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.
2005 1 Litre of Tears (Japanese: 1リットルの涙) (2005) – Japanese medical drama miniseries based on the story of Aya Kitō, who suffered from a degenerative disease and died at the age of 25 The 9th Company (Russian: 9 рота) (2005) – Russian war film loosely based on a real-life battle that took place at Hill 3234 in early 1988, during Operation Magistral, the last large-scale Soviet military operation in Afghanistan 14 Hours (2005) – medical drama television film based on true-life events surrounding Tropical Storm Allison in 2001Breaking News – Jobeth Williams and Rick Schroder on Call for TNT Original Hospital Drama 14 Hours TheFutonCritic.com The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby (2005) – British family adventure film loosely based on a real dog known as Greyfriars Bobby Ambulance Girl (2005) – medical drama television film based on the memoir by Jane Stern, Ambulance Girl: How I Saved Myself by Becoming an EMT An American Haunting (2005) – British-Canadian-Romanian-American supernatural horror film based on the legend of the Bell WitchAn American Haunting Movie Reviews, Pictures. 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Aurore (2005) – Canadian French-language biographical drama film based on the true story of Aurore Gagnon, one of Quebec's best-known victims of child abuse Bhagmati (Hindi: भैगमाती) (2005) – Indian Hindi-language biographical film based on the love story between Prince Mohammad Quli Qutb Shah of Hyderabad and Bhagmati Blue Swallow (Korean: 청연) (2005) – South Korean biographical adventure film based on the true story of Park Kyung-won, an early Korean female pilot Cafundó (2005) – Brazilian historical drama film based on miracle worker preto velho João de Camargo of Sorocaba Camarón: When Flamenco Became Legend (Spanish: Camarón: la película) (2005) – Spanish biographical drama film portraying a fictionalised version of the life of flamenco singer José Monge Cruz, aka "Camarón de la Isla", depicting his artistic rise and early physical decline Capote (2005) – biographical drama film about American novelist Truman Capote Casanova (2005) – British comedy drama miniseries telling the story of the life of 18th century Italian adventurer Giacomo Casanova, based on his own twelve-volume memoirs Casanova (2005) – romantic drama film loosely based on the life of Giacomo Casanova Cinderella Man (2005) – biographical sport drama film telling the story of heavyweight boxing champion James J. Braddock, who was dubbed "The Cinderella Man" by journalist Damon Runyon Coach Carter (2005) – biographical sport drama film based on the true story of Richmond High School basketball coach Ken Carter, who made headlines in 1999 for suspending his undefeated high school basketball team due to poor academic results Code Breakers (2005) – sport drama television film chronicling the real-life 1951 cheating scandal at the United States Military Academy, and the impact on its football team Colour Me Kubrick (2005) – British-French comedy drama film about Alan Conway, a British con-man who had been impersonating director Stanley Kubrick since the early 1990s - drawing its inspiration from actual events Dalida (2005) – French-Italian biographical drama miniseries about the life of Italian-French singer and actress Dalida Dark Night: October 17, 1961 (French: Nuit noire 17 octobre 1961) (2005) – French historical television film about the Paris massacre of 1961 David & Layla (2005) – romantic comedy drama film inspired by a true story about a Jewish man and a Muslim woman who fall in love in New York City Dawn Anna (2005) – drama television film based upon real events surrounding the Columbine High School massacre Deadly Soma (Kannada: ಮಾರಣಾಂತಿಕ ಸೋಮ) (2005) – Indian Kannada-language biographical crime film based on the real life incidents of an infamous underworld don, Deadly Soma Destined for Blues (Polish: Skazany na bluesa) (2005) – Polish biographical film depicting the story of Ryszard "Rysiek" Riedel, leader of Polish blues rock band Dżem Devaki (Hindi: देवकी) (2005) – Indian Hindi-language drama film derived from a real-life incident where a tribal woman named Devakibai was sold in an open auction in Pandhana, a sub-division of Khandwa district in Madhya Pradesh, in January 2003 Domino (2005) – French-American-British action crime film inspired by Domino Harvey, the English daughter of stage and screen actor Laurence Harvey, who became a Los Angeles bounty hunter Dr. B. R. Ambedkar (Kannada: ಡಾ.ಬಿ.ಆರ್.ಅಂಬೇಡ್ಕರ್) (2005) – Indian Kannada-language biographical film based on the life of Indian social reformer, jurist, academic-politician, B. R. Ambedkar Dreamer (2005) – sport drama film inspired by the true story of an injured Thoroughbred racehorse named Mariah's Storm Duma (2005) – American-South African-Batswana-Namibian family adventure film telling the true story of the young boy's friendship with an orphaned cheetah on the family's game ranch in Kenya Dynasty: The Making of a Guilty Pleasure (2005) – biographical drama television film based on the creation and behind the scenes production of the 1980s prime time soap opera Dynasty Efunsetan Aniwura (2005) – Nigerian historical drama film covering the life of Yoruba heroine, Efunsetan Aniwura Egypt (2005) – British historical drama miniseries portraying events in the history of Egyptology from the 18th through early 20th centuries Elizabeth I (2005) – British-American historical drama miniseries covering the last 24 years of Elizabeth I of England's nearly 45-year reign, focusing on the final years of her relationship with the Earl of Leicester and her subsequent relationship with the Earl of Essex Elvis (2005) – biographical drama miniseries chronicling the rise of American music icon Elvis Presley from his high school years to his international superstardom Empire (2005) – American-Canadian historical miniseries set in 44 BC Rome and covering the struggle of a young Octavius, the nephew