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50 Movies Based on Real Events That Will Make You Lose Faith in Humanity

50 movies that are guaranteed to make you lose faith in humanity, because, of course, they are based on real events, which, most of the time, are more horrible than what we actually see, but, other times, it is depicted as it was.
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Come and See (1985)
Come and See (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
2
The Act of Killing (2012)
The Act of Killing (2012)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
3
Schindler's List (1993)
Schindler's List (1993)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
4
Hotel Rwanda (2004)
Hotel Rwanda (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
5
Quo Vadis, Aida? (2020)
Quo Vadis, Aida? (2020)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
6
The Killing Fields (1984)
The Killing Fields (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
7
The Painted Bird (2019)
The Painted Bird (2019)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
8
The Pianist (2002)
The Pianist (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
9
Nanking (2007)
Nanking (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
10
City of Life and Death (2009)
City of Life and Death (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
11
The Girl Next Door (2007)
The Girl Next Door (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   67%
12
An American Crime (2007)
An American Crime (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   43%
13
Snowtown (2011)
Snowtown (2011)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
14
Memories of Murder (2003)
Memories of Murder (2003)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
15
Zodiac (2007)
Zodiac (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
16
Monster (2003)
Monster (2003)
Rotten Tomatoes®   81%
17
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986)
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
18
The Boston Strangler
The Boston Strangler
19
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019)
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019)
Rotten Tomatoes®   54%
20
Dahmer (2002)
Dahmer (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   72%
21
City of God (2002)
City of God (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
22
Trade (2007)
Trade (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   33%
23
Requiem for a Dream (2000)
Requiem for a Dream (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
24
The Whistleblower (2010)
The Whistleblower (2010)
Rotten Tomatoes®   75%
25
Dog Pound (2010)
Dog Pound (2010)
Rotten Tomatoes®   63%
26
Room (2015)
Room (2015)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
27
Compliance (2012)
Compliance (2012)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
28
The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015)
The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
29
The Experiment (2010)
The Experiment (2010)
30
Detroit (2017)
Detroit (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
31
The Stoning of Soraya M. (2008)
The Stoning of Soraya M. (2008)
Rotten Tomatoes®   59%
32
Hounds of Love (2017)
Hounds of Love (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
33
Boys Don't Cry (1999)
Boys Don't Cry (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
34
The Magdalene Sisters (2002)
The Magdalene Sisters (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
35
Foxcatcher (2014)
Foxcatcher (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
36
Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills (1996)
Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills (1996)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
37
Changeling (2008)
Changeling (2008)
Rotten Tomatoes®   62%
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Spotlight (2015)
Spotlight (2015)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
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Savage Grace (2007)
Savage Grace (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   38%
40
Polytechnique (2009)
Polytechnique (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
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