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Simon's Best Movies Based on Real Events and a True Story

Movies based essentially on reality and real events, such as:
- Lord of War, based on several real characters
- Medicine Man, loosely based on Richard Evans Schultes
- Sunshine, based on two real characters
- The Bank Job, based on reality & quite a lot of speculation
- Zero Dark Thirty, claims to be based on true accounts
Not included, because the stories are mainly made up:
- Casanova, great movie, but very loosely based on the 18th century autobiography
- Harrison's Flower, based on a real war and events, but fictional characters
- Fargo, completely fabricated story despite the contrary claim in the movie
- The Gladiator, loosely on some real characters, while other are invented
- Rendition, story has similarities to true cases
- Braveheart, loosely based on real characters, but a large chunk made up in Hollywood
- Titanic, well, the ship did sink...
Missed? Well, Social Network, Untouchables, Last Emperor, Saving Mr. Banks. Maybe Goodfellas and the sort-of true Casino.
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12 Years a Slave (2013)
12 Years a Slave (2013)
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24 Hour Party People (2002)
24 Hour Party People (2002)
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A Beautiful Mind (2001)
A Beautiful Mind (2001)
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A Bright Shining Lie (1998)
A Bright Shining Lie (1998)
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A Complete History of My Sexual Failures (2008)
A Complete History of My Sexual Failures (2008)
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A Dangerous Method (2011)
A Dangerous Method (2011)
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A Different Loyalty (2004)
A Different Loyalty (2004)
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A Green Story (2013)
A Green Story (2013)
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Act of Valor (2012)
Act of Valor (2012)
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Agora (2009)
Agora (2009)
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All the President's Men (1976)
All the President's Men (1976)
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All the Way (2016)
All the Way (2016)
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Almost Famous (2000)
Almost Famous (2000)
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Amadeus (1984)
Amadeus (1984)
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American Sniper (2014)
American Sniper (2014)
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An Education (2009)
An Education (2009)
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Anthropoid (2016)
Anthropoid (2016)
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Apollo 13 (1995)
Apollo 13 (1995)
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Barbarians at the Gate (1993)
Barbarians at the Gate (1993)
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Behind the Candelabra (2013)
Behind the Candelabra (2013)
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The King of Masks (1997)
The King of Masks (1997)
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Black Mass (2015)
Black Mass (2015)
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Gods (2014)
Gods (2014)
24
Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
25
Bridge of Spies (2015)
Bridge of Spies (2015)
26
Bugsy (1991)
Bugsy (1991)
27
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
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Calendar Girls (2003)
Calendar Girls (2003)
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Capote (2005)
Capote (2005)
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Captain Phillips (2013)
Captain Phillips (2013)
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Catch Me If You Can (2002)
Catch Me If You Can (2002)
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Changeling (2008)
Changeling (2008)
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Charlie Wilson's War (2007)
Charlie Wilson's War (2007)
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Che: Part One (2008)
Che: Part One (2008)
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Che: Part Two (2009)
Che: Part Two (2009)
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Conspiracy (2001)
Conspiracy (2001)
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Control (2007)
Control (2007)
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Creation (2009)
Creation (2009)
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Dallas Buyers Club (2013)
Dallas Buyers Club (2013)
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Dances With Wolves (1990)
Dances With Wolves (1990)
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