Mind-Blowing Films That Are Based on Real People

The Big Sick

Kumail Nanjiani and Zoe Kazan act as a fictionalized version of Nanjiani's romance with his real-life wife, Emily V. Gordon. "The Big Sick" follows Kazan as her character becomes deeply ill soon after she and Nanjiani begin dating. In reality, Gordon came down with a mysterious illness that led to her being put in a medically induced coma. Fortunately, it all worked out in the end.

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The More You Know

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