical drama film about the eponymous adult star of 1990s who acted in adult films in several Indian languages
Shakuntala Devi (Hindi: शकुन्तला देवी) (2020) – Indian Hindi-language biographical drama film tracing the life of mathematician Shakuntala Devi, who was also known as the "human computer"
Shirley (2020) – biographical drama film about novelist Shirley Jackson's life during the time period she was writing her 1951 novel Hangsaman
Sitting in Limbo (2020) – drama television film about the Windrush scandal focusing on the real-life experiences of a Jamaican-born British man, Anthony Bryan, one of the victims of the UK Home Office hostile environment policy on immigration
Son of the South (2020) – biographical historical drama film, based on Bob Zellner's autobiography, The Wrong Side of Murder Creek: A White Southerner in the Freedom Movement
Stardust (2020) – British-Canadian biographical drama film about English singer-songwriter David Bowie and his alter-ego Ziggy Stardust
Street Survivors: The True Story of the Lynyrd Skynyrd Plane Crash (2020) – musical survival drama film about the rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, whose plane crashed on 20 October 1977, killing three band members and the two pilots, while the tour plane ran out of fuel over Mississippi
Streltsov (Russian: Стрельцов) (2020) – Russian biographical sport drama film about the Soviet footballer, Eduard Streltsov, and his difficult path to national fame
Suarez: The Healing Priest (2020) – Philippine biographical film depicting the life of Filipino priest and faith healer Fernando Suarez
Tanhaji (Hindi: तानाजी) (2020) – Indian Hindi-language biographical historical action film revolving around the life of Tanhaji Malusare, depicting his attempts to recapture the Kondhana fortress once it passes on to Mughal emperor Aurangzeb who transfers its control to his trusted guard Udaybhan Singh Rathore
Tesla (2020) – biographical drama film about Serbian-American inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer and futurist Nikola Tesla
Tigers (2020) – Swedish-Italian sports drama film depicting the true story of teenage football talent Martin Bengtsson's life-and-death journey through a modern-day football industry where everything, and everyone, has a price tag
Tiny Tim: King for a Day (Swedish: Tiny Tim: Kung för en dag) (2020) – Swedish biographical film about musician Tiny Tim
Tove (2020) – Finnish biographical film about Swedo-Finnish author and illustrator Tove Jansson
The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) – crime drama film based on the story of the Chicago Seven, a group of seven defendants charged by the federal government with conspiracy, inciting to riot, and other charges related to anti-Vietnam War and countercultural protests that took place in Chicago, Illinois, on the occasion of the 1968 Democratic National Convention
Washington (2020) – war drama miniseries chronicling the life of George Washington, the first President of the United States
White House Farm (2020) – British crime drama miniseries based on the real-life events that took place in August 1985
White Snow (Russian: Белый снег) (2020) – Russian biographical sport drama film based on events that happened at the 1997 FIS Cross-Country World Cup
The Windermere Children (2020) – biographical drama film based on the experience of child survivors of the Holocaust, it follows the children and staff of a camp set up on the Calgarth Estate in Troutbeck Bridge, near Lake Windermere, England, where the survivors were helped to rehabilitate, rebuild their lives, and integrate into the British society
Worth (2020) – biographical film depicting Kenneth Feinberg's handling of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund




2021


4 Kings (Thai: 4 KINGS อาชีวะ ยุค) (2021) – Thai crime drama film based on actual events in Thai society about the issue of quarrels among teenage vocational students which injures unrelated persons as well
12 Mighty Orphans (2021) – sports drama film based on the Masonic School for Orphans in Fort Worth, Texas
83 (2021) – Indian Hindi-language sports drama film based on the India national cricket team led by Kapil Dev, which won the 1983 Cricket World Cup
A Dog Named Palma (Russian: Пальма) (2021) – Russian family sports drama film based on real events that took place in 1974–1976 at the Moscow's Vnukovo International Airport
A Journal for Jordan (2021) – romantic sports drama film film based on the memoir A Journal for Jordan: A Story of Love and Honor by Dana Canedy
A Very British Scandal (2021) – British historical drama miniseries depicting the story of events surrounding the notorious divorce of the Duke and Duchess of Argyll during the 1960s
Aik Hai Nigaar (Urdu: یک ہے نگار) (2021) – Pakistani biographical drama television film based on three-star general of Pakistan Army, Nigar Johar and centers on her life and career from 1975 (when Johar was young) to present time
Aileen Wuornos: American Boogeywoman (2021) – horror thriller film based on the biography of serial killer Aileen Wuornos and supplemented with elements of fiction
Aline (2021) – musical comedy drama film depicting a fictionalized portrayal of the life of Céline Dion
All Our Fears (Polish: Wszystkie nasze strachy) (2021) – Polish biographical film based on the catholic gay activist Daniel Rycharski
All the World Is Sleeping (2021) – drama film based on the experiences of Bold Futures (formerly known as Young Women United), which is a New Mexico-based reproductive justice nonprofit organisation
American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally (2021) – biographical drama film based on the life of Mildred Gillars, an American singer and actor who during World War II broadcast Nazi propaganda to US troops and their families back home
American Underdog (2021) – biographical sports film about National Football League (NFL) quarterback Kurt Warner's journey as an undrafted player who ascended to winning Super Bowl XXXIV
Amina (2021) – Nigerian biographical action film about the life of 16th century Zazzau empire warrior Queen Amina
Animals (2021) – psychological thriller film based on the 2012 murder of gay man Ihsane Jarfi in Liège, the first case of homophobic violence recognized by law in Belgium
Anita (Chinese: 梅艷芳) (2021) – Hong Kong biographical musical drama film about Cantopop star Anita Mui
Anne Boleyn (2021) – British historical psychological thriller miniseries set in Anne's final five months prior to her execution by beheading for treason in 1536
Asakusa Kid (Japanese: 浅草キッド) (2021) – Japanese biographical drama film based on the apprenticeship of Takeshi Kitano by Senzaburo Fukami
The Auschwitz Report (Slovak: Správa) (2021) – Slovak biographical drama film based on the true story of Rudolf Vrba and Alfréd Wetzler, two prisoners at the Auschwitz concentration camp who manage to escape with details about the camp's operation including a label from a canister of the pesticide Zyklon-B, used in the murders there
Badamasi (2021) – Nigerian-British biographical drama film about former Nigerian head of state, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida
Baggio: The Divine Ponytail (Italian: Il Divin Codino) (2021) – Italian biographical sports film based on real life events of Italian footballer Roberto Baggio
The Battle at Lake Changjin (Chinese: 长津湖) (2021) – Chinese war drama film depicting the story of the North Korea-allied Chinese People's Volunteer Army, forcing U.S. forces to withdraw in a fictionalized retelling of the Battle of the Chosin Reservoir during the Korean War
Being the Ricardos (2021) – biographical drama film about the relationship between I Love Lucy stars Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz
Benedetta (2021) – biographical drama film based on Benedetta Carlini, a novice nun in the 17th century who joins an Italian convent and has a lesbian love affair with another nun
Benediction (2021) – historical biographical drama film about Siegfried Sassoon
Bhuj: The Pride of India (Hindi: भुज) (2021) – Indian Hindi-language biographical film depicting the true story of Indian Air Force Squadron Leader Vijay Karnik — then in-charge of the Bhuj Air Force Base who, with the help of 300 local women, reconstructed the damaged landing strip in 72 hours
The Big Bull (Hindi: द बिग बुल) (2021) – Indian Hindi-language financial thriller film based on stockbroker Harshad Mehta who was involved in financial crimes over a period of 10 years during 1980–1990
The Billion Dollar Code (German: Terra Vision) (2021) – German crime thriller miniseries based on the true story of an artist and a hacker invented "ART+COM"
Blue Miracle (2021) – drama film depicting a guardian and his kids partner with a washed-up boat captain for a chance to win a lucrative fishing competition in an attempt to save their orphanage
Body Brokers (2021) – crime thriller film based on the true story of a recovering junkie soon learns that the rehab center is not about helping people, but a cover for a multi-billion-dollar fraud operation that enlists addicts to recruit other addicts
Božena (2021) – Czech biographical drama miniseries about Božena Němcová
Break Every Chain (2021) – religious biographical drama film based on the autobiographical novel of the same name by Jonathan Hickory
Bruno Reidal (French: Bruno Reidal, Confession d'un meurtrier) (2021) – French crime drama film based on a real murder case that occurred in rural France in 1905
The Catholic School (Italian: La scuola cattolica) (2021) – Italian thriller drama film based on the 1975 Circeo massacre
Charlotte (2021) – Canadian-Belgian-French animated biographical drama film about German painter Charlotte Salomon
Chernobyl: Abyss (Russian: Чернобыль) (2021) – Russian disaster film about a firefighter who becomes a liquidator during the Chernobyl disaster
Chironjeeb Mujib (Bengali: চিরনজীব মুজিব) (2021) – Bangladeshi biographical drama film about Bangabandhu, the first President of Bangladesh and Father of the Nation
Colin in Black & White (2021) – biographical drama miniseries depicting a dramatization of the teenage years of athlete Colin Kaepernick and the experiences that led him to become an activist
The Colour Room (2021) – British biographical drama film based on the life of 1920s-30s ceramic artist Clarice Cliff
Come from Away (2021) – biographical drama musical film which tells the true story of 7,000 airline passengers who were stranded in a small town in Newfoundland, where they were housed and welcomed, after the 9/11 terrorist attacks
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021) – supernatural horror film based on purportedly real-life reports that inspired The Amityville Horror story
Creation Stories (2021) – biographical film about Alan McGee and Creation Records
Death Saved My Life (2021) – thriller television film inspired on the story of Noela Rukundo
Deceit (2021) – British crime drama, thriller miniseries based on the true story of a controversial undercover operation carried out by the Metropolitan Police in 1992
The Dig (2021) – British biographical drama film reimagining the events of the 1939 excavation of Sutton Hoo
Dopesick (2021) – drama miniseries on "the epicenter of America's struggle with opioid addiction" across the U.S., on how individuals and families are affected by it, on the alleged conflicts of interest involving Purdue Pharma and various government agencies
Dr. Gama (Portuguese: Doutor Gama) (2021) – Brazilian biographical drama film based on the life of the abolitionist lawyer and writer Luís Gama, one of the most important figures in Brazilian history
Edge of the World (2021) – adventure drama film based on the British soldier and adventurer James Brooke
Eiffel (2021) – French romantic drama film depicting the life of Gustave Eiffel
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain (2021) – British biographical film depicting the life of British painter Louis Wain
Elk*rtuk (Hungarian: A hazugság ára) (2021) – Hungarian political action thriller film centered around the 2006 Öszöd speech, made by former Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány, the leaking of said speech, and its subsequent consequences
Escape from Mogadishu (Korean: 모가디슈) (2021) – South Korean action drama film set during the Somali Civil War and the two Koreas' efforts to be admitted to the United Nations in the late 1980s and early 1990s
Everybody's Talking About Jamie (2021) – biographical coming-of-age musical comedy drama film based upon the true-life story of 16-year-old British schoolboy Jamie Campbell, as he overcomes prejudice and bullying, to step out of the darkness and become a drag queen
Everything Went Fine (French: Tout s'est bien passé) (2021) – French drama film about a young woman as she is confronted with her father's declining health, and his request for her help in committing medically assisted suicide
The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021) – biographical drama film depicting the history of controversial televangelists Tammy Faye Bakker and Jim Bakker
Firebird (2021) – romantic drama film based on the memoir The Story of Roman by Sergey Fetisov, which is set during the Cold War
Flag Day (2021) – drama film depicting the daughter of a con artist struggles to come to terms with her father's past, involving the fourth-largest seizure of counterfeit bills in U.S. history, nearly $20 million Based on Jennifer Vogel's 2004 book, Flim-Flam Man : A True Family History.
