10 Most Biographically Inaccurate Movies

jaguar

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10 Most Biographically Inaccurate Movies October 17, 2008 at 05:29 PM UTC #

Here's something for you all to quibble over that might not be so violatile.

10 Most Biographically Inaccurate Movies

xine

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Re: 10 Most Biographically Inaccurate Movies October 17, 2008 at 06:07 PM UTC #

Thanks for sharing this!

Some additional films that come to mind for me:

- Beyond the Sea [Bobby Darin biopic]
- The Other Boleyn Girl

jaguar

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Re: 10 Most Biographically Inaccurate Movies October 17, 2008 at 06:18 PM UTC #

Yeah, I thought that it was kind of interesting and helpful. The average person will tend to believe whatever is in the movie version of any given subject.

Apparently, the film 24 Hour Party People had a lot of inaccuracies in it but I really couldn't tell you exactly what. Maybe Mankie can fill us in with a few of them.

azaghal1981

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Re: 10 Most Biographically Inaccurate Movies October 17, 2008 at 06:24 PM UTC #

"And though his first wife was indeed an important figure in his life, he was hardly a paragon of monogamous virtue: According to an article in "The American Journal of Human Genetics," roughly 8% of all men in Asia are descendants from Khan."

Wow!

Gene Simmons ain't got shit on Genghis Khan!

Sir HC

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Re: 10 Most Biographically Inaccurate Movies October 17, 2008 at 06:29 PM UTC #

I thought the Houdini punch had been nixed.

lwoxley

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Re: 10 Most Biographically Inaccurate Movies October 18, 2008 at 09:52 PM UTC #

I'm surprised Braveheart or U-571 didn't make that list.