The Most Historically Accurate Hollywood Films

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

Though the plot of Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World is nearly entirely fictional, the production value is what makes it a stand-out among historical adaptations. Though the characters aren't real people, and the main battle actually never took place, the costumes, set, and prop designs are award-worthy.

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The More You Know

  • While shooting 'Batman Begins' (2005) in Chicago, a drunk driver panicked and crashed into the Batmobile because he thought it was an invading alien.spacecraft
  • Keanu Reeves used his profit from The Matrix to buy a motorcycle for all of the movie's stuntmen.
  • The location of Tony Stark’s mansion in Iron Man is the same cliff from Planet of the Apes where the Statue of Liberty is sticking out from the sand.
  • Ancient Greeks came up with the idea of cyclops after they found a fossil of a mammoth, and had no idea what it was.
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