How many have you guys seen..Your Rating on the movies.
2000s
- Living Proof (2008) — Based on the true life story of Denny Slamon, who helped develop a breast cancer drug called Herceptin 2.
- Forever the Moment (2008) — Based on the achievements of the South Korean women’s national handball team at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
- Zodiac (film) (2007) - Based on Bay Area Serial Killer (Zodiac Killer)
- Primeval (film) (2007) — based on tales of a real man-eating crocodile still living in Burundi named Gustave
- Charlie Wilson’s War (2007) — Based on Texas congressman Charlie Wilson’s covert dealings in Afghanistan.
- Into the Wild (2007) — Based on the 1996 non-fiction book of the same name by Jon Krakauer about the adventures of Christopher McCandless.
- Alpha Dog (2007) — Based on the kidnap and murder of Nicholas Markowitz organized mainly by Jesse James Hollywood, with names changed.
- Freedom Writers (2007) — Based on the book, The Freedom Writers Diary, by teacher Erin Gruwell.
- Pride (2007) — Based loosely on the true story of Jim Ellis and his African American swim team in 1974 Philadelphia.
- Traces of Love (2006) — Based on the Sampoong Department Store collapse of 1995.
- Flags of Our Fathers (2006) — Based on the book Flags of Our Fathers written by James Bradley and Ron Powers about the Battle of Iwo Jima and Raising the flag on Iwo Jima.
- Glory Road (2006) — Based on the story of the 1965-66 Texas Western basketball team and its march to the national championship, although with some liberties taken.
- The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) — Based on the true story of Christopher Gardner, with liberties taken.
- We Are Marshall (2006) — Story of the aftermath of the 1970 plane crash that killed the entire Marshall University football team. Directed by McG.
- The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005) — Based on the life of golfer, Francis Ouimet. Directed by Bill Paxton.
- The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005) — Story of Anneliese Michel. Directed by Scott Derrickson.
- The Great Raid (2005) — Story of the raid at Cabanatuan. Directed by John Dahl.
- Lords of Dogtown (2005) - Based on the documentary Dogtown and Z-boys. Directed by Catherine Hardwicke.
- North Country (2005) — Based on a law suit. Directed by Niki Caro.
- The Perfect Man (2005) — Based on the life stories of screenwriter Heather Robinson and her mother, Janet Robinson. Directed by Mark Rosman.
- Only the Brave (2005) — Story of the rescue of the Lost Battalion by the 442nd Regimental Combat Team during World War II. Directed by Lane Nishikawa.
- The Amityville Horror (2005) — Ostensibly based on the real life murders by Ronald DeFeo, Jr. of his six family members from November, 1974 in Long Island, New York.
- The Aviator (2004) — Story of Howard Hughes, Directed by Martin Scorsese.
- Friday Night Lights (2004) — Adapted from Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream by H. G. Bissinger, about the 1988 football season of Permian High School in Odessa, Texas. Directed by Peter Berg.
- The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004) — Story of failed assassin Samuel Byck. Directed by Niels Mueller.
- Hotel Rwanda (2004) — Story of the Paul Rusesabagina’s experiences during the Rwandan Genocide. Directed by Terry George.
- Miracle (2004) — Story of Herb Brooks and the U.S. Olympic hockey team leading up to, and during the 1980 Olympic Games. Directed by Gavin O’Connor.
- Hidalgo (2004) — Story of horse rider Frank Hopkins. Directed by Joe Johnston.
- Open Water (film) (2003) — Based on story of Tom and Eileen Lonergan, who were left behind on their scuba diving trip in the South Pacific. Directed by Chris Kentis.
- Monster (2003) — Story of serial killer Aileen Wuornos. Directed by Patty Jenkins.
- Radio (2003) — Based on the real-life story of South Carolina high school football coach Harold Jones and his mentally-challenged assistant, James Robert “Radio” Kennedy, adapted from a 1996 Sports Illustrated article by Gary Smith entitled “Someone to Lean On”.
- Touching the Void (2003) — Adapted from the book by Joe Simpson. Directed by Kevin MacDonald.
- Catch Me if You Can (2002) — Story of con artist Frank Abagnale. Directed by Steven Spielberg
- Chicago (2002) — Adapted from the stage musical by Bob Fosse and Fred Ebb. Directed by Rob Marshall.
- City of God (2002) — Adapted from a book by Paulo Lins. Directed by Fernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund.
- Kandahar (2002) — Story of Afghan refugee Nelofer Pazira’s return to Afghanistan. Directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf.
- The Laramie Project (2002) — Adapted from the play The Laramie Project, both by Moisés Kaufman.
- Ted Bundy (2002) — Story of serial killer Ted Bundy.
- We Were Soldiers (2002) — Based on the Battle of Ia Drang, the first major engagement of American troops in the Vietnam War. Directed by Randall Wallace.
- Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002) — Based on the book Follow The Rabbit Proof Fence. Directed by Phillip Noyce.
- A Beautiful Mind (2001) — Adapted from Sylvia Nasar’s A Beautiful Mind, an unauthorized biography of John Nash. Directed by Ron Howard.
- Behind Enemy Lines (2001) — Loosely based on the Mrkonjić Grad incident. Directed by John Moore.
- Black Hawk Down (2001) — Adapted from Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern Warfare, a book by Mark Bowden which was in turn adapted from articles he wrote for The Philadelphia Inquirer on the Battle of Mogadishu. Directed by Ridley Scott.
- Erin Brockovich (2000) — Story of Erin Brockovich. Directed by Steven Soderbergh.
- The Perfect Storm (2000) — Adapted from the book The Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junger about the 1991 Halloween Nor’easter. Directed by Wolfgang Petersen.
- Remember the Titans (2000) — Based on the 1971 football season of the newly integrated T. C. Williams High School in Alexandria, Virginia.
- Shadow of the Vampire (2000) — Story of the making of Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens. Directed by E. Elias Merhige.