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Ranker's Best Movies 'Loosely' Based on True Stories

"'Based on a true story' isn't always exactly accurate. This list of movies loosely based on true stories took a few too many liberties or only used a true story as distant inspiration. Hollywood loves this idea though. In the last thirteen years there have been more 'based on a true story' films made than were released in the 100 years prior. The problem is that a lot of these 'true stories' are hardly that. Be it a huge exaggeration, using one real life person in a crazy scenario, or taking a historical event and creating a fictional story around it, the films on this list played fast and loose with the facts. This isn't by any means knocking any of these films, many are fantastic, widely loved, award winning films. They just took a few too many liberties with the facts. Below is the list of films based on true stories... sort of." - ranker.com
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Goodfellas (1990)
Goodfellas (1990)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
2
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
3
The Exorcist (1973)
The Exorcist (1973)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
4
Braveheart (1995)
Braveheart (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   78%
5
The Untouchables (1987)
The Untouchables (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
6
Titanic (1997)
Titanic (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
7
Remember the Titans (2000)
Remember the Titans (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   73%
8
A Beautiful Mind (2001)
A Beautiful Mind (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   74%
9
Donnie Brasco (1997)
Donnie Brasco (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
10
The Conjuring (2013)
The Conjuring (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
11
Heat (1995)
Heat (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
12
JFK (1991)
JFK (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
13
Hoosiers (1986)
Hoosiers (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
14
Almost Famous (2000)
Almost Famous (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
15
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes®   49%
16
Boogie Nights (1997)
Boogie Nights (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
17
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019)
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
18
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood (2019)
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood (2019)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
19
Saving Mr. Banks (2013)
Saving Mr. Banks (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
20
Ed Wood (1994)
Ed Wood (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
21
The French Connection (1971)
The French Connection (1971)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
22
Behind Enemy Lines (2001)
Behind Enemy Lines (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   37%
23
The Strangers (2008)
The Strangers (2008)
Rotten Tomatoes®   48%
24
The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)
The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes®   20%
25
Unstoppable (2010)
Unstoppable (2010)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
26
The Crucible (1996)
The Crucible (1996)
Rotten Tomatoes®   69%
27
American Hustle (2013)
American Hustle (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
28
Changeling (2008)
Changeling (2008)
Rotten Tomatoes®   62%
29
Badlands (1973)
Badlands (1973)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
30
Alpha Dog (2006)
Alpha Dog (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   54%
31
The Black Dahlia (2006)
The Black Dahlia (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   32%
32
The Haunting in Connecticut (2009)
The Haunting in Connecticut (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes®   17%
33
50/50 (2011)
50/50 (2011)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
34
Pocahontas (1995)
Pocahontas (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   55%
35
21 (2008)
21 (2008)
Rotten Tomatoes®   36%
36
Anastasia (1997)
Anastasia (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
37
The King of Staten Island (2020)
The King of Staten Island (2020)
Rotten Tomatoes®   75%
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Bronson (2008)
Bronson (2008)
Rotten Tomatoes®   76%
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Pain & Gain (2013)
Pain & Gain (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes®   50%
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Open Water (2004)
Open Water (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes®   71%
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