

Based on a True Story
Dan LeFebvre
We've all seen movies that claim to be 'based on a true story', but have you ever wondered how accurate they are? That's what we'll find out as we compare Hollywood with history.
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Aug 14, 2017 • 1h 36min
The Ten Commandments (Part 1)
With almost four hours of movie and plenty of religious subject matter to cover, we'll have to split this movie up into two parts to do it justice. On this episode we'll cover all the way up until the movie's intermission.Did you enjoy this episode?
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Aug 7, 2017 • 36min
Genius
2016's Genius tells the story of book editor Max Perkins and the authors he discovered, including Thomas Wolfe, F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway.Did you enjoy this episode?
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Jul 31, 2017 • 27min
A Few Good Men
Can you handle the truth? This week we'll see how much of A Few Good Men we can compare with history.Did you enjoy this episode?
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Jul 24, 2017 • 29min
Cool Runnings
Jamaica we have a bobsled team! Every sports fan loves the story of an underdog's rise to success. Disney's Cool Runnings is that and more. But is it historically accurate? That's what we aim to discover on this week's episode.Did you enjoy this episode?
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Jul 17, 2017 • 50min
Valkyrie
Political mutiny and clandestine plots against Adolf Hitler are the subject of this week's episode as we compare history with 2008's Valkyrie.Did you enjoy this episode?
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Jul 10, 2017 • 29min
Dunkirk
Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk comes out on July 21st, but before it does let's take a moment to learn the true story so you can judge the film's historical accuracy for yourself when you go see it in theaters.Did you enjoy this episode?
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Jul 3, 2017 • 43min
The Patriot
July 4th is America's birthday, and this week we'll honor that as we compare history with Mel Gibson's epic Hollywood blockbuster, The Patriot.Did you enjoy this episode?
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Jun 26, 2017 • 55min
Tombstone
Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday have earned quite a reputation thanks to numerous Hollywood incarnations over the years. Arguably one of the most popular was with Tombstone. Let's find out how historically accurate Tombstone was.Did you enjoy this episode?
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Jun 19, 2017 • 45min
Schindler's List
It was one of the darkest hours in the world and amidst the horrors, Oskar Schindler managed to help save many lives from certain death. This week we'll find out how much of it was actually true as we compare history with Schindler's List.Did you enjoy this episode?
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Jun 12, 2017 • 33min
Behind the True Story: Richard Bachynsky Hoover on Bitter Harvest
In a first for Based on a True Story, we'll get an exclusive peek behind the true story of Bitter Harvest from the film's writer, Richard Bachynsky-Hoover.Did you enjoy this episode?
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