List of 2000 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.
2000
A Father's Choice – drama television film about two sisters who are accustomed with the fast-paced life in the big city being forced to live with their father in the country when their mother is killed, loosely based on a true storyAli: An American Hero – biographical sport drama television film chronicling portions of the career of heavyweight boxer Muhammad AliAll-American Girl: The Mary Kay Letourneau Story – crime drama television film based on the real-life story of Mary Kay Letourneau's repeated rape of one of her sixth-grade studentsAlmost Famous – comedy drama film based on Cameron Crowe's early life, telling the coming-of-age story of a teenage journalist writing for Rolling Stone magazine while covering a fictitious rock band named StillwaterAmerican Tragedy – crime drama television film based on the O. J. Simpson murder case for the 1994 murder of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ron GoldmanAngels of the Universe – Icelandic biographical drama film based on Einar Már Guðmundsson's 1995 novel of the same name, a semi-fictional story about Einar's brother Pálmi Örn Guðmundsson April Captains – Portuguese historical drama film telling the story of the Carnation Revolution, the military coup that overthrew the corporatist dictatorship in Portugal on 25 April 1974The Audrey Hepburn Story – biographical drama television film based on the life of British actress and humanitarian Audrey HepburnBadding – Finnish biographical film about Finnish rock singer Rauli "Badding" SomerjokiBang Rajan – Thai historical drama film depicting the battles of the Siamese village of Bang Rachan against the Burmese invaders in 1767Bawandar – Indian Hindi-language crime drama film based on the true story of Bhanwari Devi, a rape victim from Rajasthan, India, depicting the personal trauma, public humiliation and legal injustice that she went throughThe Beach Boys: An American Family – biographical musical miniseries depicting a dramatization of the early years of The Beach Boys, from their formation in the early 1960s to their peak of popularity as musical innovators, through their late-1960s decline, to their re-emergence in 1974 as a nostalgia and "goodtime" actBeat – biographical drama film focusing primarily on the last several weeks of writer Joan Vollmer's life in 1951 Mexico City, leading up to her accidental killing by her husband, the writer William S. BurroughsBefore Night Falls – biographical drama film depicting the life of Cuban poet and novelist, Reinaldo ArenasBest – British biographical drama film portraying the football career of the Northern Irish footballer George Best, particularly his years spent at Manchester UnitedBharathi – Indian Tamil-language biographical film based on the life of Subramania BharatiBij ons in de Jordaan – Dutch biographical miniseries about the singer Johnny JordaanBread and Roses – British-Spanish-German drama film based on the "Justice for Janitors" campaign of the Service Employees International Union Britannic – American-British spy television film depicting a fictional account of the sinking of the ship of the same name off the Greek island of Kea in November 1916Burnt Money – Argentine-French-Spanish-Uruguayan action thriller film inspired by the true story of a notorious 1965 bank robbery in Buenos AiresThe Captain's Daughter – Russian drama film portraying a romanticized account of Pugachev's Rebellion in 1773–1774Cheaters – biographical television film chronicling the story of the 1994–1995 Steinmetz High School team that cheated in the United States Academic DecathlonChopper – Australian crime drama film based on the autobiographical books by criminal turned author Mark "Chopper" Read, following Read's life and time in prisonThe Color of Friendship – biographical family drama television film based on actual events about the friendship between two girls; Mahree & Piper, one from the United States and the other from apartheid South Africa, who learn about tolerance and friendshipThe Corner – biographical drama miniseries chronicling the life of a family living in poverty amid the open-air drug markets of West Baltimore, based on the nonfiction book The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood by David Simon and Ed BurnsThe Courage to Love – historical television film about Henriette Delille, a free woman of color, who was born in 1813 into one of New Orleans' most prominent familiesThe Crossing – historical drama television film about George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River and the Battle of TrentonDark Prince: The True Story of Dracula – horror war television film about Vlad III Dracula, "the Impaler", the historical figure who gave Bram Stoker's Dracula his nameDaydream Believers: The Monkees' Story – biographical drama television film about the rock and pop band the MonkeesDirty Pictures – biographical drama television film focusing on the 1990 trial of Cincinnati Contemporary Arts Center director Dennis Barrie, who was accused of promoting pornography by presenting an exhibit of photographs by Robert Mapplethorpe that included images of naked children and graphic displays of homosexual sadomasochismThe Dish – Australian historical comedy