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.
2022 42 Days of Darkness (Spanish: 42 días en la oscuridad) (2022) – Chilean biographical drama miniseries based on the true story of the disappearance in 2010 of Viviana Haeger and on the search for answers undertaken by her sister, Cecilia A Friend of the Family (2022) – biographical crime drama miniseries based on the true events of Robert Berchtold, a close friend of the Broberg family, who kidnapped Jan Broberg twice over a period of two years A Man of Action (Spanish: Un hombre de acción) (2022) – Spanish crime drama film based on the life of Lucio Urtubia A Spy Among Friends (2022) – British spy thriller miniseries following the defection of notorious British intelligence officer and KGB double agent, Kim Philby and through the lens of his complex relationship with MI6 colleague and close friend, Nicholas Elliott Abraham Lincoln (2022) – historical war drama miniseries chronicling the life of Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth President of the United States Achena Uttam (Bengali: অচেনা উত্তম) (2022) – Indian Bengali-language biographical drama film based on the life of Uttam Kumar Against the Ice (2022) – Icelandic-Danish historical survival detailing the Ejnar Mikkelsen's exploration into Greenland with his compatriot Iver P. Iversen in 1910 Ajay Wardhan (Hindi: अजय वर्धन) (2022) – Indian Hindi-language biographical drama film revolving around the life journey of a famous dental surgeon from Chandigarh, named Dr Ajay Aryan Amanat (Russian: Аманат) (2022) – Russian historical war film about the Russian Empire in the first half of the 19th century, after the Siege of Akhoulgo, the main conflict of the Caucasian War of 1817–1864К выходу в прокат готовится историческая военная драма "Аманат" American Dreamer (2022) – black comedy film based on a segment from the radio show This American Life about a professor who tries to buy the estate of a lonely widow American Murderer (2022) – crime drama film based on the true story of Jason Derek Brown, a charismatic con man turned party king who bankrolls his luxurious lifestyle through a series of scams Amsterdam (2022) – historical mystery comedy thriller film based on the Business Plot, a 1933 political conspiracy in the US Angelyne (2022) – biographical drama miniseries about Angelyne, an enigmatic blonde bombshell who rose to fame in the 1980s with billboard advertisements featuring her image and a journalists endeavours trying to uncover her true identity and life story Ann (2022) – Irish biographical drama film depicting a dramatization of Ann Lovett's last day of her life Anne (2022) – British historical drama miniseries revolving around the Hillsborough disaster of 1989 and its aftermath Aparajito (Bengali: অপরাজিতা) (2022) – Indian Bengali-language biographical drama film based on the making of the cult classic film Pather Panchali by Satyajit Ray Apollo 10 1⁄2: A Space Age Childhood (2022) – animated coming-of-age comedy drama film loosely based on the childhood of writer, director, and producer Richard Linklater Argentina, 1985 (2022) – Argentine-British-American historical legal drama film following the events surrounding the 1985 Trial of the Juntas, which prosecuted the ringleaders of Argentina's last civil-military dictatorship Arvéd (2022) – Czech mystery drama film loosely based on life of Jiří "Arvéd" Smíchovský Aye Zindagi (Hindi: ऐ जिंदगी) (2022) – Indian Hindi-language biographical drama film following he journey of a 26-year-old liver cirrhosis patient Vinay Chawla whose unlikely bond with a hospital grief counsellor Revathi, rekindles his hope and faith in life and makes him believe in the power of humanity, based on a true story Babylon (2022) – epic historical black comedy drama film chronicling the rise and fall of multiple characters during Hollywood's transition from silent films to sound films in the late 1920s Bali 2002 (2022) – Australian-Indonesian disaster drama miniseries revolving around the 2002 Bali bombings Bandit (2022) – Canadian biographical crime film based on the true life story of Gilbert Galvan Jr (also known as The Flying Bandit), who still holds a record for the most consecutive robberies in Canadian history The Battle at Lake Changjin II (Chinese: 長津湖之水門橋) (2022) – Chinese war drama film depicting a fictionalized retelling of the fighting at Funchilin Pass during the Battle of Chosin Reservoir against American forces in the Korean War Becoming Elizabeth (2022) – American-British historical drama miniseries following the younger years of Queen Elizabeth I Bergen (2022) – Turkish biographical drama film about singer Bergen, who has become one of the symbols of violence against women in Turkey Black Bird (2022) – crime drama miniseries telling the real-life story of convicted drug dealer Jimmy Keene who is forced to get a confession out of suspected serial murderer Larry Hall while in a maximum-security prison Blonde (2022) – biographical psychological drama film about actress, model and singer Marilyn Monroe The Bohemian (Italian: Il Boemo) (2022) – Italian-Czech-Slovak biographical drama film about the life and career of the Czech composer Josef Mysliveček Breaking (2022) – thriller drama film about the final day of the life of war veteran Lance Corporal Brian Brown-Easley Breaking Through (Chinese: 我心飞扬) (2022) – Chinese sports drama film about short-track speed skater Yang Yang and following the Chinese national short-track speed skating team as they attempt to prevail in winning a gold medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, United States Broad Peak (2022) – Polish biographical adventure drama film centering on Maciej Berbeka, a Polish mountaineer, and his attempts to complete the first-ever winter ascent of Broad Peak, an eight-thousander in the Karakoram Candy (2022) – crime drama miniseries depicting