"1980s, Based on Real Life Events (Source)" Movies

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TitleProduction
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Opening
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Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Feb 14, 2024Bob Marley: One Love $28,659,004$96,893,170$176,766,565
Jan 29, 2024The Greatest Night In Pop
Jan 5, 20242 Win $1,705,250
Dec 31, 2023Girl You Know It’s True
Dec 31, 2023Synkefri
Dec 22, 2023The Iron Claw $15,900,000$4,868,370$35,611,828$42,813,131
Nov, 2023Sly
Oct 24, 2023Milli Vanilli
Sep 15, 2023Cassandro
Sep 13, 2023Warm Blood
Sep 1, 2023Never Give Up
May 19, 2023The Thief Collector
Apr 28, 2023Big George Foreman: The Mir… $32,000,000$2,925,364$5,426,772$5,703,197
Apr 5, 2023AIR $14,456,279$52,460,106$89,198,083
Mar 31, 2023Tetris
Feb 24, 2023Cocaine Bear $23,260,790$64,670,240$89,966,573
Dec 31, 2022John Farnham: Finding the V… $2,902,467
Dec 30, 2022Turn Every Page: The Advent… $11,681$335,417$335,417
Nov 11, 2022Capturing the Killer Nurse
Oct 28, 2022Armageddon Time $15,000,000$70,275$1,872,625$6,568,234
Sep 30, 2022Argentina, 1985 $872,166
Sep 23, 2022Buried: The 1982 Alpine Mea… $16,609$76,762$76,762
Sep 16, 2022Moonage Daydream $1,230,145$4,266,717$13,910,491
Jun 8, 2022Gladbeck: The Hostage Crisis
Apr 19, 2022Girls Can’t Surf $509,347
Feb 18, 2022Ted K $20,851$35,464$52,665
Jan 14, 2022A Cops and Robbers Story
Dec 31, 2021Jeontuwang (전투왕) $50,035
Nov 26, 2021Aline, the voice of love $667,815$1,076,686
Nov 19, 2021The Youngest Evangelist And… $27,300$35,750$35,750
Oct 1, 2021Dog Valley
Sep 17, 2021The Eyes of Tammy Faye $652,358$2,404,127$2,707,904
Aug 27, 2021No Man of God $188,759
Aug 6, 2021Whirlybird
May 14, 2021I Am All Girls
Jan 26, 2021Belushi
Jul 24, 2020Most Wanted
Jul 14, 2020The Bray Road Beast
Apr 24, 2020Murder in the Front Row: Th…
Dec 31, 2019Creation Stories $59,705
Aug 16, 2019Blinded by the Light $15,000,000$4,333,305$11,901,145$19,529,914
Aug 16, 2019Driven $103,065
Jul 31, 2019The Red Sea Diving Resort
Jun 28, 2019Maiden $46,931$3,162,490$3,459,906
Jun 14, 20195B
May 31, 2019Leto $3,078,175
Apr 12, 2019Iyengar: The Man, Yoga, The… $9,248$176,387$176,387
Apr 12, 2019Satan & Adam
Mar 22, 2019Maze $1,010,935
Mar 21, 2019The Russian Five
Mar 1, 2019Mapplethorpe
Feb 8, 2019Lords of Chaos $27,649$252,245$343,402
Dec 7, 2018Divide and Conquer: The Sto… $18,833$38,510$38,510
Nov 16, 2018Heart, Baby!
Nov 9, 2018Fotbal Infinit
Nov 2, 2018Bohemian Rhapsody $55,000,000$51,061,119$216,303,339$879,088,897
Oct 19, 2018Can You Ever Forgive Me? $10,000,000$161,510$8,803,865$12,517,379
Oct 19, 2018Caniba
Oct 5, 2018Loving Pablo $16,564$22,017$15,450,490
Oct 3, 2018Moynihan $4,416$31,971$31,971
Sep 28, 2018Bad Reputation $130,675$148,568$154,187
Sep 21, 2018Love, Gilda $189,639$626,318$626,318
Sep 14, 2018The Public Image is Rotten $8,052$11,293$14,466
Sep 14, 2018Museo $16,554$148,505$220,199
Sep 14, 2018MDMA
Sep 14, 2018White Boy Rick $30,000,000$8,860,431$24,004,833$25,947,983
Sep 7, 2018Susanne Bartsch: On Top
Aug 22, 2018L’empire de la perfection $7,878$90,964$118,180
Aug 17, 2018Billionaire Boys Club $618$618$2,690,154
Aug 1, 2018Nico, 1988 $12,309$73,304$83,556