Halston (2021) – biographical drama miniseries based on the life of designer Halston
Hive (Albanian: Zgjoi) (2021) – Kosovan drama film about a woman, Fahrije, with a missing husband, who becomes an entrepreneur and starts selling her own ajvar and honey, recruiting other women in the process
House of Gucci (2021) – biographical crime drama film followinf Patrizia Reggiani and Maurizio Gucci as their romance transforms into a fight for control of the Italian fashion brand Gucci
I Am All Girls (2021) – South African mystery thriller film depicting a special crimes investigator forms an unlikely bond with a serial killer to bring down a global child sex trafficking syndicate
I Am Zlatan (Swedish: Jag är Zlatan) (2021) – Swedish biographical sports drama film about Swedish footballer, Zlatan Ibrahimović
Judas and the Black Messiah (2021) – biographical drama film about the betrayal of Fred Hampton, chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party in late-1960s Chicago, at the hands of William O'Neal, an FBI informant
Jump!! The Heroes Behind the Gold (Japanese: ヒノマルソウル〜舞台裏の英雄たち〜) (2021) – Japanese sports drama film based on a true story of the test jumpers for the ski jumping event at the 1998 Winter Olympics, who were instrumental in giving Japan a chance at winning the gold medal
Kadet 1947 (2021) – Indonesian biographical war film inspired by the first air raid mission of the Indonesian Air Force carried out by cadets on Dutch defense bases in Semarang, Salatiga, and Ambarawa on 29 July 1947 during the police actions
The King of Laughter (Italian: Qui rido io) (2021) – Italian-Spanish biographical drama film about actor and playwright Eduardo Scarpetta's legal battle against Gabriele D'Annunzio
King Richard (2021) – biographical drama film that follows the life of Richard Williams, the father and coach of famed tennis players Venus and Serena Williams
Kurup (Malayalam: കുറുപ്പ്) (2021) – Indian Malayalam-language biographical drama film of Sukumara Kurup, a wanted notorious criminal from the Indian state of Kerala
The Lady of Heaven (2021) – British epic historical drama film on the life of the historical figure, Fatimah, during and after the era of the Islamic prophet Muhammad
Landscapers (2021) – British true crime black comedy-drama miniseries based on the true story of the 1998 murders of William and Patricia Wycherley
Lansky (2021) – biographical crime drama film about the famous gangster Meyer Lansky
The Last Duel (2021) – historical drama film following Jean de Carrouges, a knight who challenges his friend and squire Jacques Le Gris to a duel after Carrouges's wife, Marguerite, accuses Le Gris of raping her
Leave No Traces (Polish: Żeby nie było śladów) (2021) – Polish drama film based on the state-sanctioned murder of high school student Grzegorz Przemyk
Madame Claude (2021) – French biographical drama film about the infamous French brothel-keeper Madame Claude
Maid (2021) – biographical drama miniseries inspired by New York Times best-selling memoir Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive by Stephanie Land which tells the story of Land's experience of working as a maid walking the tightrope of poverty and homelessness for years chasing the American dream
Man of God (Greek: Ο Άνθρωπος του Θεού) (2021) – Greek biographical drama film depicting the trials and tribulations of Saint Nektarios of Aegina, as he bears the unjust hatred of his enemies while preaching the Word of God
Maradona: Blessed Dream (Spanish: Maradona, sueño bendito) (2021) – Argentine biographical drama miniseries following the controversial life of legendary footballer Diego Armando Maradona
Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea (Malayalam: മരക്കാർ: അറബിക്കടലിൻ്റെ സിംഹം) (2021) – Indian Malayalam-language epic war film based on the fourth Kunjali Marakkar named Muhammad Ali, the admiral of the fleet of the Zamorin
Margrete: Queen of the North (Danish: Margrete den Første) (2021) – Danish historical drama film based on the 'False Oluf', an impostor who in 1402 claimed to be the deceased King Olaf II/Olav IV of Denmark-Norway, son of the title character Margrete I of Denmark
The Mauritanian (2021) – British-American legal thriller film following Mauritanian Mohamedou Ould Salahi, who was captured by the U.S. government and detained in Guantanamo Bay detention camp without charge or trial
Mediterraneo: The Law of the Sea (Spanish: Mediterráneo) (2021) – Spanish-Greek drama film dramatizing the genesis of the Open Arms rescue vessel by Òscar Camps
The Most Reluctant Convert (2021) – British biographical drama film about the life and conversion of British writer and lay theologian C. S. Lewis, author of The Chronicles of Narnia series
Mumbai Diaries 26/11 (2021) – Indian Hindi-language medical drama miniseries set during the 2008 Mumbai attacks, it follows the staff of Bombay General Hospital and their travails during the fateful night of November 26, 2008
Nitram (2021) – Australian biographical psychological drama film based on Martin Bryant, and the events leading to his involvement in the 1996 Port Arthur massacre in Tasmania, Australia
No Man of God (2021) – crime mystery film based on real life transcripts selected from conversations between serial killer Ted Bundy and FBI Special Agent Bill Hagmaier that happened between 1984 and 1989
Nyaay: The Justice (Hindi: न्याय) (2021) – Indian Hindi-language biographical drama film based on Sushant Singh Rajput and Rhea Chakraborty
Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle (French: Onoda, 10 000 nuits dans la jungle) (2021) – French biographical drama film about Hiroo Onoda, a Japanese soldier who refused to believe that World War II had ended and continued to fight on a remote Philippine island until 1974
Oslo (2021) – political drama television film about the secret negotiation of the Oslo Accords
Paper (Hindi: काग़ज़) (2021) – Indian Hindi-language biographical comedy film based on the life and struggle of Lal Bihari, a farmer from the small village of Amilo Mubarakpur, who was declared dead on official papers
Passport to Freedom (Portuguese: Passaporte para Liberdade) (2021) – Brazilian drama miniseries telling the story of Aracy de Carvalho, an employee of the Brazilian consulate in Hamburg, Germany
The Pembrokeshire Murders (2021) – British crime thriller miniseries based on the Pembrokeshire murders by Welsh serial killer John Cooper
The Phantom of the Open (2021) – British biographical comedy drama film based on the life and career of Maurice Flitcroft
The Pilot. A Battle for Survival (Russian: Лётчик) (2021) – Russian war film based on the real story of pilot Aleksey Maresyev
Potato Dreams of America (2021) – autobiographical coming-of-age comedy film about a gay boy growing up in the Soviet Union, his mail-order-bride mother, and their adventurous escape to America
Respect (2021) – biographical drama film based on the life of American singer Aretha Franklin
The Roubal Case (Czech: Případ Roubal)(2021) – Czech crime miniseries inspired by the real events surrounding serial killer Ivan Roubal
Saina (Hindi: साइना) (2021) – Indian Hindi-language biographical sports film based on the life of badminton player Saina Nehwal
Sardar Udham (Hindi: सरदार उधम) (2021) – Indian Hindi-language biographical historical drama film based on the life of Udham Singh Kamboj, a freedom fighter from Punjab who assassinated Michael O'Dwyer in London to avenge the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre in Amritsar
The Serpent (2021) – British crime drama miniseries based on the crimes of serial killer Charles Sobhraj, who murdered young tourists between 1975 and 1976
Shershaah (Hindi: शेरशाह) (2021) – Indian Hindi-language biographical war film following the life of Param Vir Chakra-awardee Captain Vikram Batra, from his first posting in the army to his death in the Kargil War
The Shrink Next Door (2021) – psychological black comedy drama miniseries based on the real life story of psychiatrist Isaac Herschkopf, who in 2021 was determined by New York's Department of Health to have violated "minimal acceptable standards of care in the psychotherapeutic relationship"
Sky (Russian: Небо) (2021) – Russian aviation action war film about the Russian military pilots in Syria, and the 2015 shootdown of an Su-24 over Turkey-Syrian airspace
Somos. (2021) – Mexican drama miniseries depicting the story of the massacre perpetrated by the Los Zetas cartel on the border town of Allende, Coahuila, in 2011
Spencer (2021) – biographical psychological drama film about Diana, Princess of Wales (née Spencer), and following Diana's decision to end her marriage to Prince Charles and leave the British royal family
The Summit of the Gods (French: Le Sommet des Dieux) (2021) – French animated adventure drama film about George Mallory and Andrew Irvine and their attempt to climb Mount Everest
The Survivor (2021) – biographical drama film depicting the story of Harry Haft, a real-life survivor of the Auschwitz concentration camp, where he boxed fellow inmates to survive
Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman (2021) – historical crime film concerning the murders committed by serial killer Ted Bundy in the 1970s and the subsequent manhunt to apprehend him, led by FBI agents Kathleen McChesney and Robert Ressler
Ted K (2021) – historical crime drama film depicting the true story of Ted Kaczynski, otherwise known as the Unabomber, and the events leading to his arrest
Thalaivii (Tamil: தலைவி) (2021) – Indian Tamil-language biographical drama film based on the life of Indian actress-politician J. Jayalalithaa
Three Families (2021) – British drama miniseries set in Northern Ireland between 2013 and 2019 when abortion was de facto decriminalised
Three Souls (Spanish: Tres almas) (2021) – Chilean Western drama film telling the story of the Quispe sisters
Tick, Tick... Boom! (2021) – biographical musical drama film based on the stage musical of the same name by Jonathan Larson, a semi-autobiographical story about Larson's writing a musical to enter the industry
