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Movies Based on True Stories

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‘Marty Supreme’: Who Was Marty Reisman, the Real-Life Ping-Pong Hustler Behind the Movie?

Meet the table tennis legend whose skill, swagger, and spectacle changed the sport.

By Catherine Caruso
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The True Story of the New Movie Eden

By Michael Natale
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Steven Spielberg's Early Love of Film

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10 Things You May Not Know About 'Coming to America'

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Who Was the Real Douglas Kelley from ‘Nuremberg?’

By Tyler Piccotti
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Truth Behind the Movies We Love

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What ‘Priscilla’ Got Wrong About the Presleys

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Get to Know ‘Marty Supreme’ Star Odessa A’zion

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Is ‘Roofman’ Based on a True Story?

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10 Things You May Not Know About 'The Wolf of Wall Street'

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The True Story of Boxer Christy Martin

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Bruce Springsteen’s Relationship With His Father

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Bruce Springsteen’s Mother Lent Him a Helping Hand

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Bruce Springsteen’s Bond with Manager Jon Landau

More Stories Behind the Stories

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Real Haunting Inspired ‘The Conjuring: Last Rites’

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7 Horror Movies Inspired by Body Snatcher Ed Gein

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Who Is Mark Kerr from ‘The Smashing Machine?’

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The True Story of ‘Swiped’ & Founder Whitney Wolfe

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The True Story of ‘The Lost Bus’

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10 Little-Known Secrets About ‘The Sound of Music’

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The True Story of Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid

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The Real von Trapp Family of ‘The Sound of Music’

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