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Length: 173 mins
The Poseidon Adventure (2005)
January 1st , a group of passengers escape the capsized Poseidon
December 25th , passengers board the Poseidon for a Christmas cruise
December 31st , a bomb is detonated on the cruise ship Poseidon, and it capsizes
Length: 95 mins
The Rise of Catherine the Great (1934)
August 21st , 1745, Catherine and Peter marry
January 5th , 1762, Empress Elizabeth dies, and Peter becomes Tsar
July 9th , 1762, Catherine stages a coup d'état
Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination.
Length: 114 mins
Aligarh (2016)
January 9th , 2010, Ramchandra Siras is seen having sex in his house with another man
February 9th , 2010, Ramchandra Siras is suspended from his professorship at AMU
April 1st , 2010, Ramchandra Siras wins a court case arguing against his suspension
April 7th , 2010, Ramchandra Siras dies
Awards:
4 wins & 3 nominations.
Length: 105 mins
The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz (2014)
July 19th , 2011, Aaron Swartz is released on bail
January 18th , 2012, thousands of websites join an internet blackout
January 11th , 2013, Aaron Swartz commits suicide
Awards:
6 wins & 13 nominations.
Length: 98 mins
The Ninth Day (2004)
January 15th , 1942, Henri Kremer is temporarily released from Dachau
January 24th , 1942, the ninth, and last, day of Henri Kremer's release
Awards:
5 wins.
Length: 93 mins
Man vs. Snake (2015)
January 15th , 1984, Tim McVey begins his successful attempt to score a billion points in Nibbler
January 17th , 1984, Tim McVey scores 1,000,042,270 on Nibbler
January 28th , 1984, Tim McVey Day
September 5th , 1984, Enrico Zanetti beats Tim McVey's Nibbler score
July 12th , 2008, Tim McVey's billion point score is recognised and celebrated by Twin Galaxies
December 25th , 2011, Tim McVey reclaims his high score in Nibbler
Awards:
12 wins & 8 nominations.
Length: 118 mins
Max Manus: Man of War (2008)
April 9th , 1940, Max Manus returns to Norway to fight
April 27th , 1943,
January 16th , 1945, Max Manus sinks the SS Donau
Length: 111 mins
The One That Got Away (1957)
September 5th , 1940, Franz von Werra is captured
January 21st , 1941, Franz von Werra successfully escapes
April 18th , 1941, Franz von Werra reaches Berlin
Awards:
6 wins & 8 nominations.
Length: 136 mins
Gandhi, My Father (2007)
August 8th , 1942, Mahatma Gandhi gives his "Quit India" speech
August 15th , 1947, India gains independence
January 30th , 1948, Mahatma Gandhi's body is carried to the Raj Ghat
June 18th , 1948, Harilal Gandhi dies of tuberculosis
Awards:
Won 2 Golden Globes. Another 29 wins & 34 nominations.
Length: 122 mins
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004)
September 15th , 1951, Peter Sellers marries Anne Howe
February 19th , 1964, Peter Sellers marries Britt Ekland
April 5th , 1964, Peter Sellers suffers a series of heart attacks
January 30th , 1967, Peg Sellers, Peter's mother, dies
Awards:
Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 5 wins & 2 nominations.
Length: 80 mins
Little Dieter Needs to Fly (1997)
February 1st , 1966, Dieter Dengler is shot down and crash lands in Laos
June 29th , 1966, Dieter Dengler escapes from the Pathet Lao
February 7th , 2001, Dieter Dengler dies
Awards:
1 nomination.
Length: 114 mins
Devil's Knot (2013)
May 5th , 1993, three boys are murdered
February 5th , 1994, Jessie Misskelley is convicted of murder
March 19th , 1994, Chris Morgan and Brian Holland are convicted of murder
Awards:
3 wins & 3 nominations.
Length: 111 mins
Evilenko (2004)
November 20th , 1990, Andrei Chikatilo, who Andrej Romanovich Evilenko is based on, is arrested
May 22nd , 1992, Evilenko appears in court
February 14th , 1994, Evilenko is executed
Awards:
6 wins & 12 nominations.
Length: 96 mins
The Robber (2010)
August 13th , 1985, Johann Kastenberger robs his first bank after being released from prison
February 19th , 1988, Johann Kastenberger robs three banks in a single day
November 15th , 1988, Johann Kastenberger dies
November 11th , 1998, Johann Kastenberger is arrested
November 13th , 1998, Johann Kastenberger escapes from jail
Awards:
6 wins & 4 nominations.
Length: 90 mins
An Honest Liar (2014)
August 1st , 1973, Uri Geller appears on The Tonight Show
May 27th , 1986, James Randi exposes Peter Popoff on The Tonight Show
February 21st , 1988, José Alvarez channels "Carlos" at the Sydney Opera House
March 21st , 2010, James Randi comes out as gay
September 9th , 2011,
Awards:
1 win.
Length: 150 mins
Miracle on Ice (1981)
February 22nd , 1980, the US beats the Soviet Union in a game dubbed the "Micacle on Ice"
Awards:
4 nominations.
