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.
2019 4x4 (2019) – Argentine-Spanish thriller crime film based on Ciro, a criminal who breaks into a 4x4 pickup truck owned by an obstetrician medic Enrique Ferrari to steal a car stereo 15 Minutes of War (French: L'intervention) (2019) – French-Belgian war film based on real events known at the Prise d'otages de Loyada 72 Hours: Martyr Who Never Died (Hindi: 72 घंटे: शहीद जो कभी नहीं मरा) (2019) – Indian Hindi-language biographical drama film based on the life and times of rifleman Jaswant Singh Rawat, who fought against the enriching Chinese army during the 1962 Sino-Indian War 1917 (2019) – British-American war film inspired by stories told to Mendes by his paternal grandfather Alfred A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019) – biographical drama film about Lloyd Vogel, a troubled journalist for Esquire who is assigned to profile television icon Fred Rogers A Call to Spy (2019) – historical drama film inspired by the true stories of three women who worked as spies in World War II A Girl from Mogadishu (2019) – Irish-Belgian semi-biographical film based on the testimony of Ifrah Ahmed, who having escaped war-torn Somalia, emerged as one of the world's foremost international activists against gender-based violence A Hidden Life (2019) – American-German epic historical drama film based on the life of Franz Jägerstätter, an Austrian farmer and devout Catholic who refused to fight for the Nazis in World War II A Regular Woman (German: Nur eine Frau) (2019) – German biographical film based on the life of Hatun "Aynur" Sürücü who was killed by her brother in an honor killing Abigail (2019) – drama short film inspired by a true story dealing with the subject matter of end-of-life decisions Abducted: The Mary Stauffer Story (2019) – crime drama television film based on the true story of the kidnapping of Mary and Elizabeth Stauffer at the hands of Ming Sen Shiue Above Suspicion (2019) – crime thriller film revolving around the murder of Susan Smith The Accidental Prime Minister (Hindi: द एक्सीडेंटल प्राइम मिनिस्टर) (2019) – Indian Hindi-language biographical drama film about Manmohan Singh, the economist and politician who served as the 13th Prime Minister of India from 2004 to 2014 under the United Progressive Alliance The Act (2019) – true crime drama miniseries based on the real life of Gypsy-Rose Blanchard and the murder of her mother, Dee Dee Blanchard, who was accused of abusing her daughter by fabricating illness and disabilities as a direct consequence of Munchausen syndrome by proxy Adults in the Room (Greek: Enílikoi stin aíthous) (2019) – French-Greek political drama film based on the 2015 Greek bailout The Aeronauts (2019) – British-American biographical adventure film following the balloon expedition of James Glaisher, whose life goal is to travel into the sky to predict the weather and breaks the world record for altitude after reaching a height of 36,000 feet Amundsen (2019) – Norwegian biographical film that details the life of Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen An Officer and a Spy (French: J'Accuse) (2019) – French historical drama film about the Dreyfus affair Anandi Gopal (Marathi: आनंदी गोपाळ) (2019) – Indian Marathi-language biographical drama film following the life of Anandi Gopal Joshi Apache: The Life of Carlos Tevez (Spanish: Apache: La vida de Carlos Tevez) (2019) – Argentine sports drama miniseries about Carlos Tevez's rise as a football player amid the conditions in Argentina's Ejército de Los Andes, better known as Fuerte Apache Article 15 (2019) – Indian Hindi-language crime drama film inspired by multiple real-life cases involving crimes driven by caste-based discrimination, including the 2014 Badaun gang rape allegations and 2016 Una flogging incident Bad Education (2019) – crime drama film based on the true story of the largest public school embezzlement in American history The Balkan Line (Russian: Балканский рубеж; Serbian: Балканска међа) (2019) – Russian-Serbian action film depicting a secret operation to capture Slatina Airport in Kosovo after the bombing of Yugoslavia, led by Yunus-bek Yevkurov Batla House (2019) – Indian Hindi-language action thriller film inspired by the Batla House encounter case that took place on 19 September 2008 Bato (The General Ronald dela Rosa Story) (2019) – Philippine biographical action film about the life of Ronald dela Rosa The Battle of Jangsari (Korean: 장사리) (2019) – Korean action war film telling the true story of a group of 772 student soldiers who staged a small diversionary operation at Jangsari beach in Yeongdeok to draw away North Korean attention from Incheon The Best of Enemies (2019) – drama film which focuses on the rivalry between civil rights activist Ann Atwater and Ku Klux Klan leader C. P. Ellis Bhai: Vyakti Ki Valli (Marathi: भाई : व्यक्ती की वल्ली) (2019) – Indian Marathi-language biographical film about the famous writer Purushottam Laxman Deshpande Bhai: Vyakti Ki Valli 2 (Marathi: भाई: व्यक्ती की वल्ली दोन) (2019) – Indian Marathi-language biographical film essaying the achievements of the writer Purushottam Laxman Deshpande Blinded by the Light (2019) – British-American comedy drama film inspired by the life of journalist Sarfraz Manzoor and his love of the works of Bruce Springsteen Bolden (2019) – drama film based on the life of cornetist Buddy Bolden"Two Films Unveil a Lost Jazz Legend", National Public Radio, December 15, 2007. "By most accounts, a mix of alcohol and mental illness sent Bolden into an asylum in 1907; he stayed there until his death in 1931." Bombshell (2019) – biographical drama film based upon the accounts of the women at Fox News who set out to expose CEO Roger Ailes for sexual harassment The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (2019) – British-Malawian drama film about the life and experiences of William Kamkwamba The