16 Things 'True Story' Movies Got Wrong

Hollywood didn't give Patton his profanity-laced due.
16 Things 'True Story' Movies Got Wrong

Non-fiction films are immensely enjoyable to see. You know, the possibilities are just bigger. The excitement, suspense, love, or fascination of a narrative is amplified when you know it genuinely happened.

Such stories are fascinating to watch as they're both instructional as well as enjoyable (when done well). Obviously, not every film can do justice to a person's side of a story. This is why we did the legwork for you and selected the perfect true story movies. Please don't congratulate us; instead, start watching one of these powerful films this weekend.

We all know that when it comes to portraying the stories of people who truly existed, Hollywood likes to take liberties. However, in the process of striving to make already dramatic stories even more so, directors make alterations or omissions that are so obvious that we wonder if they even looked at the source material.

Bring your popcorn bucket because we're discussing stuff like...

IN THE IMITATION GAME, COMMANDER ALASTAIR DENNISTON IS PORTRAYED AS A TERRIBLE PERSON LOOKING TO SABOTAGE ALAN TURING'S CODE-BREAKING CAREER AT EVERY
16 Things 'True Story' Movies Got Wrong
The real Captain Phillips is no hero like he was hailed in the movie. Phillips ignored multiple warnings from Maritime authorities, and his crew's req
CRACKED.CON In Dallas Buyers Club, Ron Woodroof occasionally flirts with his pretty doctor Eve Saks (Jennifer Garner) Actually, Eve Saks never existed

Patton, not known for his subtlety

PATITON In the 1970 film starring George. C. Scott, General Patton delivers an impressive-yet profanity free speech boasting about how the Allies are
In Michael Bay's Pain & Gain the main characters are portrayed as goofy tough guys who decide to kidnap a dirtbag criminal in order to steal his money
O TEXACO arbon con GOODVEAA CHAMPION Imes AELE James Hunt and Niki Lauda appear as bitter rivals in the movie, Rush. In reality, the two were actually

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Max Baer is shown as a murderous psychopath, who has killed multiple boxers in Cinderella Man. In fact, the real-life Max Baer did actually kill a box
CRACKED COM In The Social Network, Mark Zuckerberg only created Facebook because he wanted to attract women after a breakup. In reality, Mark Zuckerbe
IN KINGDOM OF HEAVEN, THE PATRIARCH OF JERUSALEM, HERACLIUS IS DEPICTED AS A COWARDLY, SELF-ABSORBED ASSHOLE. IN REAL LIFE, HE AND BALIAN ONCE OFFERED
Steve Wozniak has stated that he doesn't talk in the accusing, aggressive way that is depicted in the 2015 film Steve Jobs CRAGKED
In 2013's biopic Jimi: All Is By My Side, Jimi Hendrix is portrayed as a violent man and is even shown beating up his girlfriend, Kathy Etchingham, wh
CRACKED CON Lawrence of Arabia portrays General Edmund Allenby as a bastard who thinks he is superior to Lawrence and is cold-hearted towards the Arab
CRACKED.COM In The King's Speech Winston Churchill appears to be on George VI's side. Actually he was a supporter of Nazi-sympathizer King Edward VI
In the movie American Sniper(2012) about Iraq War veteran Chris Kyle, he was portrayed as being haunted by having the highest kill-count of any sniper

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