The Most Historically Accurate Hollywood Films

The Martian

Though the events of this film haven't happened in real life (yet), they certainly could. The film is based on a novel by Andy Weir that tells the story of an astronaut who is left behind on Mars following a failed mission. Though the film is completely fictional, "science is not." NASA experts had a hand in the film since day one, and everything about the scenario is factual and up to NASA standards. The film was nominated for seven Oscars.

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The More You Know

  • Orson Welles directed much of Citizen Kane from a wheelchair, after injuring himself on set.
  • Dentures used to be made from the teeth of dead soldiers.
  • Speaking of Victorian England – an unexpected fashion trend of the straight-laced era? Nipple piercings.
  • A typing error of a single hyphen in the coding of the Mariner I rocket, caused it to blast before take off and cost NASA $630 million dollars.
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