The Most Historically Accurate Hollywood Films

Miracle

Fans of sports movies love this biopic about the 1980 Winter Olympics when the United States hockey team took on the Soviet team. The true underdog match has been tokened the "Miracle on Ice." Though the relationships in the film may have been exaggerated for the sake of drama, the most accurate parts of the film are doing the matches. Director Gavin O'Connor used a mix of actual footage from the Olympic match and filmed skating scenes with the actors in order to authentically portray the semifinal faceoff.

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The More You Know

  • Henry VIII knighted all four of his “Grooms of Stool” — the people in charge of wiping his butt for him.
  • Pope Gregory IV once declared war on cats because he believed Satan used black cats. His declaration lead to the mass extermination of cats.
  • Pixar’s, UP was the first ever animated film and 3D film to open the Cannes Film Festival.
  • The film industry got its start in New Jersey
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