To Olivia (2021) – British drama film depicting the true story of Roald Dahl and Patricia Neal as they grapple with the loss of their daughter, Olivia
Under the Stadium Lights (2021) – sports drama film based on the nonfiction book Brother's Keeper by Al Pickett and Chad Mitchell, about the players, coach, and team chaplain of a high school football team in Abilene, Texas in 2009
The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021) – biographical film about singer Billie Holiday, based on the book Chasing the Scream: The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs by Johann Hari
Valiant Hearts (French: Cœurs vaillants) (2021) – French-Belgian war drama film based on the real-life story of director Mona Achache's grandmother, Suzanne Achache–Wiznitzer, who was a Jewish child placed in foster care to escape the Holocaust
V2. Escape from Hell (Russian: Девятаев) (2021) – Russian prison action thriller war film based on Mikhail Devyatayev in the Great Patriotic War
The War Below (2021) – British war film about a group of British miners (known as "Claykickers" or "Manchester Moles") recruited during World War I to tunnel underneath no man's land and set bombs below the German front at the Battle of Messines in 1917
Wendy Williams: The Movie (2021) – biographical drama television film based on the life of entertainer Wendy Williams
Zátopek (2021) – Czech biographical drama film depicting the life and career of Emil Zátopek
Zero to Hero (Chinese: 媽媽的神奇小子) (2021) – Hong Kong biographical drama film about So Wa Wai, Hong Kong's first athlete to win gold at the Paralympic Games




2022


42 Days of Darkness (Spanish: 42 días en la oscuridad) (2022) – Chilean biographical drama miniseries based on the true story of the disappearance in 2010 of Viviana Haeger and on the search for answers undertaken by her sister, Cecilia
892 (2022) – thriller drama film about the final day of the life of war veteran Lance Corporal Brian Brown-Easley
A Friend of the Family (2022) – drama miniseries based on the true events of Robert Berchtold, a close friend of the Broberg family, who kidnaps Jan Broberg twice over a period of two years
Abraham Lincoln (2022) – Historical drama miniseries chronicling the life of Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth President of the United States
Against the Ice (2022) – historical survival film based on the true story recounted in Two Against the Ice by Ejnar Mikkelsen
All Quiet on the Western Front (2022) – German-British anti-war film describing the German soldiers' extreme physical and mental stress during the war, and the detachment from civilian life felt by many of these soldiers upon returning home from the front
American Dreamer (2022) – black comedy film based on a segment from the radio show This American Life, it stars Peter Dinklage as a professor who tries to buy the estate of a lonely widow
American Murderer (2022) – American true-crime drama based on the true story of Jason Derek Brown - a charismatic con man turned party king who bankrolls his luxurious lifestyle through a series of scams
Amsterdam (2022) – Historical comedy thriller film based on the Business Plot, a 1933 political conspiracy in the US
Angelyne (2022) – biographical drama miniseries about Angelyne, an enigmatic blonde bombshell who rose to fame in the 1980s with billboard advertisements featuring her image and a journalists endeavours trying to uncover her true identity and life story
Anne (2022) – British historical drama miniseries revolving around the Hillsborough disaster of 1989 and its aftermath
Apollo 10 1⁄2: A Space Age Childhood (2022) – animated coming-of-age film loosely based on the childhood of writer, director, and producer Richard Linklater
Argentina, 1985 (2022) – Argentine-American based on real events, the story follows the events surrounding the 1985 Trial of the Juntas, which prosecuted the ringleaders of Argentina's last civil-military dictatorship (1976–1983), and centers on the titanic work of a group of lawyers led by prosecutors Julio César Strassera and Luis Moreno Ocampo against those responsible for the most bloody dictatorship in the history of Argentina
A Spy Among Friends (2022) – British espionage thriller television series follows the defection of notorious British intelligence officer and KGB double agent, Kim Philby and through the lens of his complex relationship with MI6 colleague and close friend, Nicholas Elliott.
Babylon (2022) – Epic period comedy-drama film chronicling the rise and fall of multiple characters during Hollywood's transition from silent films to sound films in the late 1920s
Bali 2002 (2022) – Australian-Indonesian drama miniseries revolving around the 2002 Bali bombings
Bandit (2022) – Canadian biographical crime film based on the true life story of Gilbert Galvan Jr (also known as The Flying Bandit), who still holds a record for the most consecutive robberies in Canadian history
Becoming Elizabeth (2022) – historical drama miniseries following the younger years of Queen Elizabeth I
Black Bird (2022) – crime drama miniseries telling the real-life story of convicted drug dealer Jimmy Keene who is forced to get a confession out of suspected serial murderer Larry Hall while in a maximum-security prison
Blonde (2022) – biographical drama film about actress, model and singer Marilyn Monroe
The Bohemian (Italian: Il Boemo) (2022) – Italian biographical drama film about the life and career of the Czech composer Josef Mysliveček
Candy (2022) – crime drama miniseries depicting the real-life Candy Montgomery, who was accused of the axe murder of her neighbor, Betty Gore in 1980, in Texas
Chevalier (2022) – biographical film based on the life of the titular French-Caribbean musician Chevalier de Saint-Georges
Clark (2022) – Swedish drama miniseries based on the life of Clark Olofsson and includes the events of the Norrmalmstorg robbery
The Conference (2022) – German TV docudrama about the Wannsee Conference in Berlin-Wannsee held on January 20, 1942, German Nazi officials meet midst the Second World War to determine the so-called “Final Solution to the Jewish Question”.
Corsage (2022) – drama film depicting an account of the later years of Empress Elisabeth of Austria
Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (2022) – biographical crime drama miniseries following the murders of infamous serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer as told from a point of view style through the lens of his victims
Dalíland (2022) – biographical film bout the tempestuous marriage of the painter Salvador Dalí and his wife and muse, Gala, in their later years in the 1970s
Devil in Ohio (2022) – Suspense thriller miniseries inspired by true events from a story about a fragile teenager who flees from a cult into the arms of a psychiatrist, and mother of three
Devotion (2022) – war drama film about the comradeship between naval officers Jesse Brown and Tom Hudner who become the U.S. Navy’s most celebrated wingmen during the Korean War
Dharmaveer (2022) – Indian Marathi-language biographical political drama film based on the story of late Shiv Sena leader Anand Dighe
Dreamin' Wild (2022) – biographical drama film following the life and work of Donnie and Joe Emerson
The Dropout (2022) – drama miniseries chronicling Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes' attempt to revolutionize the healthcare industry after dropping out of college and starting a technology company
Elesin Oba, The King's Horseman (2022) – Nigerian biographical drama film based on true life events of Elesin Oba, the king's chief horseman, in the 1940s Oyo State who must perform ritual suicide in light of the death of the King
Elvis (2022) – biographical musical drama film about singer and actor Elvis Presley
Emancipation (2022) – dramatic historical action thriller film based on the real-life story of Gordon (named "Peter" in the film), a former slave, and the photographs of his bare back, heavily scourged from an overseer's whippings, that were published worldwide in 1863, giving the abolitionist movement proof of the cruelty of slavery
Emergency Situation (Czech: Mimořádná událost) (2022) – Czech comedy film based on a real event, when in February 2019, a train with passengers ran several kilometers without a driver on the Křižanov–Studenec railway line.
Emily (2022) – biographical drama film depicting the brief life of English writer Emily Brontë
Father Stu (2022) – biographical drama film following the true-life story of Father Stuart Long
The First Lady (2022) – anthology drama miniseries portraying the life and family events of three First Ladies of the United States: Eleanor Roosevelt, Betty Ford, and Michelle Obama
Fisherman's Friends: One and All (2022) – British comedy-drama film about the famous sea shanty singing group from Port Isaac, Cornwall
Five Days at Memorial (2022) – disaster medical drama television miniseries depicting the difficulties a New Orleans hospital endures after Hurricane Katrina makes landfall on the city
Four Lives (2022) – British drama miniseries following the true story of the families of four young gay men who in 2014 and 2015 were murdered by Stephen Port
Gangubai Kathiawadi (2022) – Indian Hindi-language biographical crime drama film based on the true story of Gangubai Kothewali
Gaslit (2022) – political thriller miniseries focusing on Martha Mitchell, a celebrity Arkansan socialite and wife to Nixon's loyal Attorney General, John N. Mitchell during the Watergate scandal
George and Tammy (2022) – American biographical drama television miniseries about country music legends George Jones and Tammy Wynette, chronicling their tumultuous relationship and intertwined careers.
The Girl from Plainville (2022) – drama miniseries based on the events leading to the death of Conrad Roy and his girlfriend Michelle Carter's conviction for involuntary manslaughter.
