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Fictional Biopics We Wish Really Happened - Page 4

Movie biographies always seem to be kind of dark and depressing with just enough happy moments to keep you from sobbing to death in your popcorn. So let's just admit it..... the world would be a lot more up-beat place if the following movies were actually true-life stories.
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Dragonslayer (1981)
Dragonslayer (1981)
121
82%6.7
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
122
95%8.4
The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981)
The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981)
123
27%5.5
Zorro, the Gay Blade (1981)
Zorro, the Gay Blade (1981)
124
43%6.2
Airplane! (1980)
Airplane! (1980)
125
97%7.7
Can't Stop the Music (1980)
Can't Stop the Music (1980)
126
18%4.2
Flash Gordon (1980)
Flash Gordon (1980)
127
83%6.5
Somewhere in Time (1980)
Somewhere in Time (1980)
128
58%7.2
The Blue Lagoon (1980)
The Blue Lagoon (1980)
129
8%5.8
The Blues Brothers (1980)
The Blues Brothers (1980)
130
73%7.9
The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980)
The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980)
131
85%7.3
Xanadu (1980)
Xanadu (1980)
132
29%5.3
Roller Boogie (1979)
Roller Boogie (1979)
133
0%4.6
The Muppet Movie (1979)
The Muppet Movie (1979)
134
88%7.6
National Lampoon's Animal House (1978)
National Lampoon's Animal House (1978)
135
91%
Thank God It's Friday (1978)
Thank God It's Friday (1978)
136
30%5.4
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas (1977)
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas (1977)
137
100%8.2
Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
138
77%7.0
Star Wars (1977)
Star Wars (1977)
139
92%8.6
The Rescuers (1977)
The Rescuers (1977)
140
81%6.9
Car Wash (1976)
Car Wash (1976)
141
89%6.2
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
142
97%8.2
Benji (1974)
Benji (1974)
143
86%6.1
Herbie Rides Again (1974)
Herbie Rides Again (1974)
144
83%5.7
Young Frankenstein (1974)
Young Frankenstein (1974)
145
94%8.0
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (1973)
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (1973)
146
67%7.7
Enter the Dragon (1973)
Enter the Dragon (1973)
147
95%7.7
Paper Moon (1973)
Paper Moon (1973)
148
93%8.1
The Sting (1973)
The Sting (1973)
149
93%8.3
The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
150
80%7.1
What's Up, Doc? (1972)
What's Up, Doc? (1972)
151
89%7.7
Harold and Maude (1971)
Harold and Maude (1971)
152
86%7.9
Shaft (1971)
Shaft (1971)
153
86%6.6
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
154
91%7.8
Pippi Longstocking (1969)
Pippi Longstocking (1969)
155
43%7.0
Barbarella (1968)
Barbarella (1968)
156
74%5.9
Planet of the Apes (1968)
Planet of the Apes (1968)
157
86%8.0
Doctor Dolittle (1967)
Doctor Dolittle (1967)
158
27%6.2
The Producers (1967)
The Producers (1967)
159
90%7.6
Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967)
Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967)
160
85%6.9
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