Length: 143 mins
Black Friday (2004)
March 9th , 1993, Gul Mohammed confesses conspiracy to bomb several major targets
March 12th , 1993, multiple bombs kill 257 people in Bombay
March 14th , 1993, Asgar Muqadam is arrested
May 10th , 1993, Badshah Khan is arrested
November 4th , 1993, 189 people are accused of being complicit in the Bombay bombings
August 5th , 1994, Yaqub Memon turns himself in
Awards:
11 wins & 10 nominations.
Length: 95 mins
The Deep (2012)
March 11th , 1984, fisherman Guðlaugur Friðþórsson survives 6 hours in freezing water
Awards:
7 nominations.
Length: 144 mins
Special 26 (2013)
March 17th , 1987, Mohan Singh places an advert in the Times of India
March 18th , 1987, candidates for CBI roles are interviewed
March 19th , 1987, fake CBI members raid an Opera House jeweller
Awards:
Won 1 Golden Globe. Another 10 wins & 36 nominations.
Length: 134 mins
You Don't Know Jack (2010)
June 4th , 1990, Janet Adkins chooses to die with Jack Kevorkian's help
September 16th , 1998, Jack Kevorkian administers lethal drugs to Thomas Youk
November 22nd , 1998, 60 Minutes broadcasts a video of Jack Kevorkian administering lethal drugs to Thomas Youk
March 26th , 1999, Jack Kevorkian is found guilty of murder
June 1st , 2007, Jack Kevorkian is released from prison
Awards:
Won 1 Golden Globe. Another 6 wins & 27 nominations.
Length: 77 mins
Taking Chance (2009)
April 10th , 2004, Michael Strobl reads about the death of Chance Phelps
April 13th , 2004, Michael Strobl collects Chance Phelps' body
April 17th , 2004, Chance Phelps is buried
Awards:
2 nominations.
Length: 95 mins
The Big Clock (1948)
April 24th , George Stroud is fired
April 25th , George Stroud hides in the "big clock"
Awards:
1 win & 4 nominations.
Length: 131 mins
Sarbjit (2016)
August 28th , 1990, Sarabjit Singh accidentally crosses the border into Pakistan and is arrested
October 3rd , 1991, Sarabjit Singh is sentenced to death by a Panistani court
April 26th , 2012, Sarabjit Singh is beaten to death by Pakistani prisoners
Awards:
1 win & 5 nominations.
Length: 150 mins
Rustom (2016)
April 27th , 1959, Commander K. M. Nanavati shoots Prem Ahuja
September 23rd , 1959, Nanavati is found innocent by a jury
Awards:
8 wins & 5 nominations.
Length: 107 mins
Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo (2019)
May 5th , 1968, Danny Trejo throws a rock at a prison guard during a baseball game
August 23rd , 1969, Danny Trejo is released from prison
Length: 102 mins
The Mercy (2018)
September 23rd , 1968, The Teignmouth Electron is launched
October 31st , 1968, Donald Crowhurst begins his around the world sailing attempt in the Teignmouth Electron
July 1st , 1969, the Teignmouth Electron is found abandoned
July 10th , 1969, Donald Crowhurst writes his final confession
Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination.
Length: 97 mins
Children of Hiroshima (1952)
August 6th , 1945, an atomic bomb is dropped on Hiroshima, killing tens of thousands and poisoning many more
Awards:
2 wins.
Length: 92 mins
10 MPH (2007)
August 8th , 2004, Josh Caldwell leaves Seattle on his Segway to cross the US
November 18th , 2004, Josh Caldwell arrives in Boston, having travelled the length of the US on his Segway
Awards:
Won 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 4 nominations.
Length: 135 mins
Reach for the Sky (1956)
August 9th , 1941, Douglas Bader is shot down over France and captured
September 15th , 1945, Douglas Bader flies over London to celebrate the anniversary of the Battle of Britain
Awards:
5 wins & 5 nominations.
Length: 84 mins
Diplomacy (2014)
August 23rd , 1944, Hitler orders Dietrich von Choltitz to destroy Paris
August 24th , 1944, Dietrich von Choltitz talks with Raoul Nordling
Awards:
Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys. Another 8 wins & 11 nominations.
Length: 86 mins
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story (2009)
September 7th , 1987, Ben Carson separates Patrick and Benjamin Binder
Awards:
9 wins & 15 nominations.
Length: 130 mins
Flame & Citron (2008)
September 19th , 1944, Flammen and Citronen are arrested after disguising themselves as policemen
October 15th , 1944, Citronen is killed by the Nazis
October 18th , 1944, Flammen kills himself with a cyanide pill
Awards:
1 win.
Length: 87 mins
The Thing from Another World (1951)
November 2nd , the Air Force arrive at the arctic circle to investigate a crash site
Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination.
Length: 105 mins
The Look of Love (2013)
November 5th , 1992, Paul Raymond's daughter Debbie dies of a heroin overdose
Awards:
1 win & 3 nominations.
Length: 89 mins
Holy Flying Circus (2011)
November 9th , 1979, Malcolm Muggeridge and Mervyn Stockwood discuss Monty Python's Life of Brian on TV with John Cleese and Michael Palin
