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Films based on a true story.

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  • 22-05-2018 10:37am
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    Checkmate19
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    Really interested in documentary's or interesting true story's. Anyone any recommendation's on good true story films they have seen.


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    callaway92
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    Monster

    Edit: wow, can't believe it's 15 y/o now


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    ianob7
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    Into the wild


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    Slydice
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    Grave of the Fireflies
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grave_of_the_Fireflies
    semi-autobiographical short story of the same name by Akiyuki Nosaka

    but like.. it's a tough watch


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    Stone Deaf 4evr
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    There's loads 'based' on a true story, but its hard to know how much is fact, vs how much is made up to enhance the drama.

    my own picks would be

    Black Hawk Down
    Lone Survivor
    Rescue Dawn
    Catch me if you Can
    Zodiac
    Spotlight
    Robocop


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    0ph0rce0
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    Stone Deaf 4evr wrote: »
    There's loads 'based' on a true story, but its hard to know how much is fact, vs how much is made up to enhance the drama.

    my own picks would be

    Black Hawk Down
    Lone Survivor
    Rescue Dawn
    Catch me if you Can
    Zodiac
    Spotlight
    Robocop
    :D


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    thebull85
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    Summer of Sam or To catch a killer. Both about serial killers. Decent films.


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    Lorelli!
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    The Experiment was good with Adrian Brody, loosely based on the Stanford Prison experiment which was a dodgy psychology experiment done in the early 70s. They took ordinary volunteers and put them in a prison setting assigning some as wardens and others as prisoners. There was also a film in 2015 afaik based on it called The Stanford Prison Experiment but I haven't seen that myself.

    I dont know how true it was to the real story but one of my favourites is Dog Day Afternoon with Al Pacino. It's such an unusual and bizarre story.


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    CrankyHaus
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    Stander is a fairly enjoyable film based on an Apartheid era South African cop who cracked and started robbing banks. The township riot scene at the start is incredible.


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    Agent Coulson
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    Star Wars It happened A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away but it's true.


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    Lorelli!
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    I always remember when The Aimee Fischer Story was on and Swapped at Birth or something like that and the way they hyped it up in the ads before showing it.

    The dramatizing in some of those made for tv true movies is so awful and cliche.


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    ianob7
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    Fruitvale station is also another great true story depiction


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    Checkmate19
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    Cheers for the replies so far. Seen quite a few of them. For anyone not seen it it's been mentioned here. Stander is a very good film.


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    lsjmhar
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    Bambi!


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    vicwatson
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    Alive (except some died)


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    lsjmhar
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    Rambo


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    budgemook
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    Does anyone remember those straight to video true story movies from the 80s? They were all from the same studio / production company but I can't remember the name. They were always about things like a girl with anorexia or a wife / child being abused by an alcoholic husband / father.

    There were loads of them.


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    Zeek12
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    Munich and Captain Phillips

    Both excellent movies


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    waffleman
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    Icarus - about Russian doping and the cover up


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    jacksie66
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    fallen01angel
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    Changeling starring Angelina Jolie is a "good" movie in a v upsetting way. Remember the Titans is also well worth a watch.


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    frag420
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    The Snowtown Murders

    This movie is grim, very grim!!

    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1680114/?ref_=nv_sr_1


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    Charlie19
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    City of God. Brazilian movie with subtitles.

    Alpha Dog is another cracker about spoiled teenagers that get mixed up in drugs.

    Both probably loosely based on true stories.

    Schindler's List would have to get a mention.


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    Drumpot
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    Idiocracy was way before it’s time....

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-N9nVLXMhPc


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    Lorelli!
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    budgemook wrote: »
    Does anyone remember those straight to video true story movies from the 80s? They were all from the same studio / production company but I can't remember the name. They were always about things like a girl with anorexia or a wife / child being abused by an alcoholic husband / father.

    There were loads of them.

    That's what I meant earlier. There's a whole channel dedicated to them called True Movies. Its up there with God TV :/:D


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    o1s1n
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    Master of the Universe


    Midnight Express is one of my favourites.

    Not Without my Daughter is also good but pretty dated now.


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    thebull85
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    o1s1n wrote: »
    Midnight Express is one of my favourites.

    Not Without my Daughter is also good but pretty dated now.

    +1 Midnight Express brilliant film.


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    Sleeper12
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    28 posts in & no one mentions Schindlers list or Michael Collins?


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    DellyBelly
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    Jaws. Based on shark attacks that happened on the east coast of America


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    dark crystal
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    budgemook wrote: »
    Does anyone remember those straight to video true story movies from the 80s? They were all from the same studio / production company but I can't remember the name. They were always about things like a girl with anorexia or a wife / child being abused by an alcoholic husband / father.

    There were loads of them.


    I believe the production company was Odyssey Films.


    My mother was a sucker for them :o


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    budgemook
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    dark crystal wrote: »
    I believe the production company was Odyssey Films.


    My mother was a sucker for them :o

    That's it.


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