favorite/best movie based on a true story

[goldenryan]

-auto focus
-blow
-catch me if you can
-the peter sellers movie that was on showtime
there all pretty good

[Bill]

World's Fastest Indian

[txteach]

Alive- South american Rugby team that crashes into the Andes mountains and their will to survive.

Patton

Schindler's list

[theantiquetiger]

Schindler's list

+1 Great Movie

[Mikey]

Every movie on my list was changed considerably from the actual true-true story but i'm sure most movies are anyway.

Goodfellas
The Temptations
Andersonville
The Tuskegee Airmen

[rche]

World's Fastest Indian

Fantastic movie. The interviews with the real Burt Munro (motorcyclist/subject of the movie) were even better. A true character.


Newton Boys is similar fun; the real counterparts are also quite a bit more lively than the Hollywood counterparts. Amazing that they tried to pull off a final bank job in their old age. Willis Newton (the ringleader and instigator) is a true character. This is the documentary that jumpstarted the 1996 movie
The Newton Boys, Joe Newton and Willis Newton: Portrait of an Outlaw Gang (http://the-newton-boys.com/)


The real tale given the Hollywood treatment that has effected me the most is Heavenly Creatures. I was a big Peter Jackson fan and was excited to see his first big budget feature. I left the theater in a daze. A very beautiful and disturbing flick about troubled kids with extremely active imaginations. The ending still makes me shudder.

[goldenryan]

i dunno if you can say "goodfellas" is best on a true story but i really did like that movie.
other classic movies i forgot
-casino
-ed wood
-wonderland
and of course "mr. burns life story "
Drink up Judah Ben-Hur. You truely are
King of Kings. Excellent! :smiley1:

[BlackKnight]

Does Tropic Thunder count ? :smiley1:

[goldenryan]

Does Tropic Thunder count ? :smiley1:

no, but simple jack does:smiley1:

[toys2cool]

Glory

Troy

[toys2cool]

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-catch me if you can


That movie's awesome,the scene where he tricks the model / prostitute into giving him cash was the best :smiley1:

[goldenryan]

That movie's awesome,the scene where he tricks the model / prostitute into giving him cash was the best :smiley1:

yeah, not a bad deal for him. i loved the flash references thoughout the movie .

[Captain]

Tombstone!!!

[txteach]

Raging Bull

Apollo 13

So many good movies in this category.

[starsky]

DRAGON!!! bruce lee story!!

[saildog]

I've seen most of the movies listed here and I would have to say I largely agree with the choices. No notable exceptions to any of the choices.

I'd add "Serpico".

[Hector]

Raging Bull

Apollo 13



Two of my all time favorite films.

[Hector]

Alive- South american Rugby team that crashes into the Andes mountains and their will to survive.

Uruguayan rugby team...from a Catholic university.

[Megotu]

I am surprised the original Walking Tall hasn't popped up so far.

[saildog]

Raging Bull

Apollo 13

So many good movies in this category.

I really thought Hanks had a shot at three-in-a-row and Ed Harris as Gene Kranz....Awesome!!!! Plus Ed Harris and the connection to "The Right Stuff"........double-awesome!!!!

Oh, yeah....let me add the movie "The Right Stuff".

[saildog]

I am surprised the original Walking Tall hasn't popped up so far.

Loved the original, though it is somewhat inaccurate. Believe me, I have a friend who is a complete expert on the subject and he loves the movie, but he can point out the inaccuracies and tell you why, based on his actual conversations with people who were there. My buddy still loves the movie, but he can tell you what is BS and what isn't.

[Nostalgiabuff]

Schindlers List - one of the all time greatest movies

Braveheart - does not get any better than this

The Great Escape - I know the characters were not actual people, just amalgams of real people, but the events were all true and this is one of my all time favorite movies

Defiance - a new favorite of mine I just picked up opn Blueray, great movie, check it out if you haven't seen it yet

Band of Brothers - okay it is a miniseries but still very powerful

[Marvelmania]

All movies that are based on a true story have a lot of BS in them.

I loved Friday Night lights even though it's based on a true story it's inaccurate.

[saildog]

Band of Brothers - okay it is a miniseries but still very powerful

I will forever kick my own arse for not being the first to mention this.

Good call, my friend!:cool_y: I get teared up when the old man tells the story about his grandchildren asking if he was a hero in the War and he says, "No, but I served with a Company of them.".:cry:

[The Bat]

Goodfellas
Tombstone
Band of Brothers(count me in Boys!)
300

[johnnystorm]

Gettysburg...and giving Jeff Daniels full credit here for a great performance. He doesn't get enough credit in my book, a very adaptable actor from idiotic comedy like Dumb & Dumber to fluff stuff like 101 Dalmations for Disney to powerful stuff like Gettysburg. And a pretty talented musician as well!

YouTube - Jeff Daniels singing (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlPo3fjzis8)

[saildog]

Tombstone.........blah! Great Movie, not historically accurate, but neither was Costner's version.

Not crapping on the movie, per se, loved it, but historically accurate.....not even close.

[Hector]

Goodfellas
Tombstone
Band of Brothers(count me in Boys!)
300

Boy...was that flick exaggerated, lol.

:smiley1:

[Hector]

Tombstone.........blah! Great Movie, not historically accurate, but neither was Costner's version.

Not crapping on the movie, per se, loved it, but historically accurate.....not even close.

Agreed.

[Hector]

Braveheart - does not get any better than this

I'm not hating on it...I absolutely LOVE Braveheart...but the part where he has something going on with the princess...and the inaccurate Stirling Bridge battle itself...well...

...I mean...where the heck was Stirling Bridge in the film?

