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Movies Based on True Stories

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Who Were the Real Peaky Blinders? All About Birmingham’s Criminal Underworld of the Early 1900s

The group returns in The Immortal Man, but much of their onscreen portrayal is fictionalized.

By Tyler Piccotti
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‘The Iron Claw’ Leaves Out a Von Erich Brother

By Michael Natale
kevin von erich mimics the iron claw grapple for a photo while standing on a red carpet, he wears a gray suit jacket, white collared shirt and black pants, behind him is a large movie poster for the iron claw

Where Is Kevin Von Erich Today?

By Tyler Piccotti
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‘The Iron Claw:’ The Von Erich Family’s True Story

By Tyler Piccotti
father gabriele amorth, the vatican's leading exorcist, wages everyday a ruthless war against satan.

The True Story of Pope’s Exorcist Gabriele Amorth

By Tyler Piccotti
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Truth Behind the Movies We Love

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7 Must-Watch True Crime Series and Documentaries on Netflix

Mahershala Ali as Don Shirley and Viggo Martensen as Tony Lip in Green Book

Don Shirley and Tony Lip: The True Story Behind Their Friendship

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Who Is Mark Kerr from ‘The Smashing Machine?’

TTS audio available9 min
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The Real Story of Tony Kiritsis, ‘Dead Man’s Wire’

TTS audio available9 min
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The True Story Behind ‘Ford v Ferrari’

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What ‘Priscilla’ Got Wrong About the Presleys

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

TTS audio available9 min
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The True Story Behind ‘Marty Supreme’

TTS audio available6 min

More Stories Behind the Stories

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The True Story of the New Movie Eden

TTS audio available13 min
channing tatum as jeffrey manchester in roofman

Is ‘Roofman’ Based on a True Story?

TTS audio available8 min
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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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10 Things You May Not Know About 'The Wolf of Wall Street'

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Who Was the Real Douglas Kelley from ‘Nuremberg?’

TTS audio available7 min
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The True Story of Boxer Christy Martin

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Bruce Springsteen’s Relationship With His Father

TTS audio available6 min
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