Girl in the Shed: The Kidnapping of Abby Hernandez (2022) – made-for-television film depicting the kidnapping of 14-year-old Abby Hernandez
The Good Nurse (2022) – crime drama film depicting the story of Charles Cullen, an American serial killer who confessed to murdering up to 40 patients during the course of his 16-year career as a nurse in New Jersey
The Greatest Beer Run Ever (2022) – biographical war action comedy-drama film based on the book of the same name by Joanna Molloy and John "Chickie" Donohue
Head Bush (2022) – Indian Kannada-language political-crime drama film about M. P. Jayaraj
Home Team (2022) – sports comedy film about New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton who coached his 12-year-old son's football team during his one-year suspension from the NFL
How We Roll (2022) – Sitcom inspired by the life of professional bowler Tom Smallwood
Infinite Storm (2022) – drama adventure film based on a true story of Pam Bales, a mountain guide who set out on a solitary trek up Mount Washington in October 2010 and the rescue of an incoherent man she encounters
The Inspection (2022) – American drama film inspired by Bratton's real-life experiences, the film follows a young man who faces homophobia, both at a Marines boot camp and at home from his mother
Inventing Anna (2022) – drama miniseries inspired by the story of Anna Sorokin, a con artist and fraudster who posed as a wealthy German heiress to access the upper echelons of the New York social and art scenes from 2013 to 2017
Jerry & Marge Go Large (2022) – comedy-drama film based on Jason Fagone's 2018 HuffPost article of the same name
Jhund (2022) – Indian Hindi-language biographical film based on the life of Vijay Barse, the founder of NGO Slum Soccer
Joe vs. Carole (2022) – drama limited series following the criminal case of Joe Exotic, a zookeeper who has been convicted of murder-for-hire
The Kashmir Files (2022) – Indian Hindi-language drama film centred around the 1990s exodus of Kashmiri Hindus from Indian-administered Kashmir.centred around the 1990s exodus of Kashmiri Hindus from Indian-administered Kashmir
Kingmaker (Korean: 킹메이커) (2022) – Korean political drama film based on anecdotal accounts of the working relationship between Kim Dae-jung and his political strategist Uhm Chang-rok during his political career
Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend (2022) – biographical drama about Italian entrepreneur Ferruccio Lamborghini
The Last Race (Czech: Poslední závod) (2022) – Czech historical sports drama film story of Bohumil Hanč and Václav Vrbata who died during a 1913 race in Giant Mountains.
Litvinenko (2022) – British miniseries depicting a dramatisation of the 10-year fight of Marina Litvinenko and the London police force as they work to prove the guilt and release the names of those responsible for the 2006 poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko
The Lost King (2022) – British biographical film it is a dramatisation of the story of Philippa Langley, the woman who initiated the search to find King Richard III's remains under a car park in Leicester, and her treatment by the University of Leicester in the claiming of credit for the discovery
Major (2022) – Indian biographical action drama film following the life of Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan, an army officer who was killed in the 2008 Mumbai attacks
Mat Kilau (2022) – Malaysian biographical historical epic film based on Mat Kilau bin Imam Rasu, a Malay warrior who fought the British colonialists during the Pahang Uprising in Pahang, British Malaya before independence
Medieval (2022) – Czech historical action drama film about the life of Jan Žižka, a Bohemian military commander who never lost a battle
Mike (2022) – biographical sports drama miniseries centering on the life of boxer Mike Tyson
Miracle at Manchester (2022) – family drama film based on a true story from 2015 about Brycen Newman's brain cancer diagnosis and recovery at Cathedral Catholic High School
My Son Hunter (2022) – biographical drama film about Hunter Biden, the son of US president Joe Biden and how, in 2021, Donald Trump accused Hunter Biden of corruption
Narco-Saints (Korean: 수리남) (2022) – Korean drama miniseries depicting the true story of an ordinary entrepreneur who has no choice but to risk his life in joining the secret mission of government agents to capture a Korean drug lord operating in Suriname
Narvik (Norwegian: Kampen om Narvik) (2022) – Norwegian historical war drama film depicting the Battles of Narvik from 9 April to 8 June 1940
Norbourg (2022) – Canadian drama film based on the real-life Norbourg scandal of 2005
Notre-Dame on Fire (French: Notre-Dame brûle) (2022) – French disaster film based on the Notre-Dame de Paris fire that occurred on 15 April 2019
The Offer (2022) – biographical drama miniseries about the development and production of Francis Ford Coppola's landmark New York City gangster film The Godfather
Olympics (Spanish: 42 segundos) (2022) – Spanish sports drama film depicting a dramatization of the Spain men's national water polo team's run at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona
Operation Mincemeat (2022) – British war drama film based upon Ben Macintyre's book on the British Operation Mincemeat during the Second World War
Oussekine (2022) – French drama miniseries based on the events of December 5, 1986 which led to the assassination of Malik Oussekine, a young 22-year-old student, by police
Padre Pio (2022) – Italian-German biographical drama film following Roman Catholic Saint Padre Pio in his early years
Pam & Tommy (2022) – biographical drama miniseries chronicling the marriage between actress Pamela Anderson and Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee
Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game (2022) – biographical comedy drama film based on true events around the story of Roger Sharpe, GQ journalist and real-life "pinball wizard" who in 1976 helped overturn New York City's 35-year ban on pinball
Pistol (2022) – biographical drama miniseries that follows Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones and the band's rise to prominence and notoriety
The Playlist (2022) – drama miniseries based on the story of the birth of the Swedish music streaming company, Spotify along with its early challenges
Ponniyin Selvan: I (2022) – Indian Tamil-language epic period drama film revolving around the early life of Chola Prince Arulmozhi Varman who was later known as the great Chola emperor Raja Raja Chola
Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher (2022) – British-American biographical drama film exploring the life of Jem Belcher who became the youngest ever world champion in boxing
Rescued by Ruby (2022) – biographical drama film following a state trooper named Dan, who dreams of joining the K-9 search and rescue team of the state police, however has been unsuccessful in doing so until he befriends a shelter dog named Ruby
Rhinegold (German: Rheingold) (2022) – German biographical gangster drama film based on the life of Iranian-Kurdish hip-hop rapper, entrepreneur, and ex-convict Giwar Hajabi
Rise (2022) – biographical sports-drama film based on the true story of three young Nigerian-Greek brothers, Giannis, Thanasis and Kostas Antetokounmpo, who emigrate to the United States and rise to fame and success within the National Basketball Association
Rocketry: The Nambi Effect (2022) – Indian biographical drama film based on the life of Nambi Narayanan, a former scientist and aerospace engineer of the Indian Space Research Organisation who was falsely accused of espionage
Rogue Agent (2022) – British thriller film based on the article "Chasing Agent Freegard" by Michael Bronner
RRR (2022) – Indian Telugu-language epic period action drama film about two Indian revolutionaries, Alluri Sitarama Raju and Komaram Bheem, and their fight against the British Raj
Samrat Prithviraj (2022) – Indian Hindi-language historical action drama film based on the life of Prithviraj Chauhan, a Rajput king from the Chahamana dynasty
SAS: Rogue Heroes (2022) – British historical drama miniseries depicting the formation of the Special Air Service during World War II
Save the Cinema (2022) – British comedy-drama film based on the true story of Liz Evans on her quest to save her local theater
Shabaash Mithu (2022) – Indian Hindi-language biographical sports drama film based on the life of former Test and ODI captain of the India women's national cricket team, Mithali Raj
She Said (2022) – drama film depicting the work done by journalists Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey to break the story of Harvey Weinstein's sexual misconduct allegations
Silverton Siege (2022) – South African film based on the real life siege that took place in Silverton, Pretoria in 1980
The Silent Twins (2022) – internationally co-produced biographical drama film about the twin sisters, June and Jennifer Gibbons, who were institutionalized at Broadmoor Hospital following years of silence and teenage rebellion.
Simone Veil, A Woman of the Century (2022) – French biographical drama film which explores the life of [Simone Veil] - the famous French figure who survived the Holocaust and went on to become a leading politician, human rights campaigner, and feminist - through a series of non-chronological memories
The Staircase (2022) – true crime miniseries depicting Michael Peterson, a writer convicted of murdering his wife Kathleen Peterson, who was found dead at the bottom of the staircase in their home
The Stranger (2022) – Australian crime thriller film about two strangers who meet and strike up a friendship, while one of them is a veteran undercover police officer working to secure a conviction for an unsolved murder committed years earlier
Studio 666 (2022) – comedy horror film based on a story from Dave Grohl inspired by the Foo Fighters experiences recording their tenth album
Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber (2022) – drama biopic dramatizing the foundation of the ride-hailing company Uber from the perspective of the company's CEO Travis Kalanick, who is ultimately ousted in a boardroom coup
The Swimmers (2022) – drama film telling the story of teenage Olympian refugee, Yusra Mardini, who dragged a dinghy of refugees to safety across the Aegean Sea
Tchaikovsky's Wife (Russian: Жена Чайковского) (2022) – Russian biographical drama film about the wife of the composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Thai Cave Rescue (Thai: ถ้ำหลวง: ภารกิจแห่งความหวัง) (2022) – Thai miniseries based on the events of the Tham Luang cave rescue that occurred in Tham Luang-Khun Nam Nang Non National Park during June and July 2018, in which twelve members of the Wild Boars youth football team and their assistant coach were rescued from the flooded Tham Luang Nang Non cave system
Then Barbara Met Alan (2022) – British television drama film telling the story of two cabaret performers, comedian Barbara and activist-performer Alan who help find DAN, the Disabled People's Direct Action Network and lead protests for disabled people's rights which eventually lead to the Disability Discrimination Act 1995.
