This is a list of films and miniseries released in that are based on actual events. All films on this list are from American production unless indicated otherwise.
2014 3 Mile Limit (2014) – New Zealand drama film based on the rise of Radio Hauraki 23 Blast (2014) – sports drama film inspired by the story of Travis Freeman, a Kentucky teen who loses his sight, but eventually overcomes the challenges of his disability, and continues to live his dream of playing football 24 Days (French: 24 jours, la vérité sur l'affaire Ilan Halimi) (2014) – French drama film based on The Affair of the Gang of Barbarians of January 2006 50 to 1 (2014) – sports drama film based on the true story of Mine That Bird, an undersized thoroughbred racehorse who won the 2009 Kentucky Derby in one of the biggest upsets in the history of the raceBill Edelstein, "Film Review: ‘50 to 1’: This fact-based buddy movie about 2009 Kentucky Derby longshot keeps the cliches coming." Variety, May 13, 2014. 1987 (2014) – Canadian autobiographical drama film putting emphasis on Ricardo Trogi's teen years, when he was experiencing family problems and discovering his sexual identity A Most Wanted Man (2014) – British-American-German spy thriller film inspired by the real-life story of Murat Kurnaz, a Turkish citizen and legal resident of Germany who, after being arrested in Pakistan in 2001, was detained and tortured in American military detention camps, first at Kandahar in Afghanistan and then at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, before being released in 2006 A Murder Beside Yanhe River (Chinese: 黃克功案件) (2014) – Chinese historical drama film based on the murder case of Huang Kegong, who was a general of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army A Poet in New York (2014) – British biographical drama television film exploring how Welsh poet Dylan Thomas died in New York at the age of 39 Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B (2014) – biographical television film based on the life of R&B music star Aaliyah Dana Haughton, following her rise to fame and tragic death at age 22 when she was killed in a plane crash Accused (Dutch: Lucia de B.) (2014) – Dutch drama film about the Lucia de Berk case The Admiral: Roaring Currents (Korean: 명량) (2014) – South Korean epic action-war film based on the historical Battle of Myeongnyang Against the Sun (2014) – survival drama film about a World War II pilot, bombardier, and radioman who find themselves adrift on a lifeboat without food or water after being forced to ditch their plane during a scouting mission, based on a true story Allende in His Labyrinth (Spanish: Allende en su laberinto) (2014) – Chilean drama film depicting a fictionalized account of the events in the Palacio de la Moneda in Santiago de Chile and the last hours of life of President Salvador Allende during the 1973 Chilean coup d'état The Ambassador to Bern (Hungarian: A berni követ) (2014) – Hungarian historical drama television film based on a true story that took place on August 16, 1958, in Bern, Switzerland, when two Hungarian immigrants attacked the Hungarian embassy in an attempt to draw international attention to the Soviet occupation of Hungary American Sniper (2014) – biographical war drama film based on the life of Chris Kyle who became the deadliest marksman in U.S. military history with 255 kills from four tours in the Iraq War Amour Fou (2014) – Austrian historical biographical film about the German writer Heinrich von Kleist and his lover Henriette Vogel in the final stages of their lives Apaye (2014) – Nigerian biographical drama film about the life and struggles of Elder Irene Yepayeye Uriah-Dieah, who was a relative of Goodluck Jonathan in real life Backcountry (2014) – Canadian nature survival horror film loosely based on the true story of a hungry man-eating black bear that attacked Mark Jordan and Jacqueline Perry, in the back country of Missinaibi Lake Provincial Park, North of Chapleau, Ontario in 2005, events for which Mark later received the Star of Courage award from Governor General Michaëlle Jean Bad Country (2014) – crime action drama film based on the true story of a veteran detective who infiltrates the most powerful criminal enterprise in the South Beloved Sisters (German: Die geliebten Schwestern) (2014) – German biographical film based on the life of the German poet Friedrich Schiller and upon his long relationships with two sisters, Caroline and Charlotte von Lengefeld The Better Angels (2014) – historical biographical drama film about United States president Abraham Lincoln's formative years Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain (2014) – Indian-British historical drama film based on the Bhopal disaster that happened in India on 2–3 December 1984 Big Eyes (2014) – biographical drama film about the relationship between American artist Margaret Keane and her second husband, Walter Keane, who, in the 1950s and 1960s, took credit for Margaret's phenomenally popular paintings of people with big eyes The Brittany Murphy Story (2014) – biographical drama television film based on the life of Brittany Murphy Cantinflas (2014) – Mexican biographical comedy drama film based on the life of actor and comedian Cantinflas Carlotta (2014) – Australian biographical drama television film about the life of pioneering transgender performer Carol Kaye, also known as Carlotta Casanova Variations (2014) – French-Austrian-German historical musical drama film about the life of Giacomo Casanova Castles in the Sky (2014) – British historical drama television film portraying Robert Watson-Watt and other British scientists' struggle to invent radar in the years leading to World War II Cesar Chavez (2014) – Mexican-American historical biographical film about the life of American labor leader Cesar Chavez, who cofounded the United Farm Workers Chaar Sahibzaade (Punjabi: ਚਾਰ ਸਾਹਿਬਜ਼ਾਦੇ) (2014) – Indian Punjabi-language 3D