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Any Resemblance to Actual Persons: The Real People Behind 400+ Fictional Movie Characters - Page 3

From Hal Erickson's book of the same title, these are fictional films with characters based on real people (but with different names).
I put the Charlie Chan movies at the end, except for the ones he mentions by name. (Charlie Chan was inspired by a Hawaiian detective named Chang Apana.)
I'm disappointed that so few people have used this list. It took me forever to make, and I'm proud of it. I guess I didn't need to include ALL the Charlie Chan movies. That was overkill. But it's still a complete and accurate list of movies discussed in the book! And it's a great book. So please, use it. Share it. And check out the book if you get the chance!
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Sex and the Single Girl (1964)
Sex and the Single Girl (1964)
Rotten Tomatoes®   50%
82
Once Is Not Enough (1975)
Once Is Not Enough (1975)
83
Titanic (1953)
Titanic (1953)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
84
I Love You to Death (1990)
I Love You to Death (1990)
Rotten Tomatoes®   56%
85
The Fall of a Nation (1916)
The Fall of a Nation (1916)
Rotten Tomatoes®   43%
86
Inherit the Wind (1960)
Inherit the Wind (1960)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
87
British Agent (1934)
British Agent (1934)
88
The Departed (2006)
The Departed (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
89
Goodfellas (1990)
Goodfellas (1990)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
90
The Eddie Cantor Story (1953)
The Eddie Cantor Story (1953)
91
Cloak and Dagger (1946)
Cloak and Dagger (1946)
Rotten Tomatoes®   80%
92
The Doctor and the Devils (1985)
The Doctor and the Devils (1985)
93
I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang (1932)
I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang (1932)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
94
The Believer (2001)
The Believer (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
95
American Dreamz (2006)
American Dreamz (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   38%
96
My Favorite Year (1982)
My Favorite Year (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
97
Ordinary Decent Criminal (2000)
Ordinary Decent Criminal (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   14%
98
A League of Their Own (1992)
A League of Their Own (1992)
Rotten Tomatoes®   80%
99
Little Caesar (1931)
Little Caesar (1931)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
100
The Secret Six (1931)
The Secret Six (1931)
101
The Guilty Generation (1931)
The Guilty Generation (1931)
102
Scarface (1932)
Scarface (1932)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
103
The Harder They Fall (1956)
The Harder They Fall (1956)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
104
The Vow (2012)
The Vow (2012)
Rotten Tomatoes®   31%
105
On the Road (2012)
On the Road (2012)
Rotten Tomatoes®   45%
106
Matinee (1993)
Matinee (1993)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
107
The Man Who Dared (1933)
The Man Who Dared (1933)
108
The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009)
The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes®   51%
109
Scandal Sheet (1931)
Scandal Sheet (1931)
110
Three Brave Men (1957)
Three Brave Men (1957)
111
Cell 2455 Death Row (1955)
Cell 2455 Death Row (1955)
112
The Snake Pit (1948)
The Snake Pit (1948)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
113
Primary Colors (1998)
Primary Colors (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes®   81%
114
Last Days (2005)
Last Days (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes®   58%
115
Ace in the Hole (1951)
Ace in the Hole (1951)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
116
Love Me Forever (1935)
Love Me Forever (1935)
117
Borderland (2007)
Borderland (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
118
The Little Drummer Girl (1984)
The Little Drummer Girl (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   71%
119
The Lords of Discipline (1983)
The Lords of Discipline (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   38%
120
A Few Good Men (1992)
A Few Good Men (1992)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
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