The Most Historically Accurate Hollywood Films

A Matter of Perspective

The accuracy of the events in the movie is widely debated. Some law enforcement agencies that worked on the Belfort case when it happened argue that some of the events aren't true. Critics argue that the film shows Belfort's life the way he perceived it. The major changes in the film were the names of some characters, for issues of privacy.

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The More You Know

  • And while we're on the subject of tomatoes, ketchup was once actually sold as medicine.
  • Despite pulling in over $240m My Big Fat Greek Wedding never once topped the US box office chart.
  • A famous ‘Pulp Fiction’ shot was filmed in reverse
  • 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.
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