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MOVIES BASED ON TRUE STORIES | HEADLINES

Heaven is for Real: History vs. Hollywood

Drama | Greg Kinnear portrays the father of a boy who visits Heaven. We explore the movie, the book and the truth.

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Chadwick Boseman Portrays The Godfather of Soul

Music | Boseman, who previously starred in the biopic 42, wants audiences to Get on Up.

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Eric Bana Wants to Deliver Us from Evil

Horror | Bana stars in the true-to-life story of Ralph Sarchie, a former police officer who moonlighted as a paranormal investigator.

Son of God: History vs. Hollywood

Drama | Join us as we pit the movie against the Bible, in addition to exploring the cast and the controversy.

Monuments Men Matt Damon and George Clooney

The Monuments Men: History vs. Hollywood

War | Does director George Clooney sculpt The Monuments Men accurately?

The Goldbergs: History vs. Hollywood

Comedy | Meet the real family and discover what parts of the TV show are true.

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Jon Hamm Plays a Sports Agent in Search of The Million Dollar Arm

Baseball | Watch the preview for the fact-based Disney baseball movie.

Saving Mr. Banks: History vs. Hollywood

Comedy | The film chronicles Walt Disney's struggle with author P.L. Travers in turning her novel Mary Poppins into a movie.

The Railway Man: History vs. Hollywood

War | Colin Firth stars in the adaptation of Eric Lomax's autobiography.

300: Rise of an Empire - History vs. Hollywood

War | Does the truth drown along with the fallen warriors in this bloody naval spectacle?

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A Professor Attempts to Create a Ghost in The Quiet Ones Trailer

Horror | The movie, starring Sam Claflin and Olivia Cooke, was inspired by a group of researchers in Toronto in the early 1970s.

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The Unbroken Olympics Preview Showcases the Movie and the Hero

War | WWII hero and Olympian Louis Zamperini is featured in this special Unbroken preview.

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Reese Witherspoon Stars in Story of West Memphis Three

Crime | Witherspoon plays the grieving mother of one of the murdered children and Colin Firth stars as a P.I.

Lone Survivor: History vs. Hollywood

War | Does the truth get ambushed by the movie's retelling? Based on the book by Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell.

The Wolf of Wall Street: History vs. Hollywood

Crime | For their fifth collaboration, Martin Scorsese directs Leonardo DiCaprio in a film based on the true story of corrupt stockbroker Jordan Belfort.

American Hustle: History vs. Hollywood

Crime | Bradley Cooper as an FBI agent recruits con man Bale in this comedic retelling of the FBI's Abscam operation.

LATEST ADDITIONS

Heaven is for Real

Heaven is for real. Okay, but is the movie?

The Railway Man

Colin Firth portrays Eric Lomax, a WWII POW who tracks down one of his former captors for closure.

300: Rise of an Empire

It's a bloody, sexy, violent spectacle, but how much of the 300 sequel is true?

Son of God

Based on the ten-hour miniseries The Bible, we explore the history, the cast and the controversy.

The Monuments Men

Does director George Clooney paint over the facts with too much fiction?

The Goldbergs

Meet the real-life Goldbergs and learn how much of the show is true.

Lone Survivor

Mark Wahlberg fights for his life, but does the truth hold up in the onscreen version of the battle.

The Wolf of Wall Street

Does the film cry wolf with regard to the truth?

Saving Mr. Banks

Meet the real Mary Poppins author and learn the truth behind her battle with Disney.

American Hustle

Does the truth get hustled by the fiction?

12 Years a Slave

Is this unflinching tale of slavery shackled by fiction?

Captain Phillips

Climb aboard Tom Hanks's character's cargo ship as we explore the facts behind Captain Phillips.

The Amityville Horror

Is this 2005 horror remake possessed by the truth or fiction?

The Amityville Horror

Is the truth as haunting as the famous 1979 movie?

Rush

Explore the real Formula One rivalry between James Hunt and Niki Lauda.

Diana

Does the Diana movie reproduce the truth as well as it does the fashion?

Jobs

Does this Ashton Kutcher movie compute when it comes to the truth?

Lee Daniels' The Butler

Does The Butler serve up the truth or mostly fiction?

The Conjuring

Does the film conjure up more fiction than fact?

The Bling Ring

Meet the teen burglars behind the story.

Pain & Gain

Is the real story of the bodybuilding kidnappers as funny as the movie?

UPCOMING MOVIES

December 2013

Saving Mr. Banks (12/20)

The Wolf of Wall Street (12/25)

January 2014

Lone Survivor (1/10)

February 2014

The Monuments Men (2/7)

The Wind Rises (2/21)

Son of God (2/28)

March 2014

300: Rise of an Empire (3/7)

One Chance (3/14)

Cesar Chavez (3/28)

Noah (3/28)

April 2014

The Railway Man (4/11)

Heaven is for Real (4/18)

The Quiet Ones (4/25)

May 2014

Belle (5/2)

Devil's Knot (5/9)

Million Dollar Arm (5/16)

July 2014

Deliver Us from Evil (7/2)

August 2014

Get on Up (8/1)

December 2014

Unbroken (12/25)

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