Stockholm

2019-04-12

stockholm syndrome, 1970s, hostage, based on a true story, based on magazine, newspaper or article

Dog Day Afternoon

1975-09-21

new york city, bank, hostage, fbi, police, bank robbery, brooklyn, new york city, bank cashier, car procession, attica, unhappy marriage, based on magazine, newspaper or article

The Stockholm Syndrome

2003-08-29

Ein großes Ding

1999-03-19

hostage, based on a true story, bank robbery

Hustlers

2019-09-12

new york city, hustler, strip club, wall street, stripper, exotic dancer, economic crisis, inspired by a true story, based on magazine, newspaper or article, 2000s, inspired by an article

The Old Man & the Gun

2018-09-27

bank, texas, fbi, based on a true story, heist, bank robbery, assumed identity, horse ranch, prison break, neo-noir, 1980s, septuagenarian, american midwest, based on magazine, newspaper or article, nonviolent offender, finger gun, smile

Bad Education

2019-09-08

long island, based on a true story, school, embezzlement, based on magazine, newspaper or article, 2000s

Queen of Katwe

2016-09-23

chess, based on novel or book, biography, sports, based on a true story, woman director, life in the slums, based on magazine, newspaper or article

Trial by Fire

2019-05-17

falsely accused, texas, biography, based on a true story, trial, arson, based on magazine, newspaper or article, death of a child

Hazardziści

1975-01-01

based on a true story, bank robbery

Assault at Central Bank

1983-02-25

barcelona, spain, journalism, hostage, based on a true story, bank robbery

소년들

2021-12-31

based on a true story

Mosul

2019-09-04

isis (daesh), based on magazine, newspaper or article

King of Thieves

2018-09-04

london, england, based on a true story, burglary, diamond heist, one last job, elderly man, based on magazine, newspaper or article

Finding Steve McQueen

2019-03-15

1970s, fbi, ohio, richard nixon, based on a true story, heist, theft, investigator, watergate, bank heist

Berlin Syndrome

2017-04-20

berlin, germany, stockholm syndrome, based on novel or book, hostage, photojournalism, woman director

Bernie

2012-04-27

texas, carthage, based on a true story, dark comedy, stockbroker, prison visit, missing person, funeral director, funeral home, amateur theater, embezzlement, hidden corpse, estranged family member, jury trial, hick, confession of crime, duringcreditsstinger, 1990s, based on magazine, newspaper or article

The Kidnapping

1976-01-01

stockholm syndrome, kidnapping, brainwashing

Scorned and Swindled

1984-10-09

con artist, swindler, based on magazine, newspaper or article

The Easy Way

2008-04-16

perfect crime, 1970s, southern france, bank robber, based on a true story

Zmowa

1990-09-25

1970s, planned murder, based on a true story, poland, omertá

Capote

2005-09-30

self-fulfilling prophecy, based on novel or book, journalism, identity, dream, literature research, literature, magazine, biography, kansas, based on a true story, author, new yorker, truman capote, 1950s, 1960s

Samadhi

1950-01-01

The Outsider

2016-06-22

based on a true story

The Mule

2018-12-14

mexico, drug crime, drug mule, based on a true story, drug cartel, dea agent, korean war veteran, based on magazine, newspaper or article, 2000s, sinaloa

Scandal Incorporated

1956-10-12

magazine

Kassen stemmer

1976-08-02

bank heist

Highway

2014-02-13

stockholm syndrome, self-discovery, on the road, kidnapped

211

2018-06-01

pregnancy, police, based on a true story, murder, bank robbery, bank heist

Inside Man

2006-03-17

new york city, bank, hostage, bank manager, kidnapping, ultimatum, nazi, court case, heist, bank robbery, hostage situation, financial transactions, bank vault, swat team, manhattan, new york city

The Chase

1991-02-10

helicopter, murder, bank robbery

Give Us Tomorrow

1978-11-30

robbery, bank, hostage, exploitation, family

Firefighters

2021-12-31

based on a true story, firefighter

The Walk

2015-09-30

new york city, 1970s, skyscraper, biography, based on a true story, tightrope, planning, world trade center, trespass

Sons of the Mountains

1956-12-21

based on a true story, based on short story

54 Hours

2018-03-07

miniseries, bank robbery, hostage situation, media frenzy, police inaction

The Monster of Mangatiti

2015-09-06

stockholm syndrome, rape, new zealand, pregnancy, pig, farm, based on a true story, escape, captive, animal killing, split personality, woman director, secluded, killing a cow

