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Action films based on actual events
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The list Action films based on actual events includes
Braveheart, Shootout at Wadala, Pain & Gain, Lawless and Tombstone.
The list consists of 167 members
and 4 sublists.
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Braveheart
1995 American epic drama directed by Mel Gibson
Overview: Braveheart is a 1995 American epic historical drama film directed and produced by Mel Gibson, who portrays Scottish warrior William Wallace in the First War of Scottish Independence against King Edward ...
Release date: 18 May 1995Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, War, HistoryDirector: Mel GibsonProducer: Bruce Davey, Mel GibsonWriter: Randall WallaceScottish warrior William Wallace leads his countrymen in a rebellion to free his homeland from the tyranny of King Edward I of England.
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Shootout at Wadala
2013 film by Sanjay Gupta
Overview: Shootout at Wadala is a 2013 Indian action-crime film written and directed by Sanjay Gupta. The film stars Anil Kapoor, John Abraham, Manoj Bajpayee, Tusshar Kapoor, Kangana Ranaut and Sonu Sood. It is ...
Release date: 3 May 2013Genre: Action, CrimeDirector: Sanjay GuptaProducer: Tanuj Garg, Anuradha GuptaWriter: Sanjay Bhatia, Abhijeet DeshpandeBased on the true story of the first-ever registered encounter by the Mumbai Police, which took place on November 1, 1982. 0
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Pain & Gain
2013 American action comedy film directed by Michael Bay
Overview: Pain & Gain is a 2013 American action comedy film, directed by Michael Bay and written by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely. It is loosely based on a 1999 series of Miami New Times articles by Pete ...
Release date: 26 April 2013Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Thriller, CrimeDirector: Michael BayProducer: Michael Bay, Ian BryceWriter: Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeelyA trio of bodybuilders in Florida get caught up in an extortion ring and a kidnapping scheme that goes terribly wrong. 0
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Lawless
2012 American crime drama film
Overview: Lawless is a 2012 American crime drama film directed by John Hillcoat. The screenplay, by Australian singer-screenwriter Nick Cave, is based on Matt Bondurant's historical novel The Wettest County in the ...
Release date: 29 August 2012Genre: Drama, Crime, WesternDirector: John HillcoatProducer: John Allen, Robert Ogden BarnumWriter: Nick Cave, Matt BondurantSet in Depression-era Franklin County, Virginia, a trio of bootlegging brothers are threatened by a new special deputy and other authorities angling for ... 0
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Tombstone
1993 Western film
Overview: Tombstone is a 1993 American Western film directed by George P. Cosmatos, written by Kevin Jarre (who was also the original director, but was replaced early in production), and starring Kurt Russell and ...
Release date: 25 December 1993Genre: Action, Drama, History, Romance, WesternDirector: George P. Cosmatos, Kevin JarreProducer: Sean Daniel, John FasanoWriter: Kevin JarreA successful lawman's plans to retire anonymously in Tombstone, Arizona are disrupted by the kind of outlaws he was famous for eliminating. 0
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Shootout at Lokhandwala
2007 film by Apoorva Lakhia
Overview: Shootout at Lokhandwala is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed and co-written by Apoorva Lakhia and co-written and co-produced by Sanjay Gupta, with Ekta Kapoor serving as producer ...
Release date: 25 May 2007Genre: Drama, Crime, ActionDirector: Apoorva LakhiaProducer: Hanif Chunawala, Sanjay DuttWriter: Apoorva Lakhia, Suresh NairAn account of the gangster Mahindra Dolas and his gang, which terrorized Mumbai City, and a massive war between Mumbai Police and gangs during 16 November ... 0
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Saving Private Ryan
1998 film by Steven Spielberg
Overview: Saving Private Ryan is a 1998 American epic war film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Robert Rodat. Set in 1944 in Normandy, France, during World War II, it follows a group of soldiers, led ...
