Mind-Blowing Films That Are Based on Real People

Reversal of Fortune

This 1990 biopic starring Glenn Close and Jeremy Irons tells the story of Claus von Bulow who gets convicted of the attempted murder of his own wife. He eventually is able to overturn the case after hiring a connected lawyer named Alan Dershowitz, but not before irreversible damage is done to his reputation and mental health. 

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The More You Know

  • An exotic dancer was busted by the IRS for failing to pay income tax on 1 million dollars in income she received in exchange for sex, from a single man.
  • A pack of chihuahuas once terrorized a town in Arizona.
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  • Shakespeare is easier to understand, makes more sense, and is punnier when it's recited in its original pronunciation instead of a modern English accent.
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