Jun 29, 2018Three Identical Strangers $171,503$12,320,845$13,367,948
Jun 15, 2018Gotti $10,000,000$1,719,902$4,286,367$6,601,992
Jun 8, 2018Won’t You Be My Neighbor? $475,419$22,835,787$22,847,659
Jun 1, 2018Adrift $35,000,000$11,603,039$31,445,011$57,897,191
May 11, 2018Boom for Real: The Late Tee… $22,717$166,616$195,179
May 4, 2018RBG $578,470$14,051,361$14,445,571
Apr 13, 2018Borg vs McEnroe $7,500,000$52,625$231,346$8,824,873
Mar 23, 2018Roxanne Roxanne
Mar 23, 2018Elis $2,307,061
Feb 2, 2018La Musica del Silenzio $154,478
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Dec 15, 2017Das Versprechen
Dec 12, 2017A Murder in Mansfield
Dec 8, 2017I, Tonya $11,000,000$264,155$30,014,534$53,797,409
Dec 1, 2017Shadowman $4,113$13,498$13,498
Sep 29, 2017American Made $50,000,000$16,776,390$51,342,000$135,569,212
Sep 1, 2017Dalida $2,461$2,917$5,485,204
Aug 25, 2017England is Mine $373,092
Aug 18, 20176 Days $317,072
Aug 18, 2017Crown Heights $30,173$238,553$238,553
Aug 11, 2017Taeksi Woonjunsa $331,854$1,527,829$87,069,724
Jul 28, 201730 Years of Garbage: The Ga… $27,739$27,739
Jul 26, 2017Escapes
Jun 30, 2017The Reagan Show $1,608
May 31, 2017Turn it Around: The Story o… $69,787$69,787
May 5, 2017Julian Schnabel: A Private … $8,679$8,679
Apr 21, 2017Jeremiah Tower: The Last Ma… $20,268$228,153$228,153
Apr 7, 2017The Case for Christ $3,000,000$3,967,885$14,678,714$17,966,760
Feb 7, 2017Killing Reagan
Dec 9, 2016808
Dec 2, 2016Au nom de ma fille $1,623$1,050,673
Nov 18, 2016Best Worst Thing That Ever … $23,490$106,986$106,986
Nov 18, 2016Bleed for This $16,000,000$2,366,810$5,083,906$7,171,320
Nov 18, 2016Uncle Howard $2,202
Nov 16, 2016Notes on Blindness $104,094
Oct 21, 2016We are X $7,526$45,270$3,132,486
Oct 7, 2016The Lennon Report
Sep 30, 2016Danny Says $11,244$44,213$44,213
Sep 16, 2016Silicon Cowboys $5,724$8,239$8,239
Sep 14, 2016Command and Control $5,385$57,635$57,635
Aug 26, 2016Hands of Stone $20,000,000$1,751,388$4,712,792$5,031,975
Aug 19, 2016Spaceman
Aug 12, 2016The Lost Arcade $7,500$7,500$7,500
Aug 5, 2016Richard Linklater: Dream is… $4,651
Jun 17, 2016Raiders! The Story of the G… $26,059$71,916$71,916
May 27, 2016Holy Hell $9,238$18,051$18,051
Apr 15, 2016Los sures $26,088$83,992$83,992
Mar 18, 2016El Clan $5,500,000$12,519$201,227$22,125,102
Mar 4, 2016Born to Be Blue $14,069$755,153$2,145,764
Feb 19, 2016Neerja $626,528$1,585,687$17,485,687
Oct 16, 2015All Things Must Pass $19,001$166,872$166,872
Sep 25, 2015Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead… $5,254$62,684$62,684
Sep 18, 2015The Man Who Saved the World $2,855
Sep 2, 2015The Black Panthers: Vanguar… $20,215$516,893$545,450
Aug 14, 2015Straight Outta Compton $28,000,000$60,200,180$161,197,785$202,182,981
Jul 17, 2015Gloria $1,267,863
Jun 26, 2015Fresh Dressed $5,376
Jun 5, 2015Love & Mercy $2,122,177$12,551,031$14,949,908
May 8, 2015Noble $231,319$347,321$985,592
May 8, 2015The Seven Five $14,785$40,674$74,176
Apr 29, 2015Soul Boys of the Western World $37,104
Apr 24, 2015Kurt Cobain: Montage Of Heck $140,208$1,960,196
Mar 20, 2015Can't Stand Losing You: Sur… $5,656$22,326$22,326
Feb 20, 2015McFarland, USA $17,000,000$11,020,798$44,480,275$45,707,924