and heir of Julius Caesar, to become the first emperor of Rome End of the Spear (2005) – biographical adventure drama film recounting the story of Operation Auca, in which five American Christian missionaries attempted to evangelize the Waodani people of the tropical rain forest of Eastern Ecuador The Exonerated (2005) – crime drama television film telling the stories of six wrongfully convicted inmates: Delbert Tibbs, Kerry Max Cook, Gary Gauger, David Keaton, Robert Earl Hayes and Sunny Jacobs, and their paths to freedom The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005) – supernatural horror legal drama film telling the story of Anneliese Michel and follows a self-proclaimed agnostic who acts as defense counsel representing a parish priest, accused by the state of negligent homicide after he performed an exorcism Express Kidnapping (Spanish: Secuestro Express) (2005) – Venezuelan crime drama film based on director Jonathan Jakubowicz's own experience of being kidnapped Faith of My Fathers (2005) – biographical drama television film based on the story of Lieutenant Commander John McCain's experiences as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam for five and a half years during the Vietnam War, interleaved with his memories of growing up in a heritage rich with military service Fateless (Hungarian: Sorstalanság) (2005) – Hungarian romantic war drama film telling the story of a teenage boy who is sent to Auschwitz and Buchenwald, based on the semi-autobiographical novel Fatelessness by the Nobel Prize-winner Imre Kertész Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story (2005) – biographical drama television film depicting the true story of a former parole officer named Marilyn Gambrell, who helped a group of students at M. B. Smiley High School in Houston, Texas Firecracker (2005) – crime thriller film based on a real-life murder that occurred in Wamego in the 1950s, three blocks from the house where director Steve Balderson grew up The Flight That Fought Back (2005) – biographical drama film about United Airlines Flight 93 Forest of the Gods (Lithuanian: Dievų miškas) (2005) – Lithuanian-British war drama film based on Balys Sruoga's experiences in the Nazi Stutthof concentration camp98-year-old Vladislovas Telksnys, the only living survivor of Stutthof concentration camp: "I went through hell". 15 min, 5 May 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2013. A Friend of the Family (2005) – Canadian drama television film depicting the true story of David Snow (the "Cottage Killer") The Game of Their Lives (2005) – biographical sport drama film based on the true story of the 1950 U.S. soccer team which, against all odds, beat England 1–0 in the city of Belo Horizonte, Brazil during the 1950 FIFA World Cup Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005) – crime drama film loosely inspired by the life of 50 CentBBC – Movies – Review – Get Rich Or Die Tryin' Gie (2005) – Indonesian biographical drama film telling the story of Soe Hok Gie, a graduate from University of Indonesia who is known as an activist and nature lover Good Night, and Good Luck (2005) – American-French-British-Japanese historical drama film about American television news, portraying the conflict between veteran journalist Edward R. Murrow and U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin The Government Inspector (2005) – British biographical drama television film based on the life of David Kelly and the lead-up to the Iraq War in the United Kingdom The Great Raid (2005) – American-Australian war drama film about the Raid at Cabanatuan on the island of Luzon, Philippines during World War II The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005) – biographical sport drama film based on the early life of amateur golf champion Francis Ouimet and his surprise winning of the 1913 U.S. Open Have No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul II (2005) – biographical drama television film centring on the life of Pope John Paul II The Heart in the Pit (Italian: Il Cuore nel Pozzo) (2005) – Italian biographical war television film focusing on the escape of a group of children from Tito's partisans in the aftermath of World War II, as they start an ethnic cleansing of all Italians from Istria and the Julian March Heart of the Beholder (2005) – drama film based on Ken Tipton's own experience as the owner of a chain of videocassette rental stores in the 1980s Hello, Brother (Korean: 안녕, 형아) (2005) – South Korean drama film portraying a mischievous young boy's reaction to his older brother's battle with childhood cancer – based on the true story of siblings Seol-hwi and Chang-hwi The Hunt for the BTK Killer (2005) – biographical horror television film based on the true story of Dennis Rader, the notorious "BTK Killer" who murdered 10 people from 1974 to 1991 I Am a Sex Addict (2005) – biographical comedy film chronicling Caveh Zahedi's sex addiction and its impact on his life, relationships, and film making Imperium: Saint Peter (2005) – Italian Christian drama film about the life and work of Saint Peter Jarhead (2005) – biographical war drama film recounting Anthony Swofford's enlistment and service in the United States Marine Corps during the Persian Gulf War, in which he served as a Scout Sniper Trainee with the Surveillance and Target Acquisition (STA) Platoon of 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines Joseph Smith: The Prophet of the Restoration (2005) – Christian biographical film focusing on some of the events during the life of Joseph Smith, founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, which was both filmed and distributed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsDigital faith: Former U student creates special effects for new LDS film from The Daily Utah Chronicle Joyeux Noël (2005) – international co-production war drama film based on the Christmas truce of December 1914, depicted through the eyes of French, British, and German soldiers