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Hollywood Movies Based on True Stories: Often critics and experts lament that Hollywood movies are highly fictional and unrelatable to the actual lives of the people and events. But there are some of the most beautiful Hollywood movies based on true stories of individuals and historical events. Starting from ‘Apocalypse Now’ to’ Into the Wild’, Hollywood has come up with some of the most beautiful films. They are purely based on the real event and true stories of tragedy, success, and resistance.
Here in this article, we are going to discuss the top 10 Hollywood movies based on true stories. These films are inspired by actual events and stories, immortalize real incidents, heroic acts, memories from the past, and exceptional individuals.
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Hollywood movies based on true stories
The Imitation Game (2014)
The first movie in our list of top movies based on true stories is ‘The Imitation Game’. The film is based on true events during World War II. Starring Benedict Cumberbatch in the leading role. The film revolves around the story of a computer scientist named Alan Turing. Alan Turing is an expert in cracking the Enigma code used by the Nazis to secure their radio message transmission during World War II. The only problem with Alan was that he considered his co-worker’s inferior to him. But to succeed, he has to negotiate both social and mathematical difficulties.
300 (2006)
The second in our list of best Hollywood real story movies is ‘300’. This film is based on the battle between Greece and Persia where the Spartan King Leonidas along with his 300 men, fought bravely against the Persians in the Battle of Thermopylae in 480BC. Starring Gerard Butler(King) and Lena Headey (queen), the film contains some excellent visuals, and the great acting and direction made the audience feel history coming to life.
Into the Wild (2007)
This movie is included in our list of true story movies list. This movie shows the spiritual journey of a man through the natural world. The movies show the wish to live independently, free from social norms, and explore the spiritual world. After graduation, Christopher McCandless donates all his possessions and savings of $24,000 and heads towards Alaska to full fill his dreams.
Escape from Alcatraz (1979)
Alcatraz, a prison on the island in San Francisco Bay, was considered the most secure prison and was believed that no one escapes from there. This film focuses on the true story of three men who make this impossible task possible and successfully escaped from prison. This movie has also got a place in our list of Hollywood movies based on true stories,
Apocalypse Now (1979)
This film is based on the famous book ‘Heart of Darkness’, which is based on real events during the Vietnam War. Starring Martin Sheen as Captain Willard, goes on a dangerous mission to assassinate Colonel (Marlon Brando) in Cambodia, who is considered as a god by a local tribe. Apocalypse is one of the best real story Hollywood movies.
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
This true story based film reveals experiences of the military officer, Thomas Edward Lawrence during WWI who is working in the Arabian Peninsula. It shows his emotional struggles with the violence that was taking place during the war and focuses on other negative aspects of the war.
Midnight Express (1978)
This film reveals the true story of an American student who was caught while smuggling drugs and was put into prison. He tries to escape from the prison many times, but every time, he was recaptured and was then beaten up brutally by the officials. The most striking thing about the film is its soundtracks which won Oscar for Best Original Score. This is one of the best movies based on true stories,
Spartacus (1960)
This movie is considered to be the best ever made a movie about the Roman Empire. The film, directed by Stanley Kubrick, reveals one of the most famous revolts by the slaves in history. This epic true story based movie is a must-watch.
Schindler’s List (1993)
This movie is about the true story of a Nazi businessman, Oskar Schindler. The film shows his heart change, and he eventually saved over 1,000 Jews from being executed. Directed by Steven Spielberg, the film was well appreciated and received OSCARS for Best Director and Best Picture award that year.
Catch Me if You Can (2002)
This is one of the best movies of all time based on true-life stories of individuals who did extraordinary jobs. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks in the leading roles, the film represents a real-life story of Frank Abagnale Jr. who mastered in forgery and disguise at a very young age. He made millions of dollars acting as a legal prosecutor, Pan Am pilot, and a doctor along the way.
The fascinating thing is that; he did all these when he was only 18. He did all these frauds to bring his parents back together, who were separated due to harsh financial conditions. The film is a combination of some funny comic scenes, significant actions, and brilliant acting. This movie is also included in our list of English movies based on true stories.
This list is indeed based on personal opinion.
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