That's where the bloody British got ambushed.

Oh...and wasn't the real William Wallace much younger and taller than Mel Gibson?

:smiley1:

[Bill]

And much more psychotic. I've read the bard's interpretation of Wallace and even his own countrymen described him as somewhere between a serial killer and an avenging angel.
Not that either of those descriptions would make me any less impressed with the man.

[saildog]

I'm not hating on it...I absolutely LOVE Braveheart...but the part where he has something going on with the princess...and the inaccurate Stirling Bridge battle itself...well...

...I mean...where the heck was Stirling Bridge in the film?

That's where the bloody British got ambushed.

Oh...and wasn't the real William Wallace much younger and taller than Mel Gibson?

:smiley1:

Aye, and he shot Thunderbolts out his arse!!!:grin:

[Hector]

:smiley1:

[kryptosmaster]

Bubba Ho-Tep

:silly:

Just kidding.

The first one that popped into my mind was Coal Miner's Daughter.

Glory was good but I hated the end because..spoiler..roll your mouse over>> they all died.

Rich

[BlackKnight]

Aye, and he shot Thunderbolts out his arse!!!:grin:

I always Wondered Where Bolt Got his Handle from .:smiley1:

[fallensaviour]

Texas chainsaw massacre the original.
Really diffrent than the real story.Sure it was based off of ed gains but it was still creepy as hell.
Which brings me to "Ed Gains" thats a brutal movie.

ted bundy
Young guns
The onion field

[BlackKnight]

Texas chainsaw massacre the original.
Really diffrent than the real story.Sure it was based off of ed gains but it was still creepy as hell.

Yes Stuff like this,.. Wrong Turn & The Hills Have Eyes ,.. all have forever Embeded an Inprint of the BackWards Arse HillBillies in My Mind... :terror:

[steelcouch]

The exorcist

[yokaijohn]

The Wicker- Man.

[The Bat]

Boy...was that flick exaggerated, lol.

:smiley1:


The title of the thread said "based"...not historicly accurate.:grin:

[goldenryan]

auto focus which was about bob crane is worth seeing i don't think it was a hit at the box-office so alot of people missed it. also which twilight zone episode was he in?

[Riffster]

Longest Day, or Patton

[goldenryan]

not sure if some of those horror movies are based on a true story but atleast nobody mentioned deliverance yet:smiley1:

[Gorn Captain]

One million years B.C.

That age rocked!

[goldenryan]

add ironman to the list too. you telling me nobody ever escaped a p.o.w. camp by building a suit of armor and blowing up everything in his path.

[fallensaviour]

not sure if some of those horror movies are based on a true story but at least nobody mentioned deliverance yet:smiley1:
Yes,they are "based" on true stories.Accurate hell no but based on certain details.
Chainsaw was actually based on a couple stories but mainly on Ed gains,his human furniture and female skin suit.How ever he lived in the 30's I think and the texas chainsaw massacre was supposed to take place in the late sixties and used chainsaws of which ed didn't use.But based on...LOL
Ed gains the movie was way more accurate a portrayal of the man.

Still a good watch... :terror:


Cadillac records,I just watched it last week that one is pretty good.
Chuck berry,muddy waters and etta james.

[goldenryan]

24 hour party people and control
both have great soundtracks too.
huge joy division fan:wink_y:

[goldenryan]

nobody said monster yet. another one of my favorites.
and my avatar is from donnie brasco as if you didn't already know.:grin:

[fallensaviour]

Monster,yeah that was good but again very inaccurate as after the movie came out she changed her story again and said they were all innocent and she just killed them all for their cash.
The chick was messed up.But great movie non the less.

Another great movie is "Fire in the sky"
about the dude that gets abducted by aliens.Fantastic movie,based on a true story.

[BlackKnight]

When I Actually think about it...
I really Liked American GangSta.
Beyond the Law was very cool Too.
We were Soldiers was good too.

[Adam West]

Blair Witch Project (just kidding)

I agree with most everything on the list.

The one biggie missing is "Brian's Song"....that is probably one of few movies that can make a grown man cry.

[Bill]

We Were Soldiers was amazing!


Man On The Moon. Jim Carey really, really put Kaufman before himself in his role.

[4NDR01D]

CHOPPER starring Eric Bana.

[AJ Collector]

I really liked Rudy & Memphis Bell......

[fallensaviour]

Beyond the Law with charlie sheen and michael madson.That movie was really good.

[goldenryan]

most of these movie deserve there own.
charize theron nailed that role in monster.
catch me if you can had a great early 60's vibe and an interesting story to go along with it.
in wonderland you could really see what a scumbag john holms was.
it seems like the most original ideas hollywood comes up with are real stories with artistic license of course:wink:
but hey everyone lies alittle bit about what happens in their life.

[goldenryan]

...bump... it's a good topic.:grin:

[goldenryan]

Another great movie is "Fire in the sky"
about the dude that gets abducted by aliens.Fantastic movie,based on a true story.

just saw that movie it was pretty good , the abduction scene was crazy i'm glad aliens don't come here if that's what they're going to do:smiley1:

[samurainoir]

Rudy! Rudy! Rudy! Rudy!

[samurainoir]

Man On The Moon. Jim Carey really, really put Kaufman before himself in his role.

I wash shocked by how good he was as Kaufman. I actually would have pegged someone like Ed Norton for this part given the other "highbrow" credits involved.

[fallensaviour]

just saw that movie it was pretty good , the abduction scene was crazy i'm glad aliens don't come here if that's what they're going to do:smiley1:

Me too,That looked nasty...LOL :terror:

[jwyblejr]

Finding Neverland. Good movie you don't hear too much about.