List of 2001 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.

2001 61* (2001) – sport drama television film about Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle's on their quest to break Babe Ruth's 1927 single-season home run record of 60 during the 1961 season of the New York Yankees61* – Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved September 23, 2022. A Beautiful Mind (2001) – biographical drama film based on the life of the American mathematician John Nash, a Nobel Laureate in Economics and Abel Prize winner A Glimpse of Hell (2001) – American-Canadian disaster drama film about the 1989 turret explosion incident on and its aftermath A Huey P. Newton Story (2001) – biographical drama film creating a representation of the activist Huey P. Newton's life and time as a person, a citizen and an activistBonney, Jo, Extreme Exposure: An Anthology of Solo Performance Texts from the Twentieth Century. New York: Theatre Communications Group, 2000. The Affair of the Necklace (2001) – historical drama film based on what became known as the Affair of the Diamond Necklace, an incident that helped fuel the French populace's disillusionment with the monarchy and, among other causes, eventually led to the French Revolution The Afternoon of a Torturer (Romanian: După-amiaza unui torționar) (2001) – Romanian biographical film recounting an interview with Franț Țandără, a parricide and a torturer in the Communist jails, who openly confesses to the terrible crimes he committed in his youth Ali (2001) – biographical sport drama film focusing on ten years in the life of the boxer Muhammad Ali from 1964 to 1974, featuring his capture of the heavyweight title from Sonny Liston, his conversion to Islam, criticism of the Vietnam War, and banishment from boxing Almost a Woman (2001) – biographical television film about Esmeralda Santiago and her family who move to New York from a rural area of Puerto Rico and the challenges she and her family face An American Rhapsody (Hungarian: Amerikai rapszódia) (2001) – Hungarian biographical drama film telling the story of a 15-year-old girl from a Hungarian-American family, based on Éva Gárdos' life story Anatomy of a Hate Crime (2001) – biographical television film based on the 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard Anne Frank: The Whole Story (2001) – American-British-Czech biographical war miniseries based on the life of the Holocaust diarist Anne Frank Another Life (2001) – British crime drama film based on the true story of Edith Thompson and Frederick Bywaters of a prominent 1920s adultery–murder case, in which the pair of lovers were convicted of murdering Edith Thompson's husband Anybody's Nightmare (2001) – British crime drama television film based on the true story of the imprisonment of Sheila Bowler, who was accused of murdering her aunt As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me (German: So weit die Füße tragen) (2001) – German war film about prisoner of war Clemens Forell's escape from a Siberian Gulag in the Soviet Union back to Germany As White as in Snow (Swedish: Så vit som en snö) (2001) – Swedish drama film loosely inspired by the life of Elsa Andersson, the first woman aviator in Sweden Aśoka (2001) – Indian Hindi-language epic historical drama film about the early life of emperor Asoka, of the Maurya dynasty, who ruled most of the Indian subcontinent in the 3rd century BCE Attila (2001) – historical miniseries set during the waning days of the Western Roman Empire and following Attila the Hun (reigned 434–453) during his rise to power Band of Brothers (2001) – war drama miniseries dramatizing the history of "Easy" Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division, from jump training in the United States through its participation in major actions in Europe, up until Japan's capitulation and the end of World War II Behind Enemy Lines (2001) – war drama film loosely based on the 1995 experiences of Scott O'Grady during the Bosnian War The Believer (2001) – drama film loosely based on the true story of Dan Burros, a member of the American Nazi Party and the New York branch of the United Klans of America who died by suicide after being revealed as Jewish by a reporter from The New York TimesBean, Henry (2002). The Believer: Confronting Jewish Self-Hatred. New York: Thunder's Mouth Press. . The Big Heist (2001) – crime drama television film telling the story of the 1978 Lufthansa heist Black Hawk Down (2001) – American-British war drama film documenting efforts by the Unified Task Force to capture Somali faction leader Mohamed Farrah Aidid in 1993, and the resulting battle in Mogadishu between United States forces and Aidid's militia Blonde (2001) – biographical drama television film depicting the life of Marilyn Monroe Blow (2001) – biographical crime drama film based on the real-life stories of U.S. drug trafficker George Jung and his connections including narcotics kings Pablo Escobar and Carlos Lehder Rivas, and the Medellín Cartel 1st ed.: 1993. New York City: HarperCollins. . . Bojangles (2001) – biographical drama television film chronicling the life of entertainer Bill "Bojangles" Robinson Boss of Bosses (2001) – biographical crime drama television film about the life of former Gambino crime family boss Paul CastellanoBoss of Bosses Review by Phil Gallo at variety.com Boycott (2001) – biographical drama television film telling the story of the 1955–1956 Montgomery bus boycott61st Annual Peabody Awards, May 2002. Brian's Song (2001) – biographical sport drama television film telling the story of Brian Piccolo, a white running back who meets, clashes with and befriends fellow Chicago Bears running back Gale Sayers Bride of the Wind (2001) – British-German-Austrian historical drama film loosely based on the life of Alma Mahler, recounting her marriage to the composer Gustav Mahler and her romantic liaisons