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Visualizations that show how true "based on a true story" movies are

by oatsandsugar on 5/2/2025, 9:26:14 PM with 10 comments
  • by Rendello on 5/2/2025, 10:46:34 PM

    I'd like to see Catch Me If You Can. Frank Abignale's stories apparently all fall apart under investigation, meaning his whole story and career where a hoax. I can't even be upset, his whole shtick was being a great imposter in the first place!

    https://whyy.org/segments/the-greatest-hoax-on-earth/

  • by chrismcb on 5/2/2025, 11:01:46 PM

    Why is this a link to a link? Why not just link the original?

  • by oatsandsugar on 5/2/2025, 9:31:01 PM

    True: Selma, The Big Short, Bridge of Spies

    Not True: Imitation Game, Hacksaw Ridge, American Sniper

  • by jsheard on 5/3/2025, 12:06:10 AM

    They missed a trick by not putting Fargo on there.

  • by valbaca on 5/2/2025, 11:20:52 PM

    Save you a click-through: https://informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/based-on-a...

  • by WalterGR on 5/2/2025, 11:20:16 PM

    Actual URL: https://informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/based-on-a...

  • by cadamsdotcom on 5/3/2025, 12:45:40 AM

    @dang any chance of an update to the link this goes to?

    Big fan of Kottke and his work but this time there's not much value add.