drama film telling the story of the Parkes Observatory's role in relaying live television of humanity's first steps on the Moon during the Apollo 11 mission in 1969Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar – Indian Hindi-language biographical film telling the story of B. R. Ambedkar, known mainly for his contributions in the emancipation of the downtrodden and oppressed castes, and as a result, the oppressed classes in India and shaping the Constitution of India, as the chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Indian Constituent AssemblyEmpire Under Attack – Russian historical miniseries about the confrontation of the Security Department and the SR Combat Organization at the beginning of the 20th centuryEnslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kemble – biographical drama television film depicting the life of British actress and abolitionist Fanny Kemble, who sees first-hand the horrors of slavery when she marries an American plantation ownerErin Brockovich – biographical legal drama film dramatizing the true story of Erin Brockovich who initiated a legal case against the Pacific Gas and Electric Company over its culpability for the Hinkley groundwater contamination incidentEssex Boys – British crime drama film based loosely around events in December 1995 that culminated in the Rettendon murders of three drug dealers in Rettendon, Essex, UKFalcone – crime drama miniseries depicting the true story of Joseph D. Pistone, an FBI agent who goes undercover to bring down the American MafiaThe Farewell – German drama film depicting the last hours of Bertolt Brecht's lifeThe Filth and the Fury – British musical drama film following the story of punk rock pioneers the Sex Pistols from their humble beginnings in London's Shepherd's Bush to their fall at the Winterland Ballroom in San FranciscoThe Final Days – comedy short film depicting Bill Clinton's last days in the White HouseFor Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story – biographical drama television film about jazz musician Arturo SandovalFreedom Song – biographical drama television film based on true stories of the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi in the 1960s, telling the story of the struggle of African Americans to register to voteGetting Away with Murder: The JonBenet Ramsey Story – biographical crime drama television film based on the 1996 killing of JonBenét RamseyGojoe – Japanese action martial arts film about Benkei, a Japanese warrior monk who lived in the latter years of the Heian Period (794–1185)Gostanza da Libbiano – Italian historical drama film based on the original 1594 trial records of the eponymous nun accused of witchcraft in TuscanyGreenfingers – British comedy film loosely based on the true story about the award-winning prisoners of HMP Leyhill, a minimum-security prison in the Cotswolds, EnglandGripsholm – Swiss biographical film following a summer adventure of Kurt TucholskyGrowing Up Brady – biographical television film about the production of the 1969–1974 ABC sitcom The Brady BunchHarlan County War – biographical television film inspired by the labor dispute of the same name in 1931Hendrix – biographical television film about the life of Jimi HendrixHey Ram – Indian Hindi and Tamil-language crime drama film depicting India's Partition and the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi by Nathuram GodseHis Wife's Diary – Russian biographical drama film about the last love affair of Ivan BuninHoover – biographical drama film based on the life of J. Edgar Hoover, the controversial figure who founded and headed the Federal Bureau of InvestigationI Dreamed of Africa – biographical drama film based on the autobiographical novel I Dreamed of Africa by Kuki Gallmann, an Italian writer who moved to Kenya and became involved in conservationIn His Life: The John Lennon Story – biographical television film about John Lennon's teenage yearsIn the Light of the Moon – American-British crime horror film based on the crimes of Ed Gein, an American murderer who killed at least two women in Plainfield, Wisconsin during the 1950sInnocents – British medical crime drama television film based upon the Bristol heart scandal of the 1980s and 90sThe Iron Ladies – Thai comedy film following the true events of a men's volleyball team, composed mainly of gay and kathoey athletesIs It Clear, My Friend? – Croatian prison drama film based on real events about a man who gets life sentence for committed crime in a Yugoslavian prisonIsn't She Great – biographical comedy drama film presenting a fictionalized biography of author Jacqueline SusannJoe Gould's Secret – drama film based on the magazine article Professor Sea Gull and the book Joe Gould's Secret by Joseph MitchellJoseph: King of Dreams – animated Christian drama film telling the story of Joseph from the Book of Genesis in the BibleJoseph of Nazareth – Italian Christian drama television film dramatizing the life of Joseph of NazarethThe King Is Dancing – French-German-Belgian historical drama film presenting libertine and pagan Jean-Baptiste Lully as a natural ally of the early Enlightenment figure Louis XIV in his conflicts with the Catholic establishment, focusing on Lully's personal relationship with the French King, as