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Based on a True Story

We've all seen movies that claim to be 'based on a true story', but have you ever wondered how accur

Episodes

Total: 374

The Danish Girl

2016/8/22

Lili Isle Elvenes, better known as Lili Elbe, was one of the first known recipients of a gender reas

The Social Network

2016/8/15

The Social Network tells the story behind one of the world's most popular websites, Facebook. It's g

Anthropoid

2016/8/8

Anthropoid hits theaters on Friday. It's the story of how the Czechoslovakian government, forced int

Ali

2016/8/1

Will Smith would say Ali was the film he was most proud of as an actor. And it tells a very importan

Pain & Gain

2016/7/25

Pain & Gain is the first comedy we've covered here on the show. It was also the first comedy for

Zodiac

2016/7/18

In 2007, director David Fincher helmed the movie simply entitled, Zodiac, which tells the thrilling

Catch Me If You Can

2016/7/11

In 2002, Steven Spielberg started filming the life of Frank Abagnale. Fortunately it only took about

The Hunt for Red October

2016/6/27

Tom Clancy is known for his captivating military stories with stunningly accurate technical details.

Free State of Jones

2016/6/13

Next Friday, on June 24th, director Gary Ross, the three-time Academy Award nominated writer and dir

300

2016/5/30

This year, Zack Snyder directed the epic Batman v Superman superhero movie, but it wasn't his first

Frost/Nixon

2016/5/16

Eight years ago, in 2008, Ron Howard directed the Oscar-nominated retelling of what are still the mo

The Imitation Game

2016/5/2

Benedict Cumberbatch and Kiera Knightley starred in 2014's The Imitation Game. Set in the midst of W

42

2016/4/18

On April 15th, Major League Baseball celebrates Jackie Robinson Day, in honor of the man who broke d

The Revenant

2016/4/2

When a movie says it's based on a true story, how much of that is actually real? In our first episod