Movies of Fiction Based on Non-Fiction Books

The books on which these movies were based are non-narrative, non-fiction books, but the movies themselves are works of fiction illustrating points made in the books. In other words, each made a leap from a collection of facts and/or assertions into a movie with a story.

Note: This list does not include books that already tell a real-life story and that were adapted into a film version of the same story (e.g. Seabiscuit). Nor does it include films that became documentaries covering the same subjects as the books (e.g. Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room). Basically, if a film portrays events from real life, it probably doesn’t belong here.

If you want to add to this list, "Wikipedia’s list of films based on non-fiction books (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Films_based_on_non-fiction_books) may be a help, but most films there do not qualify.

Send to Printer Movies of Fiction Based on Non-Fiction Books The books on which these movies were based are non-narrative, non-fiction books, but the movies themselves are works of fiction illustrating points made in the books. In other words, each made a leap from a collection of facts and/or assertions into a movie with a story. Note: This list does not include books that already tell a real-life story and that were adapted into a film version of the same story (e.g. Seabiscuit). Nor does it include films that became documentaries covering the same subjects as the books (e.g. Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room). Basically, if a film portrays events from real life, it probably doesn’t belong here. If you want to add to this list, "Wikipedia’s list of films based on non-fiction books (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Films_based_on_non-fiction_books) may be a help, but most films there do not qualify.
	1.	Awakenings by Penny Marshall
	2.	Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex But Were Afraid to Ask
	3.	Fast Food Nation by Richard Linklater
	4.	Joy of Sex (Rated) by Martha Coolidge
	5.	Mean Girls (Special Collector's Edition) by Mark Waters (VIII)
	6.	Woman Thou Art Loosed by Michael Schultz
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