Release date: 24 July 1998Genre: Action, Drama, WarDirector: Steven SpielbergProducer: Ian Bryce, Bonnie CurtisWriter: Robert RodatFollowing the Normandy Landings, a group of U.S. soldiers go behind enemy lines to retrieve a paratrooper whose brothers have been killed in action. 0
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Public Enemies
2009 American film directed by Michael Mann
Overview: Public Enemies is a 2009 American biographical crime drama film directed by Michael Mann, who co-wrote the screenplay with Ronan Bennett and Ann Biderman. It is an adaptation of Bryan Burrough's 2004 ...
Release date: 18 June 2009Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller, Biography, HistoryDirector: Michael MannProducer: G. Mac Brown, Bryan H. CarrollWriter: Ronan Bennett, Michael MannThe Feds try to take down notorious American gangsters John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson, and Pretty Boy Floyd during a booming crime wave in the 1930s ... 0
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Kingdom of Heaven
2005 film directed by Ridley Scott
Overview: Kingdom of Heaven is a 2005 epic historical drama film directed and produced by Ridley Scott and written by William Monahan. It features an ensemble cast including Orlando Bloom, Eva Green, Jeremy Irons ...
Release date: 2 May 2005Genre: Action, Adventure, History, Drama, WarDirector: Ridley ScottProducer: Karim Abouobayd, Mark AlbelaWriter: William MonahanBalian of Ibelin travels to Jerusalem during the Crusades of the 12th century, and there he finds himself as the defender of the city and its people. 0
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Alexander
2004 film
Overview: Alexander is a 2004 epic historical drama film based on the life of the ancient Macedonian general and king Alexander the Great. It was co-written and directed by Oliver Stone and starred Colin Farrell ...
Release date: 16 November 2004Genre: Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama, Romance, War, HistoryDirector: Oliver StoneProducer: Moritz Borman, Hans De WeersWriter: Oliver Stone, Christopher KyleAlexander, the King of Macedonia and one of the greatest army leaders in the history of warfare, conquers much of the known world. 0
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American Sniper
2014 film by Clint Eastwood
Overview: American Sniper is a 2014 American biographical war drama film directed and co-produced by Clint Eastwood and written and executive-produced by Jason Hall, based on the memoir of the same name by Chris ...
Release date: 11 November 2014Genre: Action, Biography, War, Drama, History, ThrillerDirector: Clint EastwoodProducer: Zakaria Alaoui, Bruce BermanWriter: Jason Hall, Chris KyleNavy S.E.A.L. sniper Chris Kyle's pinpoint accuracy saves countless lives on the battlefield and turns him into a legend. Back home with his family after ... 0
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Zero Dark Thirty
2012 film by Kathryn Bigelow
Overview: Zero Dark Thirty is a 2012 American political action thriller film directed and produced by Kathryn Bigelow, and written and produced by Mark Boal. The film dramatizes the nearly decade-long international ...
Release date: 11 January 2013Genre: Thriller, Action, Drama, HistoryDirector: Kathryn BigelowProducer: Kathryn Bigelow, Mark BoalWriter: Mark BoalA chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the September 2001 attacks, and his death at the hands of the Navy ... 0
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Unstoppable
2010 action thriller film by Tony Scott
Overview: Unstoppable is a 2010 American disaster action thriller film directed and produced by Tony Scott, written by Mark Bomback, and starring Denzel Washington and Chris Pine. It is based on the real-life CSX ...
Release date: 26 October 2010Genre: Action, Drama, ThrillerDirector: Tony ScottProducer: Skip Chaisson, Chris CiaffaWriter: Mark BombackWith an unmanned, half-mile-long freight train barreling toward a city, a veteran engineer and a young conductor race against the clock to prevent a catastrophe ... 0
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The Hunter
1980 American thriller film directed by Buzz Kulik
Overview: The Hunter is a 1980 American biographical action thriller film directed by Buzz Kulik and starring Steve McQueen. The film was McQueen's final role before his death in November 1980 at age 50.
