Filmmakers love adapting true stories to the big screen, and studios will always use the “based on real events” angle to draw in audiences and generate interest. They say that truth can be stranger than fiction, and sometimes what happens in the real world can be more compelling than anything a screenwriter can come up with. At the same time, it’s important to remember that fact-based narrative movies are not documentaries and can stray from the truth. Even if a majority of the facts presented are right, there will always be some elements that are overly dramatized for the sake of making a more interesting film. Here are 10 true story movies that were completely inaccurate.