Theodore Roosevelt (2022) – Historical drama miniseries chronicling the life of Theodore Roosevelt, the twenty-sixth President of the United States
The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe (2022) – British drama miniseries dramatizing the John Darwin disappearance case, where prison officer and teacher John Darwin hoaxed his own death and reappeared, five and a half years after he was believed to have died in a canoeing accident
The Thing About Pam (2022) – crime drama miniseries detailing the involvement of Pam Hupp in the 2011 murder of Betsy Faria
Thirteen Lives (2022) – biographical survival drama film about the events of the 2018 Tham Luang cave rescue that saw a junior football team and their coach trapped in a cave for a period of 18 days
This England (2022) – British docudrama miniseries depicting the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom based on testimonies of people in the Boris Johnson administration, on the various intergovernmental advisory groups (including the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies), and in other affected British institutions such as care homes and hospitals
Till (2022) – biographical drama film based on the real-life story of Mamie Till-Mobley (Deadwyler), an American educator and activist who pursues justice after the 1955 lynching of her 14-year-old son Emmett Till
Tokyo Vice (2022) – American crime drama television series based on the career of American journalist Jake Adelstein, who explores into the dark and dangerous world of the Japanese Yakuza.
Underbelly: Vanishing Act (2022) – drama miniseries based on the story of high-roller Melissa Caddick who was alleged to have embezzled $40 million before vanishing in November 2020 the day after the Australian Securities & Investments Commission executed a search warrant on her Dover Heights, Sydney home
Vardy v Rooney: A Courtroom Drama (2022) – British courtroom drama based on the Wagatha Christie events and subsequent high-profile court case.
The Wannsee Conference (German: Die Wannseekonferenz) (2022) – German made-for-television docudrama about a conference held in Berlin-Wannsee in 1942 to organise the extermination of the Jews
The Watcher (2022) – crime drama miniseries following the true story of a married couple who, after moving into their dream home in New Jersey, are harassed through letters signed by a stalker named "The Watcher"
The Walk-In (2022) – British true crime television series based on the true story of how Matthew F. Collins of activist group Hope not Hate infiltrated British neo-Nazi terrorist group National Action, foiling a plot to assassinate Labour MP Rosie Cooper. Jack Renshaw was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for his plan to kill Cooper.
We Own This City (2022) – crime drama miniseries depicting the rise and fall of the Baltimore Police Department's Gun Trace Task Force and the corruption surrounding it
WeCrashed (2022) – drama miniseries about Adam and Rebekah Neumann, the real-life married couple at the heart of WeWork, a coworking space company whose valuation reached $47 billion in 2019 before crashing as a result of financial revelations
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022) – biographical parody film loosely based on Yankovic's life and career as an accordionist and parody songwriter
Welcome to Chippendales (2022) – drama miniseries telling the origin story of Somen 'Steve' Banerjee, the founder of Chippendales
Whina – New Zealander biographical film about the life of Dame Whina Cooper
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody (2022) – biographical musical drama film about singer and actress Whitney Houston
Who is Pravin Tambe? (Hindi: Kaun Pravin Tambe?) (2022) – Indian Hindi-language biographical sports drama film based on the life of Indian cricketer Pravin Tambe
The Woman King (2022) – historical epic film about the Agojie, the all-female warrior unit who protected the African kingdom of Dahomey in the 19th century
Women of the Movement (2022) – historical drama miniseries based on Mamie Till-Mobley who devoted her life to seeking justice for her murdered son Emmett




2023


12.12: The Day (2023) – South Korean historical action drama film set against the backdrop of the December 12, 1979, military coup from the late 1970s to early 1980s
80 for Brady (2023) – sports comedy film following four lifelong friends who travel to watch Tom Brady and his New England Patriots play in Super Bowl LI in 2017; inspired by a real-life group of Patriots fans known as the "Over 80 for Brady" club
2018 (2023) – Indian Malayalam-language survival drama film based on the severe 2018 Kerala floods that devastated Kerala
A Million Miles Away (2023) – biographical drama film detailing the life of José M. Hernández, the first Mexican-American astronaut
A Small Light (2023) – biographical drama miniseries telling the story of Miep Gies and how she helped her Jewish employer Otto Frank, his family, and other Jewish refugees go into hiding during World War II after the German invasion of the Netherlands
Abbé Pierre – A Century of Devotion (French: L'Abbé Pierre – Une vie de combats) (2023) – French biographical drama film based on the life of Abbé Pierre, a Catholic priest and national hero in France who devoted his life to helping the poor, homeless people and refugees
About My Father (2023) – comedy film loosely based on Sebastian Maniscalco's life and his relationship with his father
Air (2023) – biographical drama film based on true events about the origin of Air Jordan, a basketball shoeline, of which a Nike employee seeks to strike a business deal with rookie player Michael Jordan
All the World Is Sleeping (2023) – drama film depicting a young woman resolved not to make the same mistakes as her parents but addiction issues threatens her life with her own daughter. Inspired by the true stories of Carly Hicks, Patricia Marez, Jade Sanchez, Myra Salazar, Kayleigh Smith, Malissa Trujillo, and Doralee Urban, a collective of New Mexico women with their own separate histories of substance abuse
Archie (2023) – British television drama series about the life of Cary Grant
Baltimore (2023) – British-Irish biographical thriller film based on the life of Rose Dugdale, a British heiress-turned-IRA member
Bank of Dave (2023) – British biographical comedy film based on the story of a Burnley working class and self-made millionaire, who struggles to set up a community bank to help the town's local businesses not only survive, but thrive. To do so, he must battle London's elite financial institutions and compete for the first banking licence in over 100 year
The Beanie Bubble (2023) – comedy-drama film based on the 2015 book The Great Beanie Baby Bubble: Mass Delusion and the Dark Side of Cute by Zac Bissonnette about the Beanie Babies bubble
Big George Foreman (2023) – biographical sports drama film based on the life of world heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman
BlackBerry (2023) – Canadian biopic film about the history of the BlackBerry line of mobile phones
The Blue Star – film about 1990s rock star Mauricio Aznar and his life-changing travel to Argentina
Bonnard, Pierre and Marthe (French: Bonnard, Pierre et Marthe) (2023) – French biographical drama film depicting the love story and romance between the painter Pierre Bonnard and his wife, model, and muse Marthe
Boston Strangler (2023) – historical crime drama film based on the true story of the Boston Strangler, who in the 1960s killed 13 women in Boston, Massachusetts
The Boys in the Boat (2023) – biographical drama film based on the 2013 book of the same name by Daniel James Brown
Buying Back My Daughter (2023) – drama television film based on a true story of a mother trying to get her daughter back when she goes missing and is placed into sex trafficking
Cassandro (2023) – biographical drama film following the true story of Cassandro, the exotico character created by Saúl Armendáriz, gay amateur wrestler from El Paso who rose to international stardom
The Clearing (2023) – Australian psychological thriller miniseries inspired by a fictionalised account of the Australian cult group The Family
Cocaine Bear (2023) – comedy horror thriller film inspired by the true story of the "Cocaine Bear", an American black bear that ingested nearly 75 lb (34 kg) of lost cocaine
Comandante (2023) – Italian war drama film telling an episode of the Battle of the Atlantic, when the Italian submarine Comandante Cappellini sunk the Belgian ship Kabalo
The Crowded Room (2023) – psychological thriller miniseries following Danny Sullivan (a character based on Billy Milligan) after he was arrested for his involvement in a New York City shooting in 1979
Dark October (2023) – Nigerian film telling the true story of four university students in Nigeria, who went to a particular area in search of a debtor who owed one of them, unfortunately, the debtor raised a false alarm and alleged that the boys came to rob him of his valuables, mobs then paraded the boys as thieves and lynched them, this mob attack however sparked a nationwide crisis.
