The Most Historically Accurate Hollywood Films

The Iron Lady

Meryl Streep pulls off a flawless performance as British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady. Though the film wasn't necessarily exciting, Streep was praised for her historically accurate portrayal of Thatcher. Political biographer John Campbell said he felt the film did get things right, and that's "a remarkable achievement, both of the writer, Abi Morgan, as much as of the star, Meryl Streep. I think it rings very true as a portrayal of her."

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