Jan 23, 2015Red Army $20,100$694,647$803,350
Dec 30, 2014The Brittany Murphy Story
Dec 12, 2014The Color of Time $199
Nov 14, 2014Foxcatcher $24,000,000$270,877$12,096,300$19,303,058
Oct 31, 2014Plot for Peace $2,554$7,051$51,163
Oct 29, 2014Revenge of the Mekons $2,354$11,861$11,861
Oct 14, 2014God the Father $15,037$109,508$109,508
May 30, 201447 to 84 - Hun Main Kisnu W…
Nov 1, 2013Dallas Buyers Club $5,000,000$260,865$27,298,285$60,611,845
Aug 16, 2013Jobs $18,000,000$6,713,900$16,131,410$43,402,515
Jun 14, 201320 Feet From Stardom $1,000,000$54,596$4,946,250$5,892,466
Oct 26, 2012Chasing Mavericks $20,000,000$2,268,274$6,002,756$8,300,821
Feb 3, 2012Big Miracle $40,000,000$7,760,205$20,157,300$25,268,680
Jan 16, 2009Notorious $19,000,000$20,497,596$36,843,682$44,972,183
Oct 17, 2008W. $25,100,000$10,505,668$25,534,493$28,575,778
Dec 15, 2006The Pursuit of Happyness $55,000,000$26,541,709$162,586,036$307,311,093
Oct 27, 2006Catch a Fire $14,000,000$2,026,997$4,299,773$5,782,198
Mar 17, 2006Find Me Guilty $13,000,000$608,804$1,173,673$2,898,225
Oct 5, 2005The Squid and the Whale $1,500,000$129,844$7,372,734$11,191,423
Jan 23, 2004Touching the Void $2,000,000$96,973$4,593,598$15,396,525
Nov 14, 2003Tupac Resurrection $300,000$4,632,847$7,718,961$7,808,524
Oct 19, 2001Riding in Cars with Boys $47,000,000$10,404,652$29,781,453$29,781,453
Dec 22, 1999Man on the Moon $52,000,000$7,515,585$34,580,635$47,407,635
Aug 28, 1998Why Do Fools Fall In Love? $3,946,382$12,506,676$12,506,676
Mar 21, 1997Selena $20,000,000$11,615,722$35,782,828$35,782,828
Dec 20, 1996Ghosts of Mississippi $36,000,000$168,012$13,052,741$13,052,741
Nov 22, 1996Shine $5,500,000$162,179$35,811,509$36,675,932
Aug 9, 1996Basquiat $3,000,000$83,863$2,962,051$2,962,051
Feb 25, 19948 Seconds $3,369,037$19,582,455$21,342,390
Mar 13, 1991Paris is Burning $3,247,160$3,247,160
Mar 3, 1989Lean on Me $5,032,605$29,823,140$29,823,140
Apr 1, 1988Stand and Deliver $13,994,920$13,994,920
Sep 28, 1984The Bear $1,160,644$2,687,148$2,687,148


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1960s19 - 1970s44 - 1990s39 - Addiction11 - Archive Footage14 - Autobiographical2 - Biographical Drama32 - Biography72 - Comedy Drama3 - Coming of Age3 - Dysfunctional Family17 - Early / Simultaneous Video-on-Demand release10 - Epilogue9 - Intertitle6 - LGBTQ+5 - Music Industry13 - Musicians25 - Narcotics12 - Non-Chronological11 - Organized Crime4 - Prologue2 - Relationships Gone Wrong5 - Romance8 - Set in New York14 - Set in New York City18 - Singers13 - Voiceover/Narration11 - Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent3

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Dramatization97 - Factual75 - Historical Fiction1

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Based on Comic/Graphic Novel7 - Based on Factual Book/Article23 - Based on Fiction Book/Short Story44 - Based on Movie3 - Based on Musical or Opera2 - Based on Play2 - Based on Short Film3 - Based on Toy1 - Based on TV1 - Original Screenplay145 - Remake3

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Animation/Live Action2 - Live Action171

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Not Rated45 - PG11 - PG-1326 - R48