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Movies Based on True Stories

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The True Story behind The Michael Jordan Movie “Air”

pete davidson wearing a black and white buttoned shirt and a white t shirt, sitting on a couch

How Pete Davidson’s Life Inspired “Bupkis”

Marlon Brando The Godfather

The True Stories Behind 'The Godfather'

Philippe Petit: The True Story Behind the Daredevil's World Trade Center Wire Walk

Philippe Petit: The True Story Behind the Daredevil's World Trade Center Wire Walk

michael oher

The True Story of Michael Oher

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Truth Behind the Movies We Love

leonardo dicaprio, martin scorsese, and robert de niro stand on a red carpet, all three men are wearing black suits with white shirts and black ties, dicaprio is waving with one hand, scorsese has both hands slightly extended in front of him, and de niro has one hand on scorseses shoulder

The True Story of “Killers of the Flower Moon”

a closeup of a hand holding a blackberry smartphone, with several icons visible on the screen

The Rise and Fall of BlackBerry and Its Inventors

india amarteifio and corey mylchreest portraying queen charlotte and king george iii

The Love Story of Queen Charlotte and King George

Tupac Shakur, His Mother, and His Song “Dear Mama”

michael smith playing varian fry in transatlantic

The Real Story Behind Netflix‘s “Transatlantic”

a still from the movie paint, featuring owen wilson with a perm haircut, painting a landscape

Is “Paint” Really about Bob Ross?

sonny vaccaro wearing a black suit and tie, standing in front of a black and green wall

What Sonny Vaccaro Did After Nike Air Jordan Deal

alexey pajitnov, wearing a blue gray sweater, looks directly into the camera while sitting at a desk, with a computer in the background

Tetris Creator Alexey Pajitnov Got No Royalties

More Stories Behind the Stories

a publicity still of jason sudeikis portraying ted lasso, wearing a blue athletic jacket, sitting at a table with two microphones and several cellular phones and recording devices, with the words we are richmond in the front, and a blue backdrop with various advertising logos in the background

The Real-Life Inspirations Behind Ted Lasso

a bear looking up at the sky and screaming in the woods, surrounded by a white mist

The “Cocaine Bear” Drug Smuggler Was a Real Person

hollywood ca june 09 director stephen spielberg onstage during american film institutes 44th life achievement award gala tribute show to john williams at dolby theatre on june 9 2016 in hollywood california

Steven Spielberg's Early Love of Film

The Joy Luck Club

How 'The Joy Luck Club' Made Asian American Film History

Whoopi Goldberg in Sister Act

10 Things You May Not Know About 'Sister Act'

James Caan, Marlon Brando, Al Pacino and John Cazale in a still from 'The Godfather'

10 Things You May Not Know About 'The Godfather' Trilogy

Reese Witherspoon Legally Blonde

10 Things You May Not Know About 'Legally Blonde'

Eddie Murphy Arsenio Hall Coming to America

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

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