Dog Gone (2023) – biographical drama film based on the book Dog Gone: A Lost Pet’s Extraordinary Journey and the Family Who Brought Him Home by Pauls Toutonghi
Dumb Money (2023) – biographical comedy drama film based on the 2021 book The Antisocial Network by Ben Mezrich and chronicles the GameStop short squeeze of January 2021
Fairyland (2023) – coming-of-age drama film based on Alysia Abbott's experiences of being raised by her father Steve Abbott, a poet and activist who came out as gay and fell victim to the AIDS crisis
Ferrari (2023) – biographical sports thriller film follows the personal and professional struggles of Enzo Ferrari, the Italian founder of the car manufacturer Ferrari S.p.A., during the summer of 1957
Firebrand (2023) – British historical drama film focusing on Katherine Parr, Queen of England and the wife and widow of Henry VIII
Flamin' Hot (2023) – biographical drama film depicting the story of Richard Montañez, the Frito-Lay janitor who claimed to have invented Flamin' Hot Cheetos
The Gallows Pole (2023) – British-Irish historical miniseries depicting a fictionalized account of the Cragg Vale Coiners at the onset of the industrial revolution in 18th-century Yorkshire
Girl in the Closet (2023) – true crime drama film based on the true story of Lauren Kavanaugh who was locked in a closet for six years and endured physical and sexual abuse by her biological mother and stepfather
Girl You Know It's True (2023) – biographical film about the controversial late-1980s/early-1990s music duo Milli Vanilli, who caused one of the most infamous scandals in international pop music
Golda (2023) – American-British biographical drama film depicting the life of Golda Meir, Prime Minister of Israel, particularly during the Yom Kippur War
The Gold (2023) – British biographical crime drama miniseries about the 1983 Brink's Mat robbery in which £26 million (equivalent to £93.3 million in 2021) worth of gold bullion, diamonds, and cash was stolen from a warehouse near Heathrow Airport. At the time it was the biggest robbery in history
GomBurZa (2023) – Philippine historical biographical film it features and follows the lives of the Gomburza, three native Filipino Roman Catholic priests executed during the latter years of the Spanish colonial era in the Philippines
Gran Turismo (2023) – biographical coming-of-age sports drama film based on the true story of teenage Gran Turismo player Jann Mardenborough aspiring to be a race car driver
The Great Escaper (2023) – biographical drama film based on the true story of a British World War II Royal Navy veteran who in June 2014 "broke out" of his nursing home to attend the 70th anniversary D-Day commemorations in France. It is also based on that of Bernard Jordan, who was 89 years old when he made his journey to France
Guardians of the Formula (Serbian: Čuvari formule) (2023) – Serbian drama film follows the aftermath of the 1958 reactor incident at Vinča Nuclear Institute and the subsequent treatment of irradiated Yugoslav physicists at the Curie Institute in Paris, which involved the first bone marrow grafts between unrelated donors and hosts ever made in the world
He Went That Way (2023) – crime drama film based on an account where the serial killer Larry Ranes encountered animal trainer Dave Pitts, who survived
The Hill (2023) – biographical sports drama film about baseball player Rickey Hill overcoming a physical handicap in order to try out for a legendary major league scout
Hit Man (2023) – romantic action comedy film it the plot follows an undercover New Orleans police officer who poses as a reliable hitman as he tries to save a woman in need
Ingeborg Bachmann – Journey into the Desert (2023) – European co-production biopic-drama film depicting the life of Austrian poet and author Ingeborg Bachmann, who lived through 1926 to 1973
The Iron Claw (2023) – biographical sport film based on the life of professional wrestler Kevin Von Erich and the Von Erich family
Jeanne du Barry (2023) – biographical historical drama film its plot centres on Madame du Barry, who uses her intelligence and allure to climb the social ladder. She becomes King Louis XV's favourite, they fall in love and against all propriety and etiquette, du Barry moves to Versailles, where her arrival scandalises the court
Jesus Revolution (2023) – Christian drama film based on the book of the same name, the film follows youth minister Greg Laurie, Christian hippie Lonnie Frisbee, and pastor Chuck Smith as they take part in the Jesus movement in California during the late 1960s
Jokes & Cigarettes (2023) – film about comedian Eugenio
Kandahar (2023) – action film based it on his experiences working for the Defense Intelligence Agency and being deployed to Afghanistan in 2013 during the Snowden leaks
The Kerala Story (2023) – Indian Hindi-language drama film plot follows the story of a group of women from Kerala who are converted to Islam and join the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The film is premised on the conspiracy theory of "love jihad", and falsely claims that thousands of women from Kerala are being converted to Islam and recruited into ISIS
Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) – Epic film its plot centers on a series of Oklahoma murders in the Osage Nation during the 1920s, committed after oil was discovered on tribal land
Last King of the Cross (2023) – Australian drama miniseries inspired by the autobiography of nightclub owner John Ibrahim and his experiences in Sydney's Kings Cross.
Late Night with the Devil (2023) – supernatural horror film incorporating elements of documentary filmmaking and found footage, the film follows the events of a late-night talk show episode aired on the night of Halloween 1977, during which the host attempts to boost ratings by inviting an allegedly possessed girl onto the show
Lee (2023) – British biographical drama film Lee Miller goes from a career as a model to enlisting as a photographer to chronicle the events of World War II for Vogue magazine
Little Girl Blue (2023) – biographical docudrama based on the life of her mother, the writer and set photographer Carole Achache
Love and Death (2023) – crime drama miniseries based on the true story of Wylie, Texas, housewife Candy Montgomery, who was accused of the brutal axe murder of her friend Betty Gore in 1980
The Machine (2023) – action comedy film inspired by the 2016 stand-up routine of the same name created by Bert Kreischer
Maestro (2023) – biographical drama film that centers on the relationship between American composer Leonard Bernstein and his wife Felicia Montealegre
The Man Who Stood in the Way (Czech: Muž, který stál v cestě) (2023) – Czech historical drama film focusing on František Kriegel, the only political leader who, during the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia, declined to sign the Moscow Protocol
Marinette (2023) – French biographical sports drama film depicting the life of footballer Marinette Pichon
Miranda's Victim (2023) – crime-drama film based on the life of Patricia "Trish" Weir, who was kidnapped and raped by Ernesto Miranda in 1963
Mission Majnu (2023) – Indian Hindi-language spy thriller film based on true events from the 1970s, an undercover Indian spy takes on a deadly mission to expose a covert nuclear weapons program in the heart of Pakistan
Mrs. Chatterjee vs Norway (2023) – Indian Hindi-language legal drama film based on the real-life story of an Indian couple whose children were taken away by Norwegian authorities in 2011
Napoleon (2023) – epic historical drama film depicts Napoleon's rise to power through the lens of his addictive and volatile relationship with Empress Joséphine
Next Goal Wins (2023) – biographical sports comedy-drama based on the 2014 documentary of the same name by Mike Brett and Steve Jamison about Dutch-American coach Thomas Rongen's efforts to lead the American Samoa national football team, considered the weakest football team in the world, to qualification for the 2014 FIFA World Cup
Nolly (2023) – British biographical miniseries exploring the reign, and fall from grace of British soap opera star Noele Gordon.
Nyad (2023) – biographical sports drama film about swimmer Diana Nyad's 2013 attempt to swim the Straits of Florida
One Life (2023) – biographical drama film about British humanitarian Nicholas Winton as he looks back on his past efforts to help groups of Jewish children in German-occupied Czechoslovakia to hide and flee in 1938–39, just before the beginning of World War II
On a Wing and a Prayer (2023) – biographical survival film based on the 2009 true story of Doug White, an airline passenger who was forced to land the King Air 200 plane he was traveling on with his wife and children after the pilot unexpectedly died mid-flight, with no co-pilot on board.
Oppenheimer (2023) – biographical film follows the life of theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, the director of the Los Alamos Laboratory during the Manhattan Project, and his contributions that led to the creation of the atomic bomb
Origin (2023) – biographical drama film it is based on the life of Isabel Wilkerson, Wilkerson travels throughout Germany, India, and the United States to research the caste systems in each country's history
Pain Hustlers (2023) – crime comedy film is loosely based on the activities of the real world company Insys Therapeutics and their role in the US opioid crisis
Painkiller (2023) – biographical drama miniseries focusing on the birth of the opioid crisis, with an emphasis on Purdue Pharma, a company owned by Richard Sackler and his family that was the manufacturer of OxyContin
Partygate (2023) – British satirical political docudrama television film dramatising the political scandal dubbed "Partygate" in British politics during the prime ministerial government of Boris Johnson
The Pope's Exorcist (2023) – supernatural horror film based on the 1990 book An Exorcist Tells His Story and the 1992 book An Exorcist: More Stories by Father Gabriele Amorth
Priscilla (2023) – biographical drama film it follows the life of Priscilla Presley and her complicated romantic relationship with Elvis Presley
The Promised Land (2023) – epic historical drama film based on the book The Captain and Ann Barbara by Ida Jessen
Radical (2023) – Mexican comedy-drama film based on the 2013 Wired article, "A Radical Way of Unleashing a Generation of Geniuses" by Joshua Davis
Reality (2023) – biographical drama film depicts the interrogation of whistleblower Reality Winner, a former enlisted US Air Force member and NSA translator, leaked an intelligence report about Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections to the news website The Intercept. Winner was confronted at her home in Augusta, Georgia by FBI agents R. Wallace Taylor and Justin C. Garrick, who interrogated her over the course of an hour in an unused room in the house.
Reba McEntire's The Hammer (2023) – biographical drama television film inspired by the life of Kim Wheeler, one of the last traveling circuit judges in the U.S.
Rustin (2023) – biographical drama film based on the true story of gay civil rights activist Bayard Rustin, who helped Martin Luther King Jr. and others organize the 1963 March on Washington
Seneca – On the Creation of Earthquakes (German: Seneca – Oder: Über die Geburt von Erdbeben) (2023) – German-Moroccan historical drama dark comedy film about the last days of the ancient philosopher Lucius Annaeus Seneca and the beginnings of Emperor Nero's despotic regime in Ancient Rome
Shooting Stars (2023) – biographical sports drama film about the high school sports career of LeBron James and based on James' 2009 memoir of the same name, co-authored by Buzz Bissinger
Sight (2023) – biographical drama film about Ming Wang, a Chinese immigrant to the United States who became a renowned eye surgeon
Sisi & I (German: Sisi & Ich) (2023) – German-Swiss-Austrian biographical film telling the story of Empress Elisabeth of Austria from the point of view of her lady-in-waiting, Irma Sztáray, during a period in which the Empress was separated from her husband for many years and was surrounded only by other women, travelling throughout Europe, mastering six languages and practising high-performance sports
The Sixth Commandment (2023) – British crime drama miniseries exploring the deaths of Peter Farquhar and Ann Moore-Martin in Buckinghamshire in 2014 and 2017 and the subsequent events including the police investigation and 2019 criminal trial of Ben Field
Society of the Snow (2023) – survival thriller film about the Uruguayan 1972 Andes flight disaster
Sound of Freedom (2023) – crime thriller film about Tim Ballard, a former U.S. government agent who embarks on a mission to rescue children from sex traffickers in Colombia
Spinning Gold (2023) – biographical drama film based on the life and career of record producer and Casablanca Records founder Neil Bogart, who was credited with discovering many iconic musical acts such as Donna Summer, KISS, Village People; and signing and pushing acts including Gladys Knight and the Pips, the Isley Brothers, and Parliament to greater heights
Steeltown Murders (2023) – British biographical drama miniseries based on the real-life murders committed by Joseph Kappen in Port Talbot in South Wales
Stonehouse (2023) – British biographical comedy-drama miniseries dramatising the life and times of disgraced British government minister John Stonehouse
Sweetwater (2023) – biographical sports about Nat Clifton, the first African-American to sign a contract with the National Basketball Association (NBA)
Tarla (2023) – Indian Hindi-language biographical drama film about Indian chef and cookbook author Tarla Dalal
The Teacher Who Promised the Sea (2023) – film about the Catalan teacher Antoni Benaiges
Tetris (2023) – biographical thriller based on true events around the race to license and patent the video game Tetris in the late 1980s during the Cold War
Trial By Fire (2023) – Indian Hindi-language crime drama miniseries depicting two parents struggles with the Indian justice system following the Uphaar Cinema fire
True Spirit (2023) – Australian biopic film based on the true story of Jessica Watson, an Australian sailor who was awarded the Order of Australia Medal after attempting a solo global circumnavigation at the age of 16
The Vaccine War (2023) – Indian Hindi-language medical docudrama film it tells about the development of Covaxin during the COVID-19 pandemic in India, shedding light on the efforts of scientists involved in its creation. It is based on the book "Going Viral" by Prof Balram Bhargava of Indian Council of Medical Research
Waco: The Aftermath (2023) – American television miniseries which is a sequel to the 2018 miniseries Waco, which dramatizes the 1993 standoff between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), and the Branch Davidians in Waco, Texas. The sequel series portrays the aftermath of the siege and the trials of the surviving members of the Branch Davidians.
