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Sep 14, 2024 · From historical dramas like 'Rustin' and 'The King' to quippy action comedies like 'Hit Man' with Glen Powell, here are the 25 best Netflix movies based on true stories.
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1. The Pianist. 2002 2h 30m R. 8.5 (933K) Rate. 85 Metascore. During WWII, acclaimed Polish musician Wladyslaw faces various struggles as he loses contact with his family. As the situation worsens, he hides in the ruins of Warsaw in order to survive. Director Roman Polanski Stars Adrien Brody Thomas Kretschmann Frank Finlay. 2. Black Book.
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- Titanic. Released: 1997. Rated: PG-13. Memorable quote: “A woman’s heart is a deep ocean of secrets.” Twenty-five years after its release, our hearts still go on for James Cameron’s Academy Award–winning romantic drama.
- 12 Years a Slave. Released: 2013. Rated: R. Memorable quote: “I don’t want to survive. I want to live.” It is nearly impossible for a movie based on a true story to avoid taking any creative license, but 12 Years a Slave comes very close.
- Argo. Released: 2012. Rated: R. Memorable quote: “This is what I do. I get people out. And I’ve never left anyone behind.” Despite being a gripping spy thriller based on the very real extrication of six American diplomats from Iran in 1980 by CIA operative Tony Mendez (Ben Affleck, who also directed the movie), this film took a lot of creative license.
- Hidden Figures. Released: 2016. Rated: PG. Memorable quote: “On any given day, I analyze the velometer levels for air displacement, friction and velocity. And compute over 10,000 calculations by cosine, square root and lately analytic geometry by hand.”
Apr 25, 2024 · There are plenty of options available, but we’ve gone ahead and curated a list of 17 films that are inspired by true stories and are absolutely worth your while. Our list has it all: engrossing portraits of icons, spotlights on unsung figures from the past, and thrilling portrayals of harrowing events.
- All the President's Men (1976) Film. Drama. Wait, you’re telling us Watergate is an actual thing that happened, and in 1974 two reporters really did take down a sitting US president?
- In Cold Blood (1967) Film. Before true crime podcasts and Dateline NBC marathons, there was Truman Capote, whose account of the 1959 massacre of a family in rural Kansas shocked a nation not yet desensitised to random acts of unspeakable violence.
- Hustlers (2019) Film. Drama. A rare depiction of a r ecession that’s neither a teary drama about farmers losing their homes nor a political screed against greedy one-percenters, Hustlers is instead a hyperkinetic story of economic survival, set in a world hit particularly hard by the 2008 financial crisis: New York strip clubs.
- Argo (2012) Film. Drama. It’s one of those stories too far-fetched for even the most inventive screenwriter to make up. At the onset of the 1979 Iranian Revolution, a movie-loving CIA agent hatched a plot to smuggle six diplomats out of the country by pretending to be a Canadian film crew shooting a fake Star Wars-alike sci-fi flick there.
May 31, 2024 · While writers and directors do take certain creative liberties to fit a specific narrative or provide context for their audience, the best movies based on true stories all have one thing in...
Oct 8, 2024 · These movies based on true stories range from crime dramas to lighthearted comedies and everything in-between. We've rounded up 65 of the best movies based on true stories and real-life events.
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