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re: Best "Based on a true story" Movie
Posted on 5/15/20 at 8:00 am to devils1854
Posted on 5/15/20 at 8:00 am to devils1854
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Fargo
Can't tell if kidding
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Posted on 5/15/20 at 8:08 am to skrayper
Zodiac
Posted on 5/15/20 at 8:13 am to skrayper
Goodfellas was apparently the best movie of an entire decade. So I’ll go with that.
Posted on 5/15/20 at 8:53 am to skrayper
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Posted on 5/15/20 at 8:55 am to skrayper
Clint Eastwood's "Changeling" is probably the closest to real life movie I've seen. It is not only based on a true story, but Eastwood would put clips and quotes from news articles in between pages of the script so the actors could understand what was going on during that time.
It was a little under the radar, but a great movie.
True Story Behind 'Changeling'
It was a little under the radar, but a great movie.
True Story Behind 'Changeling'
Posted on 5/15/20 at 8:58 am to Chipand2Putts
Damn that’s crazy I started watching it last night too and her tits are captivating.
Posted on 5/15/20 at 9:00 am to kciDAtaE
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Goodfellas was apparently the best movie of an entire decade. So I’ll go with that.
Goodfellas really glorified Henry Hill. The real Henry Hill is a scum bag. I love goodfellas don’t get me wrong
The Irishman is pretty much word for word the book ‘I heard you pain houses’, If you believe that version of the Hoffa disappearance then it’s has to be up there.
This post was edited on 5/15/20 at 9:01 am
Posted on 5/15/20 at 9:27 am to skrayper
Goodfellas and Darkest Hour.
Posted on 5/15/20 at 9:52 am to Peter167
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Not sure if 3 billboards over ebbing Missouri was a true story. Just watched it recently. So fricking good maybe my fav Sam Rockwell role
No, not a true story.
Posted on 5/15/20 at 10:15 am to skrayper
Apollo 13 is probably my favorite, but We Were Soldiers is up there for me too. Also love Blackhawk Down, so that's probably my top 3.
Posted on 5/15/20 at 10:24 am to skrayper
Jurassic Park.
Posted on 5/15/20 at 11:18 am to Ace Midnight
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Or, as far as Pearl Harbor, what about Tora, Tora, Tora?
I like "Tora, Tora, Tora" with its take from both sides of the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Posted on 5/15/20 at 11:30 am to skrayper
Apollo 13 is pretty special. The way they show the family not being able to see the TV broadcast because the networks decided going to the moon wasn't a big enough deal to warrant coverage, is telling. Especially when you consider the crap network news covers now.
Whether it's a documentary, or a movie about the space program, I'll be watching because I remember watching the actual live reports from CBS. It was always CBS because of Walter Cronkite. I doubt I even knew other networks showed national news.
Some of the better 70's movies said to be about real stories are:
Serpico (1973)
All the President's Men (1976)
Patton (1970)
Brian's Song (1971)
Badlands (1973)
Helter Skelter (1976)
The Message (1976)
Midnight Express (1978)
Norma Rae (1979)
There are good movies like this from other eras, but the 70's were a really good time period for them. After the rise of the counter culture in the 60's, going through Vietnam and Watergate, people were more receptive to finding out what was really going on.
Whether it's a documentary, or a movie about the space program, I'll be watching because I remember watching the actual live reports from CBS. It was always CBS because of Walter Cronkite. I doubt I even knew other networks showed national news.
Some of the better 70's movies said to be about real stories are:
Serpico (1973)
All the President's Men (1976)
Patton (1970)
Brian's Song (1971)
Badlands (1973)
Helter Skelter (1976)
The Message (1976)
Midnight Express (1978)
Norma Rae (1979)
There are good movies like this from other eras, but the 70's were a really good time period for them. After the rise of the counter culture in the 60's, going through Vietnam and Watergate, people were more receptive to finding out what was really going on.
Posted on 5/15/20 at 11:45 am to skrayper
Apollo 13 is wonderful, but my personal nomination is Miracle. Very, very few artistic licenses taken. Russell nails Herb Brooks in a way that never comes across as a caricature, and it did a phenomenal job capturing the malaise of the time period, without making the Red Army team into boogeymen.
One of my all time favorites.
One of my all time favorites.
Posted on 5/15/20 at 11:56 am to skrayper
JFK
Apollo 13
13 Days
Apollo 13
13 Days
Posted on 5/15/20 at 1:50 pm to skrayper
A Bridge Too Far
The Right Stuff
The Right Stuff
Posted on 5/15/20 at 3:15 pm to skrayper
"Catch Me If You Can" is one of the best.The book was even better.
Posted on 5/15/20 at 4:19 pm to Jay Are
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Can't tell if kidding
Fargo's story is based on a true story as much as most movies that carry that quote. Plus, at the beginning of the movie it says "Based on a True Story." So it fits. Now if he would have said factually correct movies, then yeah, Fargo has no claim since its based on nothing but maybe a few random killings in the area in the past.
Posted on 5/15/20 at 4:29 pm to crash1211
I’m glad you said The Right Stuff. Assuming Tom Wolfe’s book is accurate, it’s a great “true events” movie. They even recreated actual conversations the astronauts had with each other in the book.
Posted on 5/15/20 at 4:57 pm to skrayper
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Watching Apollo 13, and I cannot think of another movie based on specific RL events that was better.
Cherynobl > Apollo 13
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