When a story unfolds in the real world that seems like a movie come to life, Hollywood studios don't waste time in adapting it. But not every movie based on a true story is clearly advertised as one, which means some stories that seem too strange, too hard to believe, or just too w...
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From Creation to The Theory of Everything, here are the best movies based on real-life scientists. 20th Century Studios We are undeniably living in an era where stories for cinema are often based on — whether directly adapted or subtly inspired by — real-life monumental events that have sh...
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Let's take a look at the best films based on real-life tragedies. Related: Best Disaster Movies of the 2000s 9 The Impossible Warner Bros. Pictures J.A. Boyona's The Impossible tells the incredible story of survival during the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. The film follows a family ...
Based on one of Mcdonald’s more revered stories in the character’s run, Confess, Fletch finds the investigate-reporter-turned-gun-for-hire tracking down a set of missing paintings that his Italian girlfriend Angela (Lorenza Izzo) needs to pay off the ransom for her kidnapped father. Not ...
pay TV and mobile mediums gain ground. “A lot of these smaller companies are finding it harder to produce movies based on what is going on in the industry,” says Hirsch. Just five years ago, DVD sales accounted for about 80 percent of Vivid’s revenue but now generate about 30 percen...
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Asif’s ‘Mughal-e-Azam’ remains the gold standard for Indian historical epics. A folkloric legend based on the real Mughal prince Salim — later known as the emperor Jahangir — the film follows the young emir, played by a dashing Dilip Kumar, as he falls for a young courtesan dubbed ...
Also ranks #1 on Pretty Good Movies About Historical Royals Also ranks #2 on 35+ Great Political Movies Based on True Stories Also ranks #3 on The Biggest Oscar Bait Films of All Time The Dark Knight Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart With the help of allies Lt. Jim Gordon (...