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- Selma. Scene that did happen: Coretta really did meet with Malcolm X in secret. H/T to information is beautiful for the data!
- The Big Short. Scene that did happen: This conversation, and the decision to buy more swaps really happened.
- Bridge of Spies. Scene that did happen
- Rush. Scene that did happen: The scoreboard really did malfunction.
Oct 5, 2020 · A film might tell a true story perfectly down to the last detail, but it won’t have any cultural effect if the film itself is not good. Over–emphasizing the plot’s accuracy limits creative potential and reduces focus on other aspects, like the sounds and visuals that make films like OUATIH and Ford v Ferrari great.
- 127 Hours
- Zodiac
- A Night to Remember
- Apollo 13
- All The President's Men
- Spotlight
- The Grey Zone
- 12 Years A Slave
- Selma
- Catch Me If You Can
Gritty director Danny Boyle served up the story a one Aron Ralston who was alone and wedged between a boulder and a canyon wall. He was stuck. So, over 127 hours he comes to grips with his situation. His only option is to hack off his arm. Try sitting and watching that scene. The movie was true to the actual event, down to getting Ralston's psychol...
In the late 60s and early 70s, a serial killer dubbed "The Zodiac Killer" stalked and terrorized the San Francisco Bay area. He was never caught. A journalist by the name of Robert Graysmith (played by Jake Gyllenhaal) became obsessed with the case. In 1986, he wrote a book of the same name on which the film is based. The filmmakers conducted exten...
Forget the 1997 film Titanic as far as accuracy goes, A Night to Remember is largely regarded as the of all the most accurate of all the Titanic films. Firstly, it was based on a historian's researched account of the 1912 sinking of the Titanic. Secondly, the filmmakers recruited actors who resembled the actual passengers. And thirdly, they lovingl...
The story of the Apollo 13, the failed 1970 lunar mission was brought to life by director Ron Howard. Of the movie, astronaut Dave Scotthas gone on record saying it is "a source of accurate data". In fact, he advised Howard on the film. Howard studied video footage and transcripts in an effort to be as accurate as cinematically possible. Of course,...
Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman are Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, the doggedly determined Washington Post reporters who helped uncover the truth behind the NixonnWhitehouse's part in the Watergate Conspiracy. Redford and Hoffman spent time with Woodward and Bernstein and the director Alan J. Pakula insisted on an accurate rendering of the news...
Another investigative journalism movie, director Tom McCarthy's story of the Boston Globe's dogged investigation into the Catholic Church's sweeping sexual abuse by priests under the proverbial carpet focuses on the course of the investigation itself. Of course, it is broad-brush in places, but the course of the investigation and the dynamics betwe...
The Grey Zone is hard to watch some of the time. It tells the story of the Sonderkommandos, Jewish prisoners at Auschwitz whose job it was to recover dead bodies from the gas chambers at the camp during World War II. Says Roger Ebert"I have seen a lot of films about the Holocaust, but I have never seen one so immediate, unblinking and painful in it...
The tail of Solomon Northup, a free black man from New York who is abducted and sold into slavery is a gripping tale of loss and survival, against all the odds. It is based on Northup's 1853 autobiography. And, ignoring boring details about cotton farming, it is true to the overview of his story. But it takes a broader view and is true to the real ...
The Guardian gave Selma an "A" for its history. The movie, of course, tells the story of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the 1965 Selma to Montgomery (the Alabama State Capital) Civil Rights march. It also tells the story of the dynamic between King and PresidentLyndon B. Johnson. King wants to push forward with voting rights. Johnson wanted to atta...
Frank Abagnale will go down in the annals of crime as one of the greats. He was multi-talented, turning his hand to cons, forging, and just pretending to be somebody he wasn't. Put him in a pilot's uniform and he is co-piloting a plane for Pan Am. He had a turn at being a resident in a hospital, practicing law and being a college sociology professo...
Oct 25, 2024 · Bradshaw was a contestant on popular US series The Dating Game when she matched with Rodney Alcala, a man who was later revealed to have murdered at least eight women. That story has now been ...
Aug 28, 2021 · When Hollywood makes a movie that's "based on a true story," nobody's expecting that they'll value accuracy over a more exciting (or funny, or emotional, or marketable) story. But some...
Explore your favourite “based on a true story” films scene-by-scene, beat-by-beat and test their veracity on a data level. Obviously watch out – **MEGA SPOILERS** Here’s how the truth levels break down.
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Jun 29, 2024 · Movies based on real life are never completely accurate, and the Gladiator historical accuracy has been hotly debated since the Oscar-winning movie came out in 2000.
