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MOVIES BASED ON TRUE STORIES | HEADLINES

300: Rise of an Empire - History vs. Hollywood

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

Monuments Men Matt Damon and George Clooney

The Monuments Men: History vs. Hollywood

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

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A Boy Shares An Extraordinary Story in the Heaven is for Real Trailer

Drama | Greg Kinnear portrays the boy's father in a movie adapted from the bestselling book.

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.

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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.

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From Britain's Got Talent to the Big Screen

Music | Paul Potts's story is retold in the One Chance movie trailer.

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.

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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.

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.

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?

Diana: History vs. Hollywood

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

LATEST ADDITIONS

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?

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?

UPCOMING MOVIES

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)

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

Heaven is for Real (4/18)

May 2014

Belle (5/2)

Devil's Knot (5/9)

Million Dollar Arm (5/16)

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