List of Historical Drama Films - Films Set in The 21st Century

Films Set in The 21st Century

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Title Release date Time period Notes on setting
World Trade Center 2006 September 11, 2001 September 11 attacks
Flight 93 2006 September 11, 2001 September 11 attacks
United 93 2006 September 11, 2001 September 11 attacks
In the Valley of Elah 2007 2004 the murder of an Iraq War veteran and the subsequent investigation
The Hurt Locker 2009 c. 2004 a bomb disposal squad in the Iraq War
The Social Network 2010 c. 2003-7 the founding of the social networking website Facebook.
Lions for Lambs 2007 c. 2005 the War in Afghanistan
Green Zone 2010 c. 2005 The Iraq War
Too Big to Fail 2011 2008 the 2008 financial meltdown

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