Hollywood Movies Based on True Events

6 Mar,2024

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Directed by David Fincher, this film depicts the founding of Facebook and the legal battles that followed.

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The Social Network

Directed by Steven Spielberg, it tells the story of Frank Abagnale Jr., who, before his 19th birthday, successfully performed cons worth millions of dollars by posing as a Pan American World Airways pilot, a Georgia doctor, and a Louisiana parish prosecutor.

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Catch Me If You Can (2002)

Starring Will Smith, this film is based on the true story of Chris Gardner, a struggling salesman who becomes homeless with his young son while trying to build a better life.

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The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)

Directed by Steven Spielberg, it tells the story of Oskar Schindler, a German industrialist who saved the lives of more than a thousand Polish-Jewish refugees during the Holocaust.

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Schindler's List (1993)

Starring Sandra Bullock, this film follows the true story of Michael Oher, a homeless and traumatized boy who becomes an All-American football player and first-round NFL draft pick with the help of a caring woman and her family.

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The Blind Side (2009)

Directed by Ron Howard, it dramatizes the aborted 1970 Apollo 13 lunar mission and the subsequent effort to bring the astronauts safely back to Earth.

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Apollo 13 (1995)

Starring Russell Crowe, it tells the story of John Nash, a Nobel Laureate in Economics, and his struggles with schizophrenia.

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A Beautiful Mind (2001)

Directed by Danny Boyle, it recounts the true story of Aron Ralston, a mountain climber who amputated his own arm to free himself after being trapped by a boulder in a canyon in Utah.

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127 Hours (2010)