The Most Historically Accurate Hollywood Films

Bridge of Spies

This story of a lawyer who's charged with negotiating a hostage exchange during the Cold War might not be spot-on with accuracy, but it still maintains the "spirit" of the events. The drama between an Air Force pilot and a convicted Soviet KGB spy is enough to drive the plot and keep the viewer engaged, but not enough to impress historians. 

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The More You Know

  • In ancient Egypt, servants were smeared with honey in order to attract flies away from the pharaoh.
  • That slightly scandalous charcoal drawing of a topless Kate Winslet in Titanic was drawn by none other than the director himself, James Cameron.
  • Thomas Edison Didn't Invent the Light Bulb
  • Keanu Reeves used his profit from The Matrix to buy a motorcycle for all of the movie's stuntmen.
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