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11. The story has a historical background. It is set in a time when China was split into many smaller states fighting against each other and the king of Qin trying to conquer the other realms, which he later (not in the movie) accomplished and founded the first Chinese dynasty, the Qin dynasty, with himself as the first emperor of China. So it ...
- 25 'Gorillas in The Mist'
- 24 'Foxcatcher'
- 23 'Brian's Song'
- 22 'Alpha Dog'
- 21 'Breathe'
- 20 'Only The Brave'
- 19 'Boys Don't Cry'
- 18 'Everest'
- 17 'Glory'
- 16 'Deepwater Horizon'
Directed by Michael Apted
Directed by Michael Apted and starring Aliens' iconic actor Sigourney Weaver, Gorillas in the Mist tells the true story of Dian Fossey, a scientist who comes to Africa to study the vanishing mountain gorillas, later fighting to protect them in Rwanda. This jungle adventure is undoubtedly a sad movie that portrays the challenges its protagonist faced while attempting to save the animals that she was quite passionate about. With profound acting and great cinematography, Gorillas in the Mist is...
Directed by Bennett Miller
Based on the true story of U.S. Olympic champions and brothers Mark and Dave Schultz, portrayed by Channing Tatum and Mark Ruffalo, Foxcatcher sees the two joining “Team Foxcatcher” and training for the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea. However, the self-destructive behavior of the team leader (Steve Carell) threatens to consume them. Foxcatcher is a powerful but rather hard-to-watch film because it portrays the tragic real-life events involving the relationships between the wrestlers...
Directed by Buzz Kulik
Buzz Kulik’s Brian’s Song — which has paved the way for other films in the genre in how it addresses the emotional, harsh truths of sports —illustrates the real-life friendship between Chicago Bears teammates Brian Piccolo (James Caan) and Gale Sayers (Billy Dee Williams), highlighting how their bond was strengthened when Piccolo discovered he had a fatal disease. This tear-jerker but heartfelt tribute is definitely a sports movie worth watching if audiences are on the lookout for films that...
Directed by Nick Cassavetes
Written and directed by John Cassavete’s son Nick, Alpha Dog is based on the true story of the kidnapping and murder of Nicholas Markowitz in 2000. Johnny (Emile Hirsch) and his pals kidnap Jake's 15-year-old brother Zach (Anton Yelchin) and assign his buddy Frankie to be Zach's minder. While they develop a brotherly friendship and Zach parties with his captors, things begin to spin out of control. Part of why Alpha Dog works has to do with its realistic filmmaking and storyline. It’s a power...
Directed by Andy Serkis
Undoubtedly a film to tug on the heartstrings, 2017's Breathe stars Andrew Garfield as Robin Cavendish, a man paralyzed by Polio from the neck down when he was just twenty-eight years old. Cavendish's son, Jonathan, produced the movie as a way to tell his father's story and the inspirational impact Robin had on the lives of people with disabilities at the time. Robin had the idea of installing a built-in respirator on a chair. That idea went on to accomplish at the time unimaginable steps in...
Directed by Joseph Kosinski
Featuring an ensemble cast, including Josh Brolin, James Badge Dale, Jeff Bridges, Miles Teller, Alex Russell, Taylor Kitsch, and Ben Hardy among others, Joseph Kosinski's Only the Brave, based on the GQ article "No Exit" by Sean Flynn, focuses on the true story of a group of elite firefighters, known as Granite Mountain Hotshots, who risk everything to protect a town from a life-changing wildfire. Despite being a commercial flop and grossing just $26.3 million worldwide against a $38 million...
Directed by Kimberly Peirce
Starring Hilary Swank in an Oscar-winning role, Boys Don't Cry dramatizes the real-life story of a young man named Brandon Teena as he navigates love, life, and being transgender in rural Nebraska, ending up falling victim to a brutal hate crime perpetrated by two male ex-convicts. Chloë Sevigny also stars as Brandon's girlfriend, Lana Tisdel. Boys Don't Cry is a controversial movie in this niche subcategory for the way it handles the sensitive topics it tackles, including trans identities. A...
Directed by Baltasar Kormákur
When it comes to great natural disaster movies based on true stories, 2015s Everestis a good pick. As the title suggests, the film is based on the 1996 Mount Everest disaster and focuses on the journey of hope, faith, courage, and bravery between two expedition groups as they attempt to descend from the summit during treacherous weather conditions, having made it to the top of the tallest mountain in the world. The film stars Josh Brolin, Jason Clarke, and Jake Gyllenhaal to name a few, and d...
Directed by Edward Zwick
Based on the true story of the Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, one of the first Black units to fight for the Union in the Civil War, Glory sees Robert Gould (Matthew Broderick) lead the all-Black company and fight prejudice while standing tall among it all. Edward Zwick’s war epic features powerful performances from Denzel Washington and Morgan Freeman, who bring to life two nuanced and three-dimensional characters. It explores themes of courage and sacrifice through its emotionally impactfu...
Directed by Peter Berg
This great must-see disaster moviefollows the events leading up to and the aftermath of the explosion and oil spill of the Deepwater Horizon. An inextinguishable fire resulted, and the rig sank after burning for over a day. The incident resulted in approximately 200 million gallons of oil spilling into the ocean over 87 days, eleven deaths, and is the worst oil disaster in United States history. Starring Mark Wahlberg and Kurt Russel as Mike Williams and Jimmy "Mr. Jimmy" Harrell, there aren'...
- Daniela Gama
Mar 21, 2021 · Having a script or two based on intellectual property increases your chances of getting your original interpretation of that property noticed. However, most screenwriters can’t afford to buy the rights to the latest hit book or graphic novel — so they must turn to the Public Domain. Disney does this all the time.
Aug 29, 2022 · The Reef: Stalked is the latest in a shiver of shark films to be released, we look back at the real-life events from 1983 that acted as the inspiration for the original The Reef (2010). "He's got my leg, the bastards got my leg!" Dennis Patrick Murphy let out the cry as a shark removed part of his leg.
The story of T.E. Lawrence, the English officer who successfully united and led the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes during World War I in order to fight the Turks. Director David Lean Stars Peter O'Toole Alec Guinness Anthony Quinn. 8. First Man.
Jan 9, 2020 · For most ancient Greeks, indeed, the Trojan War was much more than a myth. It was an epoch-defining moment in their distant past. As the historical sources – Herodotus and Eratosthenes – show ...
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Jan 8, 2024 · Flight follows the fictitious story of Flight 277 and its protagonist William 'Whip" Whitaker played by Denzel Washington, but there is a true story that inspired Flight. The movie was inspired by a real-life event involving a pilot actually inverting a commercial airplane in an attempt to stabilize and save the lives of its passengers.