well as his camaraderie with Molière and rivalry with Robert CambertKing of the World – biographical drama television film depicting the early stages of the career of heavyweight boxer Muhammad AliThe King's Daughters – French historical drama film about Louis XIV's final wife Madame de Maintenon who wishes to set up a boarding school for young daughters of noble families that have fallen on hard times, the Maison royale de Saint-Louis, a school where girls receive a pious but liberal educationLeak – Dutch thriller film based on a real-life Dutch police scandal from 1994Leftenan Adnan – Malaysian biographical war film chronicling the actions of Adnan bin Saidi who had been involved as a Lieutenant of the Malay Regiment fending against the invasion of the Japanese army during the Second World WarThe Legend of Rita – German drama film focusing on collusion between the East German secret police, or Stasi, and the West German terrorist group Red Army FactionThe Libertine – French comedy film about philosopher Denis Diderot, one of the modernists of the French 18th-century Age of Enlightenment movementThe Linda McCartney Story – British-American biographical drama television film presenting the life story of Linda McCartney and her romance and marriage to Beatles member Paul McCartneyLittle Richard – biographical television film chronicling the rise of American musical icon Little Richard from his poor upbringing in Macon, Georgia to achieving superstardom as one of the pioneers of rock and roll musicLivin' for Love: The Natalie Cole Story – biographical drama television film about the life of R&B singer Natalie ColeLongitude – British drama miniseries about John Harrison, an 18th-century clockmaker who created the first clock sufficiently accurate to be used to determine longitude at sea—an important development in navigationLumumba – French-Belgian-German-Haitian biographical film depicting the rise and fall of Patrice Lumumba, and is set in the months before and after Congo-Léopoldville achieved independence from Belgium in June 1960Markova: Comfort Gay – Filipino biographical drama film based loosely on the life of Walter Dempster Jr., the last surviving Filipino "comfort gay" from World War IIMarlene – German biographical film following the life of the German actress Marlene Dietrich and her success in HollywoodMeat Loaf: To Hell and Back - Biographical Television Movie based on the life and career of Meatloaf, and his partnership with Jim SteinmanMen of Honor – drama film based on Master Chief Petty Officer Carl Brashear the first African-American Master Diver of the U.S. NavyMermaid – drama television film based on the real-life story of Desiree Leanne Gill as she learns to accept her father's deathThe Middle Passage – French-Senegalese historical drama film about the trans-Atlantic voyage of black slaves from the West Coast of Africa to the Caribbean, a part of the triangular slave trade route called the Middle PassageMiracle in Lane 2 – biographical family drama television film based on the life of Justin Yoder, who was the first person with a disability to compete in the All American Soapbox DerbyThe Miracle Worker – biographical drama television film based on the life of Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan's struggles to teach herMonarch – British historical drama film about Henry VIIIMurderous Maids – French biographical drama film telling the true story of two French maids, Christine and Lea PapinMy Dog Skip – comedy drama film telling the story of a 9-year-old Willie Morris as he is given a Smooth Fox Terrier for his birthday, and how the dog fundamentally changes several aspects of his lifeNora – biographical drama film examining the relationship between James Joyce and Nora BarnacleNoriega: God's Favorite – biographical television film telling the story of the rise of general Manuel Noriega from utter poverty to military dictator of PanamaNuremberg – Canadian-American biographical drama miniseries telling the story of the Nuremberg trialsOdd Little Man – Norwegian biographical family drama film based on one of the biographic memoirs of Odd BørretzenOne Hundred Steps – Italian biographical film about the life of Peppino Impastato, a left-wing political activist who opposed the Mafia in SicilyPadre Pio: Between Heaven and Earth – Italian biographical drama television film based on real life events of Roman Catholic friar and later Saint, Padre PioPadre Pio: Miracle Man – Italian biographical drama television film depicting real life events of Roman Catholic friar and later Saint Pio of PietrelcinaPandaemonium – British historical biographical film based on the early lives of English poets Samuel Taylor Coleridge and William Wordsworth, in particular their collaboration on the Lyrical Ballads, and Coleridge's writing of Kubla KhanPerfect Murder, Perfect Town – crime drama miniseries covering in great detail what was considered a botched investigation into the murder of six-year-old JonBenét Ramsey, whose body was found in the basement of her Boulder, Colorado home on 26 December 1996The Perfect Storm – biographical disaster film telling the story of the Andrea Gail, a commercial fishing vessel that was lost at sea with all hands after being caught in the Perfect Storm of 