Mind-Blowing Films That Are Based on Real People

American Hustle

"American Hustle", starring Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, and Jennifer Lawrence, covers the 1970 FBI ABSCAM investigation. This story marches through the lives of two con-men who worked on a sting operation in New Jersey, but they were tempted to the dark side because of the illustrious lifestyles of the rich and criminal.

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The More You Know

  • Will Smith turned down the role of Neo in the Matrix. He starred in Wild Wild West instead.
  • In 1923, jockey Frank Hayes won a race at Belmont Park in New York despite being dead — he suffered a heart attack mid-race but his body stayed in the saddle until his horse crossed the line for a 20–1 outsider victory.
  • Movie popcorn costs more per ounce than Filet Mignon.
  • A German and British aeroplane shot each other down in Norway during WWII. The crew met and helped each other survive. Two of them later visited each other many years after the war was over as friends.
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