List of non-fiction works made into feature films
This is a list of nonfiction works that have been made into feature films. The title of the work is followed by the work's author, the title of the film, and the year of the film. If a film has an alternate title based on geographical distribution, the title listed will be that of the widest distribution area.
The list does not include documentary films that are based on real events and people which are not based chiefly on a written work. For other documentary film categories, see documentaries.
Books
Biographies
Essays and articles
| Essay/article | Film adaptation(s) |
|---|---|
| "Adventures in the Ransom Trade", William Prochnau, Vanity Fair | Proof of Life, 2000 |
| "The Allman Brothers Story",[1] Cameron Crowe and Faybeth Diamond, Rolling Stone magazine, December 6, 1973 | Almost Famous, 2000 |
| "The Ballad of the Urban Cowboy: America's Search for True Grit", Aaron Latham, Esquire, 1978 | Urban Cowboy, 1980 |
| "Biker Boyz", article by Michael Gougis, New Times Los Angeles, [2000?] | Biker Boyz, 2003 |
| "The boys in the bank: A fouled-up holdup moves step by step from threats to farce to violence", article by P. F. Kluge and Thomas Moore in Life magazine (September 22, 1972)[2] | Dog Day Afternoon, 1975 |
| "The Death and Life of Dith Pran", Sydney Schanberg | The Killing Fields, 1984 |
| Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Hunter S. Thompson, based on two-part series in Rolling Stone, 1971 | Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas |
| "Life's Swell", Susan Orlean, Women Outside magazine, 1998 | Blue Crush, 2002 |
| "The Man Who Knew Too Much", Marie Brenner, Vanity Fair, 1996 | The Insider, 1999 |
| "Mark of a murderer", article by Mike McAlary, Esquire, 1997 | City by the Sea, 2002 |
| "The Muse of the Coyote Ugly", article by Elizabeth Gilbert, GQ Magazine, March 1997 | Coyote Ugly, 2000 |
| "Racer X", Ken Li, Vibe magazine | The Fast and the Furious, 2001 |
| "Shattered Glass" by Buzz Bissinger, Vanity Fair, 1998 | Shattered Glass, 2003 |
| "Someone to Lean On" by Gary Smith, Sports Illustrated, December 16, 1996 | Radio, 2003 |
| "Something's Got To Give", Darcy Frey, The New York Times Magazine | Pushing Tin, 1999 |
| "To See and Not See", Oliver Sacks | At First Sight, 1999 |
| Tora! Tora! Tora!, Gordon W. Prange, Reader's Digest, October–November 1963 | Tora! Tora! Tora!, 1970 |
| "Tribal Rites of the New Saturday Night", New York, Nik Cohn | Saturday Night Fever, 1977 |
See also
- Film adaptation
- Films based on the Bible
- List of fiction works made into feature films
- Lists of film source material
References
- Reprint on Crowe's website Archived 2006-08-25 at the Wayback Machine
- Based on the Book Archived 2006-05-12 at the Wayback Machine
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