Mind-Blowing Films That Are Based on Real People

Raging Bull

Robert De Niro stars in this biopic about the life of Jake LaMotta. LaMotta was an emotional, but gifted, boxer who rose to fame in the 1980s. He fell in love and fell apart. This movie documents the life of a world-champion boxer while he fights his own inner demons, and leaves his heart in the ring after every match. 

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