The Most Historically Accurate Hollywood Films

Moneyball

Based on the novel by the same name, Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill bring to life the Oakland baseball team's coaching staff from the 2002 season. General manager Billy Beane uses a small budget and a new coaching strategy to choose players for a rebranded winning team. Critics agree that the film is factual, but some of the events were reordered. The Aaron Sorkin film was nominated for six Oscars.

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The More You Know

  • During World War I, Jackie the baboon was awarded a medal and promoted to the rank of corporal.
  • The original raw footage of Apocalypse Now consisted of 1,250,000 feet of film which is over 230 hours’ worth.
  • Fantasia (1940) was originally a short called The Sorcerers Apprentice, but Walt Disney overspent on the score and decided to make it feature length film rather than waste money.
  • In ancient Egypt, servants were smeared with honey in order to attract flies away from the pharaoh.
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