The Most Historically Accurate Hollywood Films

Downfall

Downfall depicts Adolf Hitler's final days as leader of the Nazi party, and despite viewer skepticism, the film successfully makes one of the most hated men in history a relatable character. That alone makes the film difficult to watch, because viewers shouldn't want to sympathize with Hitler, and yet the film's techniques make it difficult not to.

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The More You Know

  • In the movie Dredd, they slowed down a Justin Bieber song by 800 times to create the "slow motion" noise.
  • "Dracula" was filmed in English during the day, and in Spanish at night.
  • Executive producer of Toy Story and Chief Pixar shareholder Steve Jobs picked Bob Dylan as his first choice to write and perform the soundtrack to the film over Randy Newman.
  • Dan Akroyd’s original script for Ghostbusters was set in a future where Ghostbusters were everyday figures of society like paramedics and firemen.
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