The Most Historically Accurate Hollywood Films

Lincoln

Daniel Day-Lewis's shocking transformation into the 16th president of the United States made for an award-winning performance. The film follows the last months of Lincoln's life and his final political efforts regarding the abolishment of slavery. The biopic humanizes Lincoln rather than showing him as only a political figure, and Lewis's performance has been praised as one of the most accurate to date.

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The More You Know

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