Warnie (2023) – Australian television drama miniseries based on the life of cricketer Shane Warne.
White House Plumbers (2023) – satirical political drama television miniseries based on the true story of Watergate masterminds and President Richard Nixon’s political operatives E. Howard Hunt and G. Gordon Liddy, part of the “White House Plumbers” charged with plugging press leaks by any means necessary, accidentally overturn the Presidency they were trying to protect.
Wicked Little Letters (2023) – British black comedy mystery film based on a true scandal that stunned 1920s England, the story centres on neighbours Edith Swan and Rose Gooding in the seaside town of Littlehampton
Wildcat (2023) – biographical drama film about American novelist Flannery O'Connor struggling to publish her first novel
Woman of the Hour (2023) – crime thriller film based on the life of serial killer Rodney Alcala, who in 1978 appeared on the television show The Dating Game in the midst of his murder spree
The Zone of Interest (2023) – historical drama film centers on Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Höss and his wife as they strive to build a dream life next to the concentration camp




2024


The 47 (Spanish: El 47) (2024) – Spanish drama film about Manolo Vital, a bus driver who challenged the authorities in 1978 Barcelona in a struggle for the dignity of a working-class neighborhood
A Complete Unknown (2024) – biographical drama film about the controversy surrounding the switch to electrically amplified instrumentation by Bob Dylan
A Very Royal Scandal (2024) – British thriller drama miniseries retelling Emily Maitlis' professional and personal journey leading up to the 2019 BBC television interview of Prince Andrew by Maitlis for BBC Two news and current affairs programme Newsnight
Amar Singh Chamkila (Hindi: अमर सिंह चमकिला) (2024) – Indian Hindi-language biographical drama film based on the life of musician Amar Singh Chamkila
The Apprentice (2024) – biographical drama film that examines Donald Trump's career as a real estate businessman in New York City in the 1970s and 1980s, as well as his relationship with attorney Roy Cohn
Arthur the King (2024) – adventure film the captain of an adventure racing team befriends a wounded stray dog named Arthur, who accompanies the team on a grueling 435-mile (700-km) endurance race through the Dominican Republic
The Asunta Case (Spanish: El caso Asunta) (2024) – Spanish crime thriller miniseries based on the murder of Asunta Basterra
Baby Reindeer (2024) – British thriller drama miniseries following the writer and performer Richard Gadd's warped relationship with his female stalker and the impact it has on him as he is ultimately forced to face a deep, dark buried trauma
Back to Black (2024) – British biographical musical drama film based on the life of British singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse
Beautiful Rebel (Italian: Sei nell'anima) (2024) – Italian biographical film about the life and career of Gianna Nannini
Becoming Karl Lagerfeld (2024) – French biographical drama miniseries following the rise of Karl Lagerfeld through the world of haute couture in 1970s Paris, telling the story of both his career in high fashion and personal relationships
Being Maria (French: Maria) (2024) – French biographical drama film dramatizing actress Maria Schneider's experiences working on Bernardo Bertolucci's feature film Last Tango in Paris
Better Man (2024) – biographical drama film about the British pop singer Robbie Williams
The Big Cigar (2024) – biographical thriller miniseries following the events of the Black Panther Party in 1970s, the series is about party founder Huey P. Newton escaping from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to Cuba with the help of Bert Schneider for an elaborate plan
The Blood Brothers (2024) – Philippine biographical thriller film telling of Philippine history before Islam being told frim the perspective of two indigenous brothers in Mindanao and how the education of the other drove a wedge between them and served as a catalyst to their cultural differences
Blood'less' Revolution (Portuguese: Revolução sem sangue) (2024) – Portuguese historical drama film portraying events surrounding the Carnation Revolution of 1974
Bob Marley: One Love (2024) – biographical musical drama film based on the life Jamaican reggae singer and songwriter Bob Marley, from his rise to fame up until his death in the early 1980s
Boléro (2024) – French-Belgian biographical film about the life of musical composer Maurice Ravel during his preparation of Boléro, as commissioned by Ida Rubinstein
Boneyard (2024) – crime thriller film based on the West Mesa murders
Bosco (2024) – biographical drama film based on the true story of Quawntay "Bosco" Adams who was sentenced to 35 years in 2004 for possession of marijuana
Cabrini (2024) – biographical drama film depicting the life of Catholic missionary Francesca Cabrini as she encounters resistance to her charity and business efforts in New York City
Chabuca (2024) – Peruvian biographical drama film based on the life of Peruvian actor and drag queen Ernesto Pimentel 'Chola Chabuca'
Chandu Champion (Hindi: चंदू चैम्पियन) (2024) – Indian Hindi-language biographical sports drama film about India's first Paralympics gold medallist Murlikant Petkar
Clipped (2024) – sports drama miniseries it focuses on the downfall of Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling, amid the team's drive to win a championship under coach Doc Rivers
The Correspondent (2024) - Australian biographical legal thriller film about journalist Peter Greste during the detention of Al Jazeera journalists in Egypt
Cristóbal Balenciaga (2024) – Spanish biographical miniseries about Spanish fashion designer Cristóbal Balenciaga
The Deliverance (2024) – supernatural horror thriller film is based on the Latoya Ammons family possession
The Devil's Bath (German: Des Teufels Bad) (2024) – German-Austrian historical horror film based on historical records and a real, unknown story of European (women's) history, the film is a deep portrait of a person who is hopeful, desperate, seeking and finally runs away from her inner prison
Dharmaveer 2 (Marathi: धर्मवीर २) (2024) – Indian Marathi-language biographical political drama film delving into the life of Anand Dighe
Disco, Ibiza, Locomía (2024) – Spanish-Mexican biographical musical drama film based on the musical ensemble Locomía
The Featherweight (2024) – biographical sports drama film about professional boxer Willie Pep
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist (2024) – crime drama miniseries fictionalizing an actual armed robbery at an Atlanta party on the night of Muhammad Ali's October 1970 comeback fight, after being stripped of his boxing license in 1967 for being a conscientious objector to fighting in the Vietnam War
The Fire Inside (2024) – biographical sports film about American professional boxer Claressa "T-Rex" Shields training for the 2012 Summer Olympics
The Firing Squad (2024) – adventure drama film inspired by the story of Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, members of the Bali Nine
Franklin (2024) – biographical historical drama miniseries about the United States Founding Father Benjamin Franklin
From Hilde, with Love (German: In Liebe, Eure Hilde) (2024) – German biographical drama film about Hilde Coppi, who along with her husband Hans Coppi belonged to Red Orchestra, a German resistance group to Nazism
The Goat Life (Malayalam: ആടുജീവിതം) (2024) – Indian Malayalam-language survival drama film based on the real-life story of Najeeb, a Malayali immigrant laborer, one among thousands of Indians who were forced into slavery in Saudi Arabia as goatherds on secluded farms in the deserts by the native Arabs
Gold (2024) – Malaysian biographical sports drama film based on Cheah Liek Hou's journey on winning gold medal in 2020 Paralympic Games in badminton (category SU5)
The Good Teacher (French: Pas de Vagues) (2024) – French drama film about a high school teacher who is wrongfully accused of sexual harassment by one of his students, a teenage girl, and must fight to prove his innocence inspired by a true story that happened to Teddy Lussi-Modeste in 2020
The Great Ambition (Italian: Berlinguer. La grande ambiente) (2024) – Italian biographical drama film about politician Enrico Berlinguer, who led the Italian Communist Party from 1972 to 1984
Griselda (2024) – biographical crime miniseries about Griselda Blanco, the notorious Colombian drug lord
Hijacking (2024) – South Korean disaster film based on the hijack attempt of a Korean Air F27 airliner in 1971
House of Ga'a (2024) – Nigerian historical drama film delving into the tumultuous ascent to power of a ruthless Prime Minister (Bashorun Ga'a) consumed by vengeance who stops at nothing to eclipse the kings he once served
I'm Nevenka (Spanish: Soy Nevenka) (2024) – Spanish drama film about the sexual harassment of young municipal councillor Nevenka Fernández by her boss, the Ponferrada Mayor Ismael Álvarez
IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack (2024) – Indian Hindi-language crime thriller miniseries about the hijacking of Indian Airlines Flight 814 in 1999
The Inheritance of Flora (Spanish: La herencia de Flora) (2024) – Peruvian biographical historical drama film telling the story of Flora Tristan
Joan (2024) – British biographical drama miniseries about real-life character Joan Hannington, a figure known as "the Godmother" by certain aspects of the British criminal underworld
Joy (2024) – British biographical drama film depicting the true story of the world's first in vitro fertilisation baby Louise Brown
Kasoombo (Gujarati: કાસૂમ્બો) (2024) – Indian Gujarati-language historical drama film about Alauddin Khilji's invasion of Gujarat
Kidnapped: The Chloe Ayling Story (2024) – British biographical crime miniseries based on the true life kidnapping of British model Chloe Ayling
Kneecap (2024) – British-Irish comedy drama film depicting the rise of Belfast-based hip-hop trio, Kneecap
Komandir (Russian: Командир) (2024) – Russian biographical action film depiciting events surrounding the 1988 Ordzhonikidze bus hijacking
Limonov: The Ballad (2024) – French-Italian-Spanish biographical drama film about the Russian dissident writer and politician Eduard Limonov, who founded the National Bolshevik Party
Maharaj (Hindi: महाराज) (2024) – Indian Hindi-language historical crime drama film based on the Maharaj Libel Case of 1862
Maidaan (Hindi: मैदान) (2024) – Indian Hindi-language biographical sport drama film telling the story of Syed Abdul Rahim, a pioneering football coach in India between 1952 and 1962
