The Most Historically Accurate Hollywood Films

Fruitvale Station

Fruitvale Station recounts the events of Oscar Grant III's final days in this story of wrongful death. The film is both a thoughtful and heart-shattering biopic that details the ups and downs of Oscar's life before his final moments. For the sake of authenticity, the final scenes were shot on the same platform in Oakland, California where the real Oscar was killed.

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The More You Know

  • Peter Ostrum, Charlie from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, never acted in another movie after that and is now a veterinarian.
  • Before alarm clocks were invented, knocker-uppers was a profession where he had to go and wake up by knocking on the doors of the townsman’s houses.
  • The first one GB harddrive was made in 1980 and had a price of forty thousand USD.
  • Richard Nixon Was a Great Musician
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