Favorite "based on actual events" movies?
02-21-08, 08:39 AM
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Favorite "based on actual events" movies?
There are just so many good real-life based movies that have those events they are inspired by, but also comes across like a traditional movie. You see it and then sometimes they wait to the end to flash the "based on actual events" phrase and it just hits home even more. That gimmick is so effective.
I just watched "The Hunting Party", "The Hoax", and "Rescue Dawn" this past week. They were pretty good movies. I liked the performances a lot. Thought "The Hoax" would be a little better, but liked THP a bit more. Hoax reminded me of another I just love and have seen quite a few times in "Shattered Glass". Something about those performances and the story that urges me to see it again every once in awhile.
I can't wait for "Into The Wild" to come out so I can check that one out, heard so many good things about it.
Wanted this to jog my memory on some of the great movies in this genre that I cannot recall at the moment.
So I wanted to know what are some of your favorite movies that are inspired by and/or "based on actual events", but still keep the cinematic qualities of a great all fiction movie.
I just watched "The Hunting Party", "The Hoax", and "Rescue Dawn" this past week. They were pretty good movies. I liked the performances a lot. Thought "The Hoax" would be a little better, but liked THP a bit more. Hoax reminded me of another I just love and have seen quite a few times in "Shattered Glass". Something about those performances and the story that urges me to see it again every once in awhile.
I can't wait for "Into The Wild" to come out so I can check that one out, heard so many good things about it.
Wanted this to jog my memory on some of the great movies in this genre that I cannot recall at the moment.
So I wanted to know what are some of your favorite movies that are inspired by and/or "based on actual events", but still keep the cinematic qualities of a great all fiction movie.
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02-21-08, 09:23 AM
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JFK
Malcolm X
Malcolm X
02-21-08, 09:43 AM
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Ghost And The Darkness.
Can't believe many men were killed by these two lions.
Can't believe many men were killed by these two lions.
02-21-08, 11:17 AM
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Rudy
The Hurricane
Malcolm X
The Perfect Storm
We Were Soldiers
Braveheart
Shine
Patch Adams
Man on the Moon
Pollock
The Dish
The World's Fastest Indian
Just to name a few...
The Hurricane
Malcolm X
The Perfect Storm
We Were Soldiers
Braveheart
Shine
Patch Adams
Man on the Moon
Pollock
The Dish
The World's Fastest Indian
Just to name a few...
02-21-08, 11:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Groucho
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good call 'amplified',"The Perfect Storm" is another good one that I love. i also enjoyed "Kinsey" more than i thought i would.
02-21-08, 11:29 AM
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Originally Posted by amplified
Patch Adams
Wow. I could barely watch the commercial.My choice would be Colossus: The Forbin Project, but it hasn't happened yet.
02-21-08, 11:42 AM
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Wow. I could barely watch the commercial.My choice would be Colossus: The Forbin Project, but it hasn't happened yet.
I wouldn't call it an excellent film, but a very enjoyable one based on true events.
02-21-08, 11:44 AM
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Originally Posted by amplified
Rudy
The Hurricane
Malcolm X
The Perfect Storm
We Were Soldiers
Braveheart
Shine
Patch Adams
Man on the Moon
Pollock
The Dish
The World's Fastest Indian
Just to name a few...
The Hurricane
Malcolm X
The Perfect Storm
We Were Soldiers
Braveheart
Shine
Patch Adams
Man on the Moon
Pollock
The Dish
The World's Fastest Indian
Just to name a few...
02-21-08, 02:01 PM
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Born on the Fourth of July
The Elephant Man
Alive
Baadasssss!
The Bridge on the River Kwai
JFK
La Bamba
Midnight Express
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
The Josephine Baker Story
Casino
The Straight Story
Malcolm X
Zodiac
The Elephant Man
Alive
Baadasssss!
The Bridge on the River Kwai
JFK
La Bamba
Midnight Express
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
The Josephine Baker Story
Casino
The Straight Story
Malcolm X
Zodiac
02-21-08, 04:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Mondo Kane
Born on the Fourth of July
The Elephant Man
Alive
Baadasssss!
The Bridge on the River Kwai
JFK
La Bamba
Midnight Express
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
The Josephine Baker Story
Casino
The Straight Story
Malcolm X
Zodiac
The Elephant Man
Alive
Baadasssss!
The Bridge on the River Kwai
JFK
La Bamba
Midnight Express
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
The Josephine Baker Story
Casino
The Straight Story
Malcolm X
Zodiac