1991Pollock – biographical drama film centring on the life of American painter Jackson Pollock, his struggles with alcoholism, as well as his troubled marriage to his wife Lee KrasnerPossessed – horror television film inspired by the exorcism case of Roland DoeThe Prince's Manuscript – Italian biographical drama film recounting the later life of writer Giuseppe Tomasi di LampedusaQuills – American-British-German historical film inspired by the life and work of the Marquis de Sade, re-imagining the last years of the Marquis's incarceration in the insane asylum at CharentonRated X – biographical drama television film chronicling the story of the Mitchell brothers, Jim and Artie, who were pioneers in the pornography and strip club businesses in San Francisco in the 1970s and 1980sRemember the Titans – biographical sport drama film based on the true story of coach Herman Boone and his attempt to integrate the T. C. Williams High School football team in Alexandria, Virginia, in 1971The Replacements – American-British sport comedy film loosely based on the 1987 NFL strike, specifically the Washington Redskins, who won all three replacement games without any of their regular players and went on to win Super Bowl XXIIRicky 6 – American-Mexican-Canadian biographical crime film based on the life of Ricky Kasso, a suburban teenager accused of Satanism and murder in the 1980sThe Romanovs: An Imperial Family – Russian historical drama film about the last days of Tsar Nicholas II and his familySade – French historical drama film about French writer, libertine, political activist and nobleman Marquis de SadeSaint Mary – Iranian religious drama film depicting the life of Mary mother of Jesus based on the Quran and Islamic traditionSeven Songs from the Tundra – Finnish drama film based on Anastasia Lapsui's own experiences telling stories of the indigenous nomadic people of the Russian tundra under modern Communist ruleShadow Magic – Chinese historical drama film about the introduction of motion pictures to China during the early 20th centuryShadow of the Vampire – historical mystery film depicting a fictionalized account of the making of the classic vampire film Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des GrauensSpring of Life – Czech historical drama film depicting a little-known operation of the Nazi SS, started just before the outbreak of World War IIIrish Legend – British historical drama television film about the life of Saint Patrick who was born in Wales and who brought Christianity to IrelandThe Stalking of Laurie Show – crime drama television film based on the true-life murder of Lancaster native Laurie ShowSteal This Movie! – biographical film following Abbie Hoffman's relationship with his second wife Anita and their "awakening" and subsequent conversion to an activist lifeThirteen Days – historical political thriller film set during the two-week Cuban Missile Crisis in October 1962, centering on how President John F. Kennedy, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, and others handled the explosive situationThis Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper – British crime drama miniseries depicting a dramatisation of the real-life investigation into the notorious Yorkshire Ripper murders of the late 1970s, showing the effect that it had on the health and career of Assistant Chief Constable George Oldfield who led the enquiryThe Three Stooges – biographical television film about the slapstick comedy team The Three StoogesToo Late – Portuguese drama film depicting the tragic real life story of a group of Portuguese fishermen who get caught in the middle of a storm in the Tejo river and struggle to surviveTrack Down – crime thriller film about the manhunt for computer hacker Kevin MitnickTwo of Us – drama television film depicting a dramatized account of 24 April 1976, six years after the break-up of the Beatles and the day in which Lorne Michaels made a statement on Saturday Night Live offering the Beatles $3,000 to reunite on his programVatel – French-British historical drama film based on the life of 17th-century French chef François VatelVilla-Lobos: A Life of Passion – Brazilian drama film about Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos, portraying him at various agesThe Weight of Water – American-French mystery thriller film based on the Smuttynose Island murders, which took place in 1873When Andrew Came Home – crime drama television film about a woman who is reunited with her kidnapped son after five years, based on a true storyWhen the Sky Falls – American-British-Irish biographical crime film centring on reporter Veronica Guerin, who wrote about drug-related crime for the Sunday Independent, and her eventual murderWho Killed Atlanta's Children? – biographical war drama television film about the Atlanta child murdersThe Widow of Saint-Pierre – French historical drama film telling the story of a disillusioned army officer whose love for his wife in her efforts to save a convicted murderer leads him to disobey orders, inspired by an actual caseWord and Utopia – Portuguese historical biographical film telling the story of Father Antonio Vieira, a 17th-century Portuguese priest who lived in Brazil and worked for better treatment of the Indians and to abolish slavery