animated historical drama film based on the sacrifices of the sons of the 10th Sikh guru Guru Gobind Singh Chagall — Malevich (Russian: Шагал — Малевич) (2014) – Russian biographical drama film about the Vitebsk period in the life of the artist Marc Chagall and his relationship with fellow artist Kazimir Malevich Che (Persian: چ) (2014) – Iranian biographical war film depicting 48 hours of the life of Mostafa Chamran, who was then defense minister of Iran Cilla (2014) – British biographical miniseries about the early career of Cilla Black The Circle (German: Der Kreis) (2014) – Swiss biographical drama film concerning the social network of gay men that developed in Zürich in the 1940s and 1950s, centering on The Circle, a gay publication, and the social events it sponsored"The Circle". Screen Daily, February 11, 2014. Closer to the Moon (Romanian: Mai aproape de lună) (2014) – Romanian-American comedy drama film based on the true story of the Ioanid Gang Corbo (2014) – Canadian drama film depicting the true story of a Québecan teenager who evolves from pro-independence activist to radical terrorist with the Front de libération du Québec"Corbo: Disturbing portrait emerges of radicalized FLQ teen". Montreal Gazette, April 16, 2015. The Dark Horse (2014) – New Zealand drama film based on the real-life story of Genesis Potini, a brilliant New Zealand chess player who suffered from severe bipolar disorder Dearest (Chinese: 親愛的) (2014) – Chinese-Hong Kong crime drama film about kidnapping in China, based on a true story Decline of an Empire (2014) – British biographical historical film about the life of Catherine of Alexandria Desert Dancer (2014) – British biographical drama film based on the true story of Afshin Ghaffarian, a young, self-taught dancer in Iran, who risked his life for his dream to become a dancer despite a nationwide dancing ban Difret (Amharic: ድፍረት) (2014) – Ethiopian drama film chronicling a legal-precedent setting court case that outlawed the kidnapping of child brides (ጠለፈ tʼelefa) in Ethiopia Diplomacy (French & German: Diplomatie) (2014) – French-German historical drama film based on the Liberation of Paris and Hitler's response Dolphin Tale 2 (2014) – family drama film based on the true story about a rescued bottlenose dolphin named Winter Dr. Prakash Baba Amte – The Real Hero (Marathi: डॉ प्रकाश बाबा आमटे) (2014) – Indian Marathi-language biographical film on the lives of Dr. Prakash Baba Amte, the son of social worker Baba Amte, and his wife Mandakini Amte Effie Gray (2014) – British biographical film based on the true story of John Ruskin's marriage to Euphemia Gray and the subsequent annulment of their marriage Electric Slide (2014) – biographical crime film based on Los Angeles-based bank robber Eddie Dodson, who robbed 64 banks in 1983 before he was caught Escobar: Paradise Lost (2014) – romantic thriller film chronicling the life of a surfer who falls in love while working with his brother in Colombia and finds out that the girl's uncle is Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar The Face of an Angel (2014) – British psychological thriller film based on the real-life story of the murder of Meredith Kercher in 2007 Fair Play (2014) – Czech sports drama film inspired by real events and fictionalizing a story of steroid abuse in 1980s Czechoslovakia Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond (2014) – British biographical miniseries detailing the military career of James Bond creator Ian Fleming Foxcatcher (2014) – biographical sports thriller film loosely based on the events surrounding multimillionaire John du Pont's 1986 recruitment of Mark Schultz and his older brother David, to help coach U.S. wrestlers for participation in Olympic competition, and the subsequent murder of David Schultz by du Pont in January 1996 The Gate (French: Le Temps des aveux) (2014) – French-Belgian-Cambodian drama film based on the story of François Bizot who was held captive by the Khmer Rouge for several months Get on Up (2014) – biographical musical drama film about the life of singer James Brown Getúlio (2014) – Brazilian biographical drama film about Brazilian president Getúlio Vargas and the events that led to his death Gloria (2014) – Mexican biographical drama film based on the life of Mexican pop singer Gloria Trevi Gods (Polish: Bogowie) (2014) – Polish drama film based on the life and career of Polish cardiac surgeon Zbigniew Religa, who performed the first successful heart transplant in Poland in 1987 The Golden Era (Chinese: 黄金时代) (2014) – Chinese-Hong Kong biographical drama film telling the life story of Xiao Hong, one of China's most famous essayists and novelists, who reflected the progressive thinking not frequently seen during the 1930s Good Kill (2014) – war drama film based on a true story of drone warfare The Good Lie (2014) – drama film about a group of Sudanese refugees, given the chance to resettle in the U.S., arrive in Kansas City, Missouri, where their encounter with an employment agency counselor forever changes all of their lives Grace of Monaco (2014) – biographical drama film based on former Hollywood star Grace Kelly's crisis of marriage and identity, during a dispute between Monaco's Prince Rainier III and France's Charles de Gaulle in 1962 The Great Fire (2014) – British historical drama miniseries about the Great Fire of London in England in 1666 The Great Victory (Portuguese: A Grande Vitória) (2014) – Brazilian sports drama film telling the true story of the judoka Max Trombini, who had a humble and troubled childhood Happy Face Killer (2014) – Canadian-American crime thriller television film inspired by real-life events of the hunt and capture of serial killer Keith Hunter Jesperson Heaven Is for Real (2014) – religious drama film based on Pastor Todd Burpo and Lynn Vincent's 2010 book of the same name documenting the report of a near-death experience by Burpo's three-year-old son Colton