Past

2020-02-16

based on novel or book, based on a true story

Victory at Entebbe

1976-12-13

airport, hostage, uganda, based on a true story, operation entebbe, idi amin

Not a Love Story

2011-08-19

based on a true story, true crime

Gatan

1949-02-27

based on novel or book, stockholm, sweden, based on a true story, prostitution, criminal underworld, 1940s

Dark Waters

2019-11-22

cow, biography, pollution, lawsuit, west virginia, based on a true story, cancer, lawyer, farmer, water pollution, government corruption, 1990s, based on magazine, newspaper or article, chemical contamination, dupont chemical company, blood test

Unlucky Plaza

2014-12-04

immigrant, restaurant owner, based on a true story, hostage situation, filipino, motivational speaker

A Private War

2018-11-16

journalist, war correspondent, biography, middle east conflict, syria, based on magazine, newspaper or article

Můj příběh

2019-12-26

based on novel or book, based on a true story

Maryan

2013-07-19

hostage, sudan, love, survival

Bandits

2001-10-12

prison, hostage, bank manager, bank robber, motel, heist, dark comedy, money, prison break, disguises, cement truck

Ladybug Ladybug

1963-12-23

nuclear war, cold war, panic, elementary school, bomb shelter, based on magazine, newspaper or article

Can You Ever Forgive Me?

2018-10-19

new york city, based on novel or book, cat, biography, based on a true story, author, alcoholic, woman director, forgery, female author

The Super Cops

1974-03-20

based on novel or book, based on a true story, police officer

Live Free or Die Hard

2007-06-20

washington d.c., hostage, fbi, kidnapping, hacker, transport of prisoners, ex-cop, sequel, violence, car chase, cyber terrorism, action hero, based on magazine, newspaper or article

D.I.Y. Hard

2002-09-30

Captive

2015-09-17

hostage, based on a true story, murder, single mother, drugs, drug addict, recovering addict, car theft

Sympathy

2007-04-13

hotel, hostage, bank robber

Monegros

1969-10-14

based on magazine, newspaper or article, aragón, spain, spanish countryside, ethnology, monegros desert

Brist

1953-05-15

stockholm, sweden, based on short story, 1950s, bus conductor

El cerco

1955-08-31

based on a true story, noir, black and white

Last Rampage

2017-09-22

1970s, based on a true story, escaped prisoner, prison break

Pawo

2016-04-11

biography, based on a true story

Crime Story

1993-06-24

hostage, kidnapping, based on a true story, car chase

No Child of Mine

1993-10-31

adoption, down syndrome, family feud

6 Days

2017-08-03

london, england, based on a true story, iran, hostage situation, hostage negotiator, 1980s, elite squad, england history

Aftermath: A Test of Love

1991-03-10

No Good Deed

2002-06-28

robbery, detective, bank, hostage, robber, police, femme fatale, based on a true story, thief, tension, theft, criminal, police officer, police detective, bank robbery, policeman, missing child, neo-noir

Perseverance

2017-01-01

biography, slovenia

Unto the Son

based on a true story

Held Up

2010-01-01

Cops and Robbers

2017-12-12

bank robber, revenge, heist, hostage negotiator, negotiation

I Am Elizabeth Smart

2017-11-18

based on a true story

The Jinn

2013-04-05

Cartucho cortado

1986-01-01

hostage

Night Crossing

1982-02-05

1970s, based on a true story, east germany

Blood on Her Badge

2020-11-16

police, based on a true story

The Post

2017-01-19

washington d.c., journalism, newspaper, 1970s, vietnam war, biography, politics, richard nixon, based on a true story, pentagon papers, government cover-up, publisher, political thriller

My Name Is Khan

2010-02-11

autism, mumbai (bombay), india, based on a true story, prejudice, religion, asperger's syndrome

GoodFellas

1990-09-12

new york city, prison, based on novel or book, florida, 1970s, mass murder, irish-american, drug traffic, gangster, biography, based on a true story, murder, organized crime, gore, mafia, violence, brooklyn, new york city, crime epic, tampa

A Night of Crimes

2019-01-18

based on a true story, criminal, brazilian purge, police strike

Captive of the Desert

1990-04-18

based on a true story

Geschminkte Jugend

1929-04-17

based on a true story, murder