Bravest (Chinese: 烈火英雄) (2019) – Chinese disaster film based on a real-life incident, the Xingang Port oil spill, and chronicling firefighters' efforts to protect a city from a fire caused by an oil pipeline explosion Breakthrough (2019) – religious drama film about St. Louis author Joyce Smith's son John who slipped through an icy lake in January 2015 and was underwater for 15 minutes before resuscitative efforts were started Brecht (2019) – German biographical drama television film dealing with the life and work of the German playwright Bertolt Brecht Brexit: The Uncivil War (2019) – British biographical drama television film based on the lead-up to the 2016 referendum through the activities of the strategists behind the Vote Leave campaign, that prompted the United Kingdom to exit the European Union, known as Brexit Brittany Runs a Marathon (2019) – comedy film based on the true story of an overweight woman in New York City who sets out to lose weight and train for the city's annual marathon Brotherhood (2019) – Canadian historical drama film based on the true story of a group of youth at a summer camp on Balsam Lake in the Kawartha Lakes, who had to fight for survival when an unforeseen thunderstorm overwhelmed their canoe trip Capsized: Blood in the Water (2019) – biographical natural horror-survival film based on the 1982 true story of a small boat crew aboard a private yacht who are stranded in shark infested waters, following a storm that overturns their vessel The Captain (Chinese: 中國機長) (2019) – Chinese disaster adventure film based on the Sichuan Airlines Flight 8633 incident Catherine the Great (2019) – British-American drama miniseries depicting Empress Catherine II of Russia's reign from 1764, two years after taking power, until her death in 1796 The Cave (Thai: นางนอน) (2019) – Thai action drama film about the 2018 Tham Luang cave rescue in Chiang Rai Province, Thailand Chandrabati Kotha (Bengali: চন্দ্রাবতী কোঠা) (2019) – Indian Bengali-language biographical drama film based on the life of Chandravati, first feminist poet of Bengal Cherkasy (Ukrainian: Черкаси) (2019) – Ukrainian war drama film about the defense of the eponymous naval Natya-class minesweeper, blocked by Russian troops in Donuzlav Bay, Crimea during the 2014 capture of Southern Naval Base Chernobyl (2019) – American-British historical drama miniseries revolving around the Chernobyl nuclear disaster of April 1986 and the cleanup efforts that followed Clarita (2019) – Philippine supernatural horror film based on the alleged possession of Clarita Villanueva Claws of the Red Dragon (2019) – Canadian drama television film depicting a fictionalization of the political and diplomatic issues surrounding the 2018 arrest of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou by the Royal Canadian Mounted PoliceJoan Bryden, "Steve Bannon Film, 'Claws Of The Red Dragon', Tackles Canada's Arrest of Huawei Exec Meng Wanzhou". Canadian Press via The Huffington Post, August 28, 2019. Close (2019) – British action thriller film based on Jacquie Davis, one of the world's leading female bodyguards, whose clients have included J. K. Rowling, Nicole Kidman, and members of the British royal family- The College Admissions Scandal (2019) – thriller drama television film based on the 2019 college admissions bribery scandal Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan (2019) – Australian war drama film about the Battle of Long Tan during the Vietnam War Daniel (Danish: Ser du månen, Daniel) (2019) – Danish biographical film about Daniel Rye who was held hostage by ISIS for 13 months Dark Waters (2019) – legal thriller film based on Robert Bilott's real-life legal battle against DuPont over the release of a toxic chemical into Parkersburg, West Virginia's water supply, affecting 70,000 townspeople and livestock Dauntless: The Battle of Midway (2019) – action war film based on a true story of United States Navy aviators at the Battle of Midway“Synopsis: Dauntless: The Battle of Midway.” ‘’ucm.one.com.” Retrieved: July 12, 2022. Death of a Cheerleader (2019) – crime drama television film about the Murder of Kirsten Costas The Devil Has a Name (2019) – dark comedy film based on the decades-long legal battle between Fred Starrh and Aera Energy over allowing 600 million barrels of oil waste, from unlined wastewater ponds, to contaminate California's Central Valley groundwater where more than half the nuts, fruits and vegetables in the U.S. are grown The Dirt (2019) – biographical comedy drama film about Heavy metal band Mötley Crüe Dolemite Is My Name (2019) – biographical comedy film about filmmaker Rudy Ray Moore, best known for portraying the character of Dolemite in both his stand-up routine and a series of blaxploitation films, starting with Dolemite in 1975 Effigy: Poison and the City (German: Effigie – Das Gift und die Stadt) (2019) – German-American historical thriller film about German 19th century female serial killer Gesche Gottfried Elcano & Magellan: The First Voyage Around the World (Spanish: Elcano y Magallanes: La primera vuelta al mundo) (2019) – Spanish animated adventure film telling the story of 1519 circumnavigation led by Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan and Spanish navigator Juan Sebastián Elcano Elisa & Marcela (Spanish: Elisa y Marcela) (2019) – Spanish biographical romantic drama film based on the story of Elisa Sánchez Loriga and Marcela Gracia Ibeas, two women who posed as a heterosexual couple in order to marry in 1901 at the Church of Saint George in A Coruña becoming the first same-sex matrimony recorded in Spain Escaping the NXIVM Cult: A Mother's Fight to Save Her Daughter (2019) – biographical drama miniseries based on Catherine and India Oxenberg and their story of escaping the NXIVM cult Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019) – biographical crime thriller film about the life of serial killer Ted Bundy