Main Atal Hoon (Hindi: मैं अटल हूं) (2024) – Indian Hindi-language biographical drama film following the life and political career of India's leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Manhunt (2024) – historical drama miniseries following Edwin Stanton's search for John Wilkes Booth in the aftermath of Abraham Lincoln's assassination
Manyam Dheerudu (Telugu: మన్యం ధీరుడు) (2024) – Indian Telugu-language biographical film on the life of the famous Telugu freedom fighter Alluri Sitarama Raju
Marco, the Invented Truth (Spanish: Marco, la verdad inventada) (2024) – Spanish biographical thriller film following the life of CNT secretary general and imposter Enric Marco, who built himself a fake past as a Nazi concentration camp survivor, gaining public recognition and sympathy
Maria (2024) – biographical psychological drama film about opera singer Maria Callas
Mary & George (2024) – British historical drama miniseries exploring the complex relationship between James VI and I and George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham
Masters of the Air (2024) – war drama miniseries following the actions of the 100th Bomb Group, a B-17 Flying Fortress unit in the Eighth Air Force during World War II; the unit was nicknamed the "Bloody Hundredth" due to the heavy losses it suffered in combat missions
Midas Man (2024) – British biographical drama film about the life of music entrepreneur Brian Epstein, who managed the Beatles
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (2024) – British-American spy action comedy film portryaing a heavily fictionalised version of Operation Postmaster
Modì, Three Days on the Wing of Madness (Italian: Modì – Tre giorni sulle ali della follia) (2024) – biographical drama film based on the life of Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani
Monsieur Aznavour (2024) – French-Belgian musical biographical drama film about the life of French singer Charles Aznavour, from his beginning as the son of Armenian immgants to the rise of his career as a singer and actor which cemented his status as a beloved figure in France
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story (2024) – biographical crime drama miniseries centring on the 1989 murders of José and Kitty Menendez , who were killed by their sons, Lyle and Erik
Mr Bates vs The Post Office (2024) – British biographical drama miniseries depicting a re-telling of the British Post Office scandal
My Penguin Friend (2024) – American-Brazilian family adventure film based on the true story of fisherman João Pereira de Souza and Dindim the penguin, which went viral in 2016
Nahir (2024) – Argentine crime drama film based on the Nahir Galarza case, the 19-year-old Argentine girl sentenced to life imprisonment for the crime of her boyfriend Fernando Pastorizzo's murder
Nickel Boys (2024) – historical drama film inspired by the historic reform school in Florida called the Dozier School for Boys, which was notorious for abusive treatment of students
The Night They Came Home (2024) – Western thriller about a US Marshall who partners with Native Americans to hunt down the Rufus Buck Gang in the Indian Territory, inspired by true events
Niki (2024) – French biographical film following Niki de Saint Phalle from her early days as a young mother and aspiring model in the United States during the time of McCarthyism and her escape to France, where she is haunted by memories of the past
Oh Country, My Country (Hindi: ऐ वतन मेरे वतन) (2024) – Indian Hindi-language historical biographical film about India's struggle for freedom in 1942, based on the life of Usha Mehta, a brave young girl who starts an underground radio station to spread the message of unity, setting off a thrilling chase with the British authorities during the Quit India movement
Ordinary Angels (2024) – drama film based on true events that transpired during the 1994 North American cold wave
Padatik (Bengali: পদাতিক) (2024) – Indian Bengali-language biographical drama film focusing on Mrinal Sen's active lifetime and his contribution in the Bengali Cinema
Putin (2024) – Polish biographical drama film about the life of Russian president Vladímir Putin from the age of ten, through sixty years of many events in his real life
Queer (2024) – period romantic drama film set in 1940s Mexico City, it follows William Lee who, after fleeing from a drug bust in New Orleans, wanders around the city's clubs and becomes infatuated with drug user Allerton, a discharged American Navy serviceman
Quisling: The Final Days (Norwegian: Quislings siste dager) (2024) – Norwegian historical drama film following the final days of Vidkun Quisling before his execution in October 1945
Race for Glory: Audi vs. Lancia (2024) – British-Italian sport thriller film depicting the rivalry between Roland Gumpert's team driving the Audi Quattro and the team of Cesare Fiorio in the Lancia 037 rally car at the 1983 World Rally Championship
Reagan (2024) – biographical historical drama film follows Ronald Reagan's life from his childhood to his years as president of the United States, told by a former KGB agent
The Red Virgin (Spanish: La virgen roja) (2024) – Spanish drama film about the relationship between Aurora Rodríguez and her daughter Hildegart
Rob Peace (2024) – biographical drama film about an intellectually brilliant young African-American man, Robert DeShaun Peace, who left Newark, New Jersey to attend Yale University, but fell back into the streets when he returned to Newark and was murdered, aged 30, "face down, knees bent", in a drug-related shooting - based on the biography The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace by Jeff Hobbs
Saturday Night (2024) – biographical comedy-drama film about the night of the 1975 premiere of NBC's Saturday Night, later known as Saturday Night Live
Saturn Return (Spanish: Segundo premio) (2024) – French-Spanish musical drama film based on the troubled years for indie pop band Los Planetas in the 1990s
Satyashodhak (Marathi: सत्यशोधक) (2024) – Indian Marathi-language biographical film depicting the life of Mahatma Jyotirao Phule
Scoop (2024) – British biographical drama film depicting a dramatic retelling of the process of securing the 2019 BBC television interview of Prince Andrew by presenter and journalist Emily Maitlis and the production team at BBC Two news and current affairs programme Newsnight
See You in Another Life (Spanish: Nos vemos en otra vida) (2024) – Spanish crime drama miniseries set against the backdrop of the procurement of explosives for the 11M train bombings
Senna (2024) – Brazilian biographical drama miniseries based on the life of Formula One racing driver Ayrton Senna from the beginning of his racing career in Formula Ford to the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix
Shirley (2024) – biographical drama film it depicts the failed 1972 presidential run of Shirley Chisholm, who was already the first Black woman to be elected to the United States Congress
Shivrayancha Chhava (Marathi: शिवरायांचा छावा) (2024) – Indian Marathi-language historical drama film about Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, the second Chhatrapati of the Maratha Empire, who ruled from 1681 to 1689
Sleeping with a Tiger (German: Mit einem Tiger schlafen) (2024) – Austrian biographical film telling the story about the artist Maria Lassnig
Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot (2024) – drama film follows Donna & Reverend Maryin as they ignite a fire in the hearts of their rural church to embrace kids in foster care that no one else would take in, based on a true story
Srikanth (Hindi: श्री) (2024) – Indian Hindi-language biographical film on the life of Srikanth Bolla, a visually-impaired industrialist and the founder of Bollant Industries
Swatantra Veer Savarkar (Hindi: स्वतंत्र वीर सावरकर) (2024) – Indian Hindi-language biographical film on the life of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
Thelma (2024) – comedy drama film inspired by the experience of director Josh Margolin's grandmother, Thelma Post, who was the victim of a phone scam
Those About to Die (2024) – American-German-Italian epic sword-and-sandal miniseries chronicling the world of gladiators in Ancient Rome
Toofan (2024) – Bangladeshi period crime action film inspired from the life of a gangster in Bangladesh in the 1990s
Trap (2024) – psychological thriller film inspired in part by Operation Flagship
Under the Bridge (2024) – crime thriller miniseries dramatizing the death of 14-year-old Reena Virk and the investigation that followed
Undercover (Spanish: La infiltrada) (2024) – Spanish thriller film based on the true story of an undercover agent who infiltrated ETA under the name 'Aranzazu Berradre Marín' and managed to dismantlethe 'Donosti' cell]
Unfrosted (2024) – comedy film loosely based on the true story of the creation of Pop-Tarts toaster pastries
Unsung Hero (2024) – Christian drama film following Rebecca, Joel, and Luke Smallbone of For King & Country, and their life journey to become Christian recording artists
Until I Kill You (2024) – British crime drama miniseries telling the harrowing true story of Delia Balmer, who survived a relationship with John Sweeney
Vina: Before 7 Days (Indonesian: Vina: Sebelum 7 Hari) (2024) – Indonesian horror thriller film based on the true story of the murder of Muhamad Rizky Rudiana and Vina Dewi Arsita
Vindication Swim (2024) – British biographical drama film about swimmer Mercedes Gleitze, who in 1927 became the first British woman to swim the English Channel
Waves (Czech: Vlny) (2024) – Czech-Slovak historical thriller film set during the Prague Spring and subsequent Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia
We Were the Lucky Ones (2024) – historical drama miniseries depicting the Holocaust from the perspective of the Kurc family, Polish Jews based on the 2017 book of the same name by Georgia Hunter, inspired by the story of her own family
William Tell (2024) – British-Italian-Swiss historical drama film focusing on the legendary Swiss marksman William Tell as part of the greater Swiss struggle for independence from the Habsburg Empire in the early 14th century
Winner (2024) – American-Canadian black comedy film based on the life of Reality Winner who leaked an intelligence report about Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections
Yatra 2 (Telugu: యాత్ర 2) (2024) – Indian Telugu-language biographical political drama film based on the padayatra of Jagan from 6 November 2017, to 9 January 2019, representing the YSR Congress Party for the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
Young Woman and the Sea (2024) – biographical sports film about Gertrude Ederle, an American competitive swimmer who became the first woman to swim across the English Channel




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History at the Movies: Historical and Period Films
Internet Movie Database list
Films based on historical events and people

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