The Most Historically Accurate Hollywood Films

The Wolf of Wall Street

Leonardo DiCaprio's depiction of famous Wall Street stockbroker Jordan Belfort comes straight out of Belfort's memoir. The hard-party scenes and high-pressure office meetings don't seem too far-fetched to be believable. This is also Leo's second role as a famous con artist. He played forger, Frank Abagnale, in Catch Me If You Can nearly two decades ago.

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The More You Know

  • The bridge blown up by Eli Wallach and Clint Eastwood in The Good, The Bad and The Ugly was prematurely detonated by a Spanish Army Captain. Upon learning of his mistake the Captain ordered his troops to rebuild the bridge, only for it to suffer another explosion once complete.
  • Jennifer Lopez was the first actress to have a movie and an album hit number one in the same week.
  • Director Steven Spielberg made his first film for a merit badge
  • Ferrets were one of the most popular pets in Rome.
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