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MOVIES BASED ON TRUE STORIES | HEADLINES

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.

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Russell Crowe Defends the Ark in the Noah Movie Trailer

Drama | Director Darren Aronofsky's Noah attempts to tell the biblical story of the builder of the Ark.

Diana: History vs. Hollywood

Political | Is the story as spot on as the fashion?

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A Young Biracial Woman Finds Hardship Amongst Nobility in the Belle Trailer

Drama | Newcomer Gugu Mbatha-Raw takes on the role of an 18th century biracial woman who was raised by white nobles.

The Amityville Horror (1979): History vs. Hollywood

Horror | Grab your PKE meters and explore the facts behind the original Amityville Horror.

Chasing Mavericks: History vs. Hollywood

Sports | We've recently added the big-wave surfing movie Chasing Mavericks.

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Tom Hanks is Walt Disney in the Saving Mr. Banks Trailer

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

Jobs: History vs. Hollywood

Drama | We pit Jobs vs. Jobs as we separate the facts from the fiction.

Reese Witherspoon Ventures Into the Wild

Drama | The actress will portray Cheryl Strayed, author of the memoir Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail.

12 Years a Slave: History vs. Hollywood

Drama | Are the real events behind 12 Years a Slave as harrowing as the movie?

The Amityville Horror (2005): History vs. Hollywood

Horror | Is this Ryan Reynolds Amityville Horror remake haunted by too much fiction?

Captain Phillips: History vs. Hollywood

War | Are the facts hijacked along with the ship?

Rush: History vs. Hollywood

Sports | We pit the real-life Formula One racers vs. the Chris Hemsworth and Daniel Brühl characters.

WATCH

DiCaprio is Fast-Living Stockbroker Jordan Belfort in The Wolf of Wall Street Trailer 2

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

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Matthew McConaughey's Drastic Transformation Visible in Dallas Buyers Club Trailer

Drama | McConaughey shed 40 pounds to portray the HIV-positive Ron Woodroof.

The Butler: History vs. Hollywood

Political | We've got the dish on The Butler movie's fiction.

LATEST ADDITIONS

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?

Does this Jackie Robinson movie strike out with regard to the truth?

Chasing Mavericks

Does Chasing Mavericks hang ten or wipeout with regard to the truth?

The Big Lebowski

Meet the real life Dude behind the Dude.

UPCOMING MOVIES

July 2013

The Conjuring (7/19)

August 2013

Lee Daniels' The Butler (8/16)

Jobs (8/16)

September 2013

Parkland (9/20)

Rush (9/27)

October 2013

Captain Phillips (10/11)

The Fifth Estate (10/18)

November 2013

Diana (11/1)

Dallas Buyers Club (11/1)

12 Years a Slave (11/1)

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (11/29)

December 2013

American Hustle (12/18)

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)

March 2014

Grace of Monaco (3/14)

Noah (3/28)

May 2014

Belle (5/2)

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