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The Top 30 Historically Accurate Movies of All-Time
Posted on 8/27/24 at 7:16 pm
Posted on 8/27/24 at 7:16 pm
As per WatchMojo.com.
These are films that were critical successes that stayed reasonable close to the facts they portrayed or the time period they were set in:
30. The Big Short (2015)
29. Master & Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
28. Bridge of Spies (2015)
27. Stalingrad (1993)
26. Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
25. All the President's Men (1976)
24. Hotel Rwanda (2004)
23. Malcom X (1992)
22. Zodiac (2007)
21. Goodfellas (1990)
20. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
19. Milk (2008)
18. Spotlight (2015)
17. Gallipoli (1981)
16. The Imitation Game (2014)
15. First Man (2018)
14. Gettysburg (1993)
13. The Longest Day (1962)
12. City of God (2002)
11. A Bridge Too Far (1977)
10. Come and See (1985)
9. Flags of Our Fathers (2006)
8. Lincoln (2012)
7. Das Boot (1981)
6. Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
5. 12 Years a Slave (2013)
4. The Pianist (2002)
3. Schindler's List (1993)
2. Downfall (2004)
1. Apollo 13 (1995)
Overall...this is a fairly solid list. One of the best this channel has produced in a minute.
These are films that were critical successes that stayed reasonable close to the facts they portrayed or the time period they were set in:
30. The Big Short (2015)
29. Master & Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
28. Bridge of Spies (2015)
27. Stalingrad (1993)
26. Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
25. All the President's Men (1976)
24. Hotel Rwanda (2004)
23. Malcom X (1992)
22. Zodiac (2007)
21. Goodfellas (1990)
20. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
19. Milk (2008)
18. Spotlight (2015)
17. Gallipoli (1981)
16. The Imitation Game (2014)
15. First Man (2018)
14. Gettysburg (1993)
13. The Longest Day (1962)
12. City of God (2002)
11. A Bridge Too Far (1977)
10. Come and See (1985)
9. Flags of Our Fathers (2006)
8. Lincoln (2012)
7. Das Boot (1981)
6. Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
5. 12 Years a Slave (2013)
4. The Pianist (2002)
3. Schindler's List (1993)
2. Downfall (2004)
1. Apollo 13 (1995)
Overall...this is a fairly solid list. One of the best this channel has produced in a minute.
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Posted on 8/27/24 at 7:27 pm to RollTide1987
These are all good-to-all time great movies... I doubt this is really the list of "most accurate". Seems to be a list of "mostly accurate good movies"
This post was edited on 8/27/24 at 8:17 pm
Posted on 8/27/24 at 7:29 pm to RollTide1987
I read the book Goodfellas was based on before I saw the movie. I don't remember any major changes.
Posted on 8/27/24 at 7:31 pm to RollTide1987
Outside of the central question of what Oppenheimer said to Einstein, that was a pretty historically accurate film as well.
Posted on 8/27/24 at 7:44 pm to RollTide1987
quote:
Apollo 13 (1995)
The astronauts had some issues with the accuracy on this one.
Posted on 8/27/24 at 7:50 pm to Bama Bird
quote:Yeah. First point is “critical success” then cross check that with accurate. Which carries more weight?
There are all good-to-all time great movies... I doubt this is really the list of "most accurate". Seems to be a list of "mostly accurate good movies"
Goodfellas for instance. The Lufthansa heist was fairly accurate for what was reported by the guy that was paid to tell the story of an unsolved crime.
Everything else is fictional drama told by the guy who was paid to tell the story.
Posted on 8/27/24 at 7:57 pm to RollTide1987
“Historically accurate”- The Big Short
Lmao
Lmao
Posted on 8/27/24 at 8:15 pm to Madking
Watching Tora tora tora and then midway (the original) is pretty close to a history minor in the pacific theater. Love those two movies.
Posted on 8/27/24 at 8:23 pm to RollTide1987
I’m guessing they forgot to include sports movies.
Feels like a few sports movies were critically successful and were “historically accurate”
Raging Bull
Moneyball
Pride of the Yankees
Rudy
Feels like a few sports movies were critically successful and were “historically accurate”
Raging Bull
Moneyball
Pride of the Yankees
Rudy
Posted on 8/27/24 at 9:00 pm to RollTide1987
I’m surprised Black Hawk Down didn’t make the list.
Posted on 8/27/24 at 9:08 pm to kciDAtaE
quote:
Moneyball
quote:
Rudy
No and a huge no.
Multiple ND'ers have come forward to talk about the multiple falsehoods in Rudy
quote:
What wasn’t shown in the movie “Rudy” was Heavens rushing for a freshman-record 148 yards against Georgia Tech.
“I set a record and Rudy makes a tackle and gets all of the glory,” Heavens said, again with a laugh. “I would say the film is 50% reality and 50% Hollywood.
Posted on 8/27/24 at 9:12 pm to RollTide1987
No tombstone? List is poop
Posted on 8/27/24 at 9:20 pm to RollTide1987
Terrible list
Posted on 8/27/24 at 10:01 pm to RollTide1987
No comedies?
Posted on 8/27/24 at 11:34 pm to RollTide1987
Revisit this topic in a few more years and Idiocracy will top this list. Hell, we're damn close to it right now.
Posted on 8/27/24 at 11:42 pm to RollTide1987
Eh, not the best list.
Where is Patton?
Where is Patton?
Posted on 8/28/24 at 12:00 am to RollTide1987
quote:
12 Years a Slave
quote:
Schindler's List
LO - fricking EL
The Want Brigade is strong with this one.
Posted on 8/28/24 at 12:22 am to RollTide1987
quote:Huh? The books it was adapted from are fictional. Also, the 'Acheron' was actually an American ship, not a French one (or a Dutch one of you're going with the other book). They just didn't think American audiences would watch a film in which we are the bad guys.
29. Master & Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
Posted on 8/28/24 at 6:55 am to kciDAtaE
quote:
Goodfellas for instance. The Lufthansa heist was fairly accurate for what was reported by the guy that was paid to tell the story of an unsolved crime.
Everything else is fictional drama told by the guy who was paid to tell the story.
What? Goodfellas is much more accurate than that and the movie deviates very slightly from Henry Hill's book. Screen Rant. Scorsese took some liberties with Hill's role in the family and changed a few names but it is largely accurate. The Scorsese gangster flick that was grossly inaccurate was The Irishman.
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