This is a list of films based on non-fiction articles published in periodicals such as magazines or newspapers. See also List of films based on short fiction.
- Adaptation. - "The Orchid Thief", The New Yorker - Susan Orlean
- Almost Famous - "The Allman Brothers Story", Rolling Stone cover story by Cameron Crowe
- American Gangster - "The Return of Superfly", New York, 2000 - Mark Jacobson
- Biker Boyz - Michael Gougis
- Blue Crush - "Life's Swell", Women Outside - Susan Orlean
- City by the Sea - "Mark of a Murderer", Esquire, 1997 - Michael McAlary
- Coyote Ugly - "The Muse of the Coyote Ugly Saloon", GQ, 1997 - Elizabeth Gilbert
- Dog Day Afternoon - "The Boys in the Bank", Life, 1972 - P.F. Kluge
- The Fast and the Furious - "Racer X", Vibe - Ken Li
- Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, - adapted from a two-part article of the same title which appeared in Rolling Stone - Hunter S. Thompson
- The Insider - "The Man Who Knew Too Much", Vanity Fair, 1996 - Marie Brenner
- The Killing Fields - "The Death and Life of Dith Pran", Sydney Schanberg
- Live Free or Die Hard - "A Farewell to Arms", Wired, 1997 - John Carlin
- Perfect -- Series of articles in Rolling Stone - Aaron Latham
- Proof of Life - "Adventures in the Ransom Trade" Vanity Fair - William Prochnau
- Pushing Tin - The New York Times Magazine - Darcy Frey
- Radio - Gary Smith
- Saturday Night Fever - "Tribal Rites of the New Saturday Night", New York - Nik Cohn
- Shattered Glass - Vanity Fair, 1998 - Buzz Bissinger
- Urban Cowboy - "The Ballad of the Urban Cowboy: America's Search for True Grit", Esquire, 1978 - Aaron Latham
Famous quotes containing the words list of, list, films, based, magazine and/or articles:
“Do your children view themselves as successes or failures? Are they being encouraged to be inquisitive or passive? Are they afraid to challenge authority and to question assumptions? Do they feel comfortable adapting to change? Are they easily discouraged if they cannot arrive at a solution to a problem? The answers to those questions will give you a better appraisal of their education than any list of courses, grades, or test scores.”
—Lawrence Kutner (20th century)
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—Daniel J. Boorstin (b. 1914)
“Right now I think censorship is necessary; the things they’re doing and saying in films right now just shouldn’t be allowed. There’s no dignity anymore and I think that’s very important.”
—Mae West (1892–1980)
“What strikes many twin researchers now is not how much identical twins are alike, but rather how different they are, given the same genetic makeup....Multiples don’t walk around in lockstep, talking in unison, thinking identical thoughts. The bond for normal twins, whether they are identical or fraternal, is based on how they, as individuals who are keenly aware of the differences between them, learn to relate to one another.”
—Pamela Patrick Novotny (20th century)
“You have a lifetime to work, but children are only young once.”
—Polish Proverb. New York Times Magazine (February 20, 1994)
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—Robert Benchley (1889–1945)