Bully (2001) – American-French crime drama film based on the murder of Bobby Kent Bus 44 (Mandarin: 車四十四) (2001) – American-Hong Kong drama short film telling the story of a bus driver and her passengers' encounter with highway robbers, based on an amalgamation of supposed true events Camarate (2001) – Portuguese crime drama film about the investigation of the 1980 Camarate air crash The Cat's Meow (2001) – American-German-British mystery drama film inspired by the mysterious death of film mogul Thomas H. Ince that occurred on William Randolph Hearst's yacht during a weekend cruise celebrating Ince's birthday in November 1924Scott, A.O., "A Mystery Looming Larger Than Rosebud". The New York Times, April 12, 2002 Chūshingura 1/47 (2001) – Japanese historical drama film based on the story of the Forty-seven Ronin Conspiracy (2001) – war drama television film dramatizing the 1942 Wannsee Conference The Day Reagan Was Shot (2001) – drama television film loosely based on events surrounding the Reagan assassination attempt on March 30, 1981, by John Hinckley Jr. The Days of Sadat (Arabic: أيام السادات) (2001) – Egyptian biographical film about the third President of Egypt Anwar Al Sadat Dhyaas Parva (Marathi: ध्यास पर्व) (2001) – Indian Marathi-language biographical drama film about Raghunath Dhondo Karve The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky (2001) – Australian drama film about Vaslav Nijinsky, based on the premier danseur's published diariesAndrew L. Urban, "Cox, Paul: Nijinsky", Urban Cinefile, 25 April 2002 . Retrieved 12 November 2012 Druids (French: Vercingétorix: La Légende du druide roi) (2001) – French-Belgian-Canadian epic historical film telling the story of the Gallic chieftain Vercingetorix, from his childhood through to his battle to save Gaul from Roman domination at the hands of Julius Caesar Enemy at the Gates (2001) – American-British-French-German-Irish war drama film describing the events surrounding the Battle of Stalingrad in the winter of 1942–1943 Enigma (2001) – British-American spy thriller film about the Enigma codebreakers of Bletchley Park in the Second World War The Experiment (German: Das Experiment) (2001) – German drama thriller film inspired by the events of the Stanford prison experiment in the US February 15, 1839 (French: 15 février 1839) (2001) – Canadian French-language historical drama film about the incarceration at the Pied-du-Courant Prison and the execution by hanging there of Patriote participants of the Lower Canada Rebellion From Hell (2001) – American-British-Czech historical horror film about the Jack the Ripper murders The Grey Zone (2001) – historical war drama film telling the story of the Jewish Sonderkommando XII in the Auschwitz death camp in October 1944 H Story (2001) – Japanese biographical drama film about an attempt to remake Alain Resnais' 1959 film Hiroshima Mon AmourSee G. HAINGE, A Tale of (at least) two Hiroshimas : Nobuhiro Suwa’s H Story and Alain Resnais’s Hiroshima mon amour, Contemporary French Civilization 32, 2 (2008), p. 147-173; Id., The Reverse Atomic Principle of Hiroshima mon amour . H3 (2001) – Irish biographical drama film about the 1981 Irish hunger strike at HM Prison Maze in Northern Ireland, the events leading up to it, and subsequent developments in the prisoners' struggle for Prisoner of War status Hot Money (2001) – British crime drama television film inspired by the Loughton incinerator thefts In the Time of the Butterflies (2001) – American-Mexican drama film depicting a fictionalized account of the lives of the Mirabal sisters, Dominican revolutionary activists, who opposed the dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo and were assassinated on November 25, 1960 Inch'Allah Dimanche (Arabic: إن شاء الله الأحد) (2001) – French-Algerian drama film about the life of an Algerian immigrant woman in France, largely based on Yamina Benguigui's experience moving to France and the struggles for autonomy Algerian women continue to face even today Inside the Osmonds (2001) – biographical musical drama film about the personal lives and professional careers of The Osmonds, and how the stresses and strains of their careers and the turbulent 1970s and 1980s affected their relationships with each other and their families Invincible (German: Unbesiegbar) (2001) – American-British-Irish-German drama film based on the story of Zishe Breitbart"Invincible", review by Roger Ebert, October 4, 2002. Retrieved Feb 22, 2010. Iris (2001) – biographical drama film about novelist Iris Murdoch and her relationship with her husband John Bayley Jackie, Ethel, Joan: The Women of Camelot (2001) – biographical drama miniseries about the eponymous Kennedys; Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Ethel Kennedy and Joan Bennett Kennedy James Dean (2001) – biographical drama television film based on the life of the American actor James Dean Judas (Italian: Gli amici di Gesù – Giuda) (2001) – Italian-German Christian drama television film telling the story of Judas IscariotHervé Dumont L'Antiquité au cinéma: Vérités, légendes et manipulations 2009 Page 441 "2001 (rv) Judas/ Giuda /Judas (IT/DE) Raffaele Mertes; série «The Bible (Close to Jésus) /La Bibbia (Gli amici di Gesù)/Die ... Enrico Lo Verso (Judas), Danny Quinn (Jésus-Christ), Mathieu Carrière (Ponce Pilate), Hannes Jaenicke (Joseph ..." Just Ask My Children (2001) – historical drama television film recounting the true story of the Kern County child abuse cases Kandahar (Dari: قندهار) (2001) – Iranian drama film based on a partly true, partly fictionalized story of Nafas, a successful Afghan-Canadian woman, set in Afghanistan during the rule of the Taliban The Lady and the Duke (French: L'Anglaise et le Duc) (2001) – French-German historical romantic drama film about Grace Elliott, a Scottish royalist caught up in the political intrigue following the French Revolution