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- ‘Moneyball’ (2011) “Moneyball” brought Michael Lewis' 2003 book “Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game” to the silver screen in 2011. The movie starred Brad Pitt as Billy Beane, a manager taxed with a small budget and an unconventional approach to beating the wealthier teams.
- ‘The Social Network’ (2010) “The Social Network” is based on the 2009 book “The Accidental Billionaires” about the founding of Facebook. Jesse Eisenberg takes on the role of Mark Zuckerberg, who in 2003 worked on a concept that ultimately became Facebook.
- ‘Hidden Figures’ (2016) “Hidden Figures” tells the true stories of three Black mathematicians at NASA. Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson.
- ‘Spotlight’ (2015) Back in 2001, the editor of The Boston Globe assigned a team of journalists to investigate allegations made against a priest who was accused of molesting more than 80 boys.
- 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.
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- Memento (2000) Directed by Christopher Nolan. Starring Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano. Mystery, Thriller (1h 53m) 8.4 on IMDb — 93% on RT. Christopher Nolan set out his trademark themes of time, memory, and crime pretty early on.
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) Directed by Michel Gondry. Starring Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Tom Wilkinson. Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi (1h 48m)
- The Father (2020) Directed by Florian Zeller. Starring Anthony Hopkins, Olivia Colman, Mark Gatiss. Drama, Mystery (1h 37m) 8.2 on IMDb — 98% on RT. What's brilliant (and unsteadying) about The Father is the way its cinematography plays on your mind, putting you in the shoes of protagonist Anthony (played by Anthony Hopkins).
- Mulholland Drive (2001) Directed by David Lynch. Starring Naomi Watts, Laura Harring, Justin Theroux. Drama, Mystery, Thriller (2h 27m) 7.9 on IMDb — 85% on RT.
Nov 30, 2021 · Our identity formation depends on memories strung together into a recognizable story (autobiographical memory). In childhood, remembering positive choices and outcomes enhances a positive sense...
Jun 14, 2024 · The best movies based on true stories bring us face to face with the events that shape our world, providing timeless lessons relevant to audiences today.
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6 days ago · Movies based on true stories can be just as inspirational, harrowing, heartfelt, dramatic, unbelievable, and funny as those that are purely fiction. Plus, they have that intriguing “based on a true story” quality that makes them even more appealing to audiences.
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Apr 21, 2023 · We’ve put together a list of films that will please every kind of movie watcher, including biopics, epic romances, war stories and historical dramas. We based our picks on blockbusters, award ...