the real-life Candy Montgomery, who was accused of the axe murder of her neighbor, Betty Gore in 1980, in Texas Chaudhry – The Martyr (Urdu: چوہدری) (2022) – Pakistani biographical action film based on the life of Chaudhry Aslam Khan Chevalier (2022) – biographical drama film based on the life of the titular French-Caribbean musician Chevalier de Saint-Georges Chiara (2022) – Italian-Belgian historical drama film following the life of Saint Clare of Assisi Clark (2022) – Swedish drama miniseries based on the life of Clark Olofsson and includes the events of the Norrmalmstorg robberyNetflix announcement The Conference (German: Die Wannseekonferenz) (2022) – German legal drama miniseries about the Wannsee Conference in Berlin-Wannsee held on 20 January 1942, German Nazi officials meet midst the Second World War to determine the so-called “Final Solution to the Jewish Question” Corsage (2022) – Austrian-German-Hungarian historical drama film depicting an account of the later years of Empress Elisabeth of Austria Dada Lakhmi (Haryanvi: दादा लक्ष्मी) (2022) – Indian Haryanvi-language biographical drama film based on the musical journey of Haryanvi folk singer Lakhmi Chand Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (2022) – biographical crime drama miniseries following the murders of infamous serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer as told from a point of view style through the lens of his victims Dakuaan Da Munda 2 (Punjabi: ਡਾਕੂਆਂ ਦਾ ਮੁੰਡਾ ਦੋ) (2022) – Indian Punjabi-language biographical drama film based on the life of a drug addict – * Dalíland (2022) – biographical drama film about the tempestuous marriage of the painter Salvador Dalí and his wife and muse, Gala, in their later years in the 1970s Devil in Ohio (2022) – suspense thriller miniseries inspired by true events from a story about a fragile teenager who flees from a cult into the arms of a psychiatrist, and mother of three Devotion (2022) – biographical war drama film about the comradeship between naval officers Jesse Brown and Tom Hudner who become the U.S. Navy's most celebrated wingmen during the Korean War Dharmaveer (Marathi: धर्मवीर) (2022) – Indian Marathi-language biographical political drama film based on the story of late Shiv Sena leader Anand Dighe Dreamin' Wild (2022) – biographical drama film following the life and work of Donnie and Joe Emerson The Dropout (2022) – biographical drama miniseries chronicling Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes' attempt to revolutionize the healthcare industry after dropping out of college and starting a technology company Eismayer (2022) – Austrian romantic6 drama film telling the story of two male soldiers who begin a relationship, based on real events Elesin Oba, The King's Horseman (2022) – Nigerian biographical drama film based on true life events of Elesin Oba, the king's chief horseman, in the 1940s Oyo State who must perform ritual suicide in light of the death of the King Elvis (2022) – biographical musical drama film about singer and actor Elvis Presley Emancipation (2022) – historical action thriller film based on the real-life story of Gordon, a former slave, and the photographs of his bare back, heavily scourged from an overseer's whippings, that were published worldwide in 1863, giving the abolitionist movement proof of the cruelty of slavery Emergency Situation (Czech: Mimořádná událost) (2022) – Czech comedy film based on a real event, when in February 2019, a train with passengers ran several kilometers without a driver on the Křižanov–Studenec railway line Emily (2022) – British biographical drama film depicting the brief life of English writer Emily Brontë The Fabelmans (2022) – semi-autobiographical coming-of-age drama film loosely based on Steven Spielberg's adolescence and first years as a filmmaker Father Stu (2022) – biographical drama film following the true-life story of Father Stuart Long The First Lady (2022) – anthology drama miniseries portraying the life and family events of three First Ladies of the United States: Eleanor Roosevelt, Betty Ford, and Michelle Obama Fisherman's Friends: One and All (2022) – British comedy drama film about the famous sea shanty singing group from Port Isaac, Cornwall Five Days at Memorial (2022) – disaster medical drama miniseries depicting the difficulties a New Orleans hospital endures after Hurricane Katrina makes landfall on the city Four Lives (2022) – British drama miniseries following the true story of the families of four young gay men who in 2014 and 2015 were murdered by Stephen Port Gangubai Kathiawadi (Hindi: गंगुबाई काठियावाडी) (2022) – Indian Hindi-language biographical crime drama film based on the true story of Gangubai Kothewali Gaslit (2022) – political thriller miniseries focusing on Martha Mitchell, a celebrity Arkansan socialite and wife to Nixon's loyal Attorney General, John N. Mitchell during the Watergate scandal George and Tammy (2022) – biographical drama miniseries about country music legends George Jones and Tammy Wynette, chronicling their tumultuous relationship and intertwined careers Gierek (2022) – Polish biographical drama film based on the life of Edward Gierek, the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Polish United Workers' Party from 1970 to 1980 The Girl from Plainville (2022) – biographical crime drama miniseries based on the events leading to the death of Conrad Roy and his girlfriend Michelle Carter's conviction for involuntary manslaughter Girl in the Shed: The Kidnapping of Abby Hernandez (2022) – crime drama television film depicting the kidnapping of 14-year-old Abby Hernandez at the hands of Nathaniel Kibby The Good Nurse (2022) – crime thriller film depicting the story of Charles Cullen, an American serial killer who confessed to murdering up to 40 patients during the course of his 16-year career as a nurse in New Jersey