Mind-Blowing Films That Are Based on Real People

Frost / Nixon

This movie is based on a play, which is based on a real series of events that happened after Nixon got caught during the Watergate scandal. David Frost (played by Michael Sheen) is the television personality who decided to go toe to toe with Nixon (Frank Langella) in a series of televised interviews that gave Nixon an opportunity to explain himself. 

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