Release date: 1 August 1980Genre: Action, Biography, ThrillerDirector: Buzz KulikProducer: Mort EngelbergWriter: Ted Leighton, Peter HyamsBounty hunter Ralph "Papa" Thorson is receiving death threats from a criminal he helped put away. This while his girlfriend is about to give birth ... 0
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Rosewood
1997 film directed by John Singleton
Overview: Rosewood is a 1997 American historical drama film directed by John Singleton, inspired by the 1923 Rosewood massacre in Florida, when a white mob killed black people and destroyed their town. In a major ...
Release date: 21 February 1997Genre: Action, Drama, HistoryDirector: John SingletonProducer: Tracy Barone, Penelope L. FosterWriter: Gregory PoirierA dramatization of a 1923 horrific racist lynch mob attack on an African-American community. 0
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Lone Survivor
2013 film by Peter Berg
Overview: Lone Survivor is a 2013 American action drama film based on the 2007 nonfiction book of the same name by Marcus Luttrell with Patrick Robinson. Set during the war in Afghanistan, it dramatizes the uns ...
Release date: 27 December 2013Genre: Drama, Action, Thriller, War, BiographyDirector: Peter BergProducer: Braden Aftergood, Brandt AndersenWriter: Peter Berg, Marcus LuttrellMarcus Luttrell and his team set out on a mission to capture or kill notorious Taliban leader Ahmad Shah, in late June 2005. Marcus and his team are left ... 0
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Hidalgo
2004 film by Joe Johnston
Overview: Hidalgo is a 2004 epic biographical western film based on the legend of the American distance rider Frank Hopkins and his mustang Hidalgo. It recounts Hopkins' racing his horse in Arabia in 1891 against ...
Release date: 17 February 2004Genre: Action, Adventure, DramaDirector: Joe JohnstonCast: Viggo Mortensen, Zuleikha Robinson, Omar Sharif, Louise Lombard, Adam Alexi-Malle, Saïd TaghmaouiProducer: Patricia Carr, Chris SalvaterraWriter: John FuscoIn 1890, a down-and-out cowboy and his horse travel to Arabia to compete in a deadly cross desert horse race. 0
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Defiance
2008 film directed by Edward Zwick
Overview: Defiance is a 2008 American war film directed by Edward Zwick, and starring Daniel Craig as Tuvia Bielski, Liev Schreiber as Zus Bielski, Jamie Bell as Asael Bielski, and George MacKay as Aron Bielski ...
Release date: 31 December 2008Genre: Drama, Thriller, War, Action, HistoryDirector: Edward ZwickProducer: Alex Boden, Pieter Jan BruggeWriter: Clay Frohman, Edward ZwickJewish brothers in Nazi-occupied Eastern Europe escape into the Belarussian forests, where they join Russian resistance fighters, and endeavor to build ... 0
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Captain Phillips
2013 film by Paul Greengrass
Overview: Captain Phillips is a 2013 American biographical action-thriller film directed by Paul Greengrass. Based on the 2009 Maersk Alabama hijacking, the film tells the story of Captain Richard Phillips, an ...
Release date: 11 October 2013Genre: Drama, Action, Biography, Thriller, Adventure, CrimeDirector: Paul GreengrassProducer: Khadija Alami, Michael BronnerWriter: Billy Ray, Richard PhillipsThe true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the U.S.-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship ... 0
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Machine Gun Preacher
2011 American film
Overview: Machine Gun Preacher is a 2011 American biographical action drama film directed by Marc Forster and starring Gerard Butler, Michelle Monaghan, and Michael Shannon. It tells the story of Sam Childers, a ...
Release date: 1 September 2011Genre: Action, Biography, Crime, DramaDirector: Marc ForsterCast: Gerard Butler, Michelle Monaghan, Kathy Baker, Michael Shannon, Ryann Campos, Madeline CarrollProducer: Robbie Brenner, Gerard ButlerWriter: Jason Keller, Ian UrbinaSam Childers is a former drug-dealing biker tough guy who found God and became a crusader for hundreds of Sudanese children who've been forced to become ... 0
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