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Any Resemblance to Actual Persons: The Real People Behind 400+ Fictional Movie Characters - Page 6

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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Unstoppable (2010)
Unstoppable (2010)
201
87%6.8
They Won't Forget (1937)
They Won't Forget (1937)
202
7.2
The Sadist (1963)
The Sadist (1963)
203
100%6.6
Badlands (1973)
Badlands (1973)
204
97%7.8
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight (1971)
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight (1971)
205
0%4.9
Inside Daisy Clover (1966)
Inside Daisy Clover (1966)
206
31%6.2
Valley of the Dolls (1967)
Valley of the Dolls (1967)
207
35%6.1
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
208
100%8.1
The Moon and Sixpence (1942)
The Moon and Sixpence (1942)
209
6.7
Psycho (1960)
Psycho (1960)
210
96%8.5
Deranged (1974)
Deranged (1974)
211
40%6.4
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
212
89%7.5
Psycho (1998)
Psycho (1998)
213
38%4.6
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)
214
37%6.2
The Goose Woman (1925)
The Goose Woman (1925)
215
6.9
The Bellamy Trial (1929)
The Bellamy Trial (1929)
216
6.2
The Famous Ferguson Case (1932)
The Famous Ferguson Case (1932)
217
6.5
The Past of Mary Holmes (1933)
The Past of Mary Holmes (1933)
218
6.6
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (1976)
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (1976)
219
89%6.8
The Great Man (1956)
The Great Man (1956)
220
6.9
A Face in the Crowd (1957)
A Face in the Crowd (1957)
221
88%8.2
Andre (1994)
Andre (1994)
222
50%5.7
Dreamgirls (2006)
Dreamgirls (2006)
223
79%6.5
Grace of My Heart (1996)
Grace of My Heart (1996)
224
79%6.7
Double Indemnity (1944)
Double Indemnity (1944)
225
97%8.3
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
226
89%7.5
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981)
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981)
227
79%6.6
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray (1913)
228
7.4
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray (1916)
229
4.9
The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)
The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)
230
93%7.5
Dorian Gray (1970)
Dorian Gray (1970)
231
5.8
The Picture of Dorian Gray (2005)
The Picture of Dorian Gray (2005)
232
4.1
Dorian Gray (2009)
Dorian Gray (2009)
233
44%6.2
The She-Wolf
The She-Wolf
234
5.9
Black Like Me (1964)
Black Like Me (1964)
235
6.6
Mephisto (1981)
Mephisto (1981)
236
80%7.7
Lady for a Day (1933)
Lady for a Day (1933)
237
100%7.4
Lakeview Terrace (2008)
Lakeview Terrace (2008)
238
44%6.1
Six Degrees of Separation (1993)
Six Degrees of Separation (1993)
239
88%6.8
Twentieth Century (1934)
Twentieth Century (1934)
240
86%7.3
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