At ChasingtheFrog we research the real stories behind some of the most popular (and not so popular) Hollywood films.
Browse our True Stories section
to discover the realities behind movies based on true stories. Are they fact or fiction? We pit history vs. Hollywood to bring you the answers.
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MOVIES BASED ON TRUE STORIES
Meet the real people behind Movies Based on True Stories.
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 The Disaster Artist:
Does this film about the worst movie ever made stick to the facts?
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 The Man Who Invented Christmas:
Does this story of the writing of A Christmas Carol add too much fiction?
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 Goodbye Christopher Robin:
Is this Pooh origin story stuffed with too much fiction?
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 Only the Brave:
Does the truth get lost in the smoke in this wildfire movie?
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 Marshall:
Is this Thurgood Marshall movie guilty of too much fiction?
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 Victoria and Abdul:
Was Queen Victoria really a champion against racial intolerance?
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 American Made:
Is this drug smuggling movie laced with fiction?
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 Battle of the Sexes:
Does this tennis movie serve up the truth?
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 Stronger:
Is this Boston Marathon survivor movie weakened by fiction?
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 The Glass Castle:
Does the movie stay faithful to the memoir?
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 Detroit:
How factual is this civil rights movie?
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 Dunkirk:
Does the truth become a casualty in this WWII movie?
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 Happy Valley:
See images of Al Pacino as Joe Paterno.
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 The Big Sick:
We examine the romantic comedy and separate fiction from fact.
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 All Eyez on Me:
Does this Tupac biopic stay in rhythm with the truth?
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 Megan Leavey:
We bite into the truth behind this military dog movie.
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 King Arthur: Legend of the Sword:
Was King Arthur an actual person?
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 The Promise:
How close is the movie to the actual Armenian Genocide?
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 The Lost City of Z:
We explored the movie for fiction. Here's what we found.
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 Annabelle: Creation:
Is there any truth to this horror sequel?
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 The Case for Christ:
A look at the real guy who tried to disprove Christ.
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 The Zookeeper's Wife:
Meet the heroic couple and the Nazi who betrayed them.
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 Beauty and the Beast:
Did you know that the Disney movie was inspired by a real couple?
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 A United Kingdom:
Does this interracial marriage story stay faithful to the facts?
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 War Dogs:
Is this gunrunning movie armed with the truth?
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 Gold:
We mined the movie for the facts.
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 The Bye Bye Man:
Is there any truth to this horror tale?
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 Patriots Day:
Does this Boston Marathon bombing movie align itself with the facts?
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 Hidden Figures:
Does this movie about female NASA pioneers jettison the facts from the story?
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 The Crown:
Does this Netflix series about Queen Elizabeth II remain loyal to the truth?
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Featured Additions:
Casino, Notorious, American Gangster,
Patch Adams (more at right)...
MOVIES BASED ON BOOKS
2017 Movie Reading! Browse the
list here.
Is the book always better than the movie? Browse our list
of books that are being adapted for the big screen.
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WORLD WAR Z (2013) (Zombie, Horror, Apocalypse, War, Outbreak, Adaptation)
PLOT: A decade after the Zombie War, Gerry Lane (Brad Pitt), an agent of the United Nations Postwar Commission, travels the world trying to find a way to stop the zombie pandemic that is collapsing governments and wiping out armies. AUTHOR: Max Brooks
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Books To Be Movies:
Devil's Knot, Serena, Syrup, The Great Gatsby, The Monuments Men, more...
MOVIE VILLAINS UNMASKED
Get to know the actors underneath the masks.
 Michael Myers - Tony Moran's agent apologized to him for not having anything more to offer than the part of a psycho in a low-budget horror movie. It was a film that would go on to gross over $75 million and make Moran an elusive legend among horror fans everywhere. | |
 Darth Vader - The ultimate movie villain unmasked. Meet the actors underneath the suit. Learn more about Sebastian Shaw, the face of Darth Vader. Watch Star Wars movie trailers and short films, buy posters, and more. [ Meet Darth Vader ] |
MOVIE  GALLERIES
The perfect attire for movie lovers, our handpicked selection of movie and TV show Ts let you bring home a piece of your favorite movies. From Harry Potter to Scarface, we scour the internet to find the best Ts available, with new galleries added weekly.
   
Check out some of our great TV and movie Ts listed below:
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13 Hours
21
300
42
Adaptation
All Eyez on Me
American Gangster
American Hustle
American Made
American Sniper
Annabelle
Annabelle: Creation
Anthropoid
Antwone Fisher
Argo
Battle of the Sexes
Beauty and the Beast
Bessie
Big Eyes
Big Lebowski, The
Big Short, The
Big Sick, The
Black Mass
Bleed for This
Blind Side, The
Bling Ring, The
Bloodsport
Boardwalk Empire
Boys Don't Cry
Breach
Bridge of Spies
Bye Bye Man, The
Calendar Girls
Captive
Case for Christ, The
Casino
Catch Me If You Can
Charlie Wilson's War
Concussion
Conjuring, The
Conjuring 2, The
Crown, The
Danish Girl, The
Danny Collins
Deepwater Horizon
Detroit
Devil Wears Prada, The
Disappointments Room, The
Disaster Artist, The
Donnie Brasco
Dragon: The Bruce Lee
Story
Dunkirk
Eddie the Eagle
End of the Tour, The
Entourage
Erin Brockovich
Everest
Exorcism of Emily Rose
Fighter, The
Finding Neverland
Finest Hours, The
Florence Foster Jenkins
Founder, The
Foxcatcher
Free State of Jones
Freedom Writers
Frida
Genius
Glass Castle, The
Gold
Goodbye Christopher Robin
Goodfellas
Gridiron Gang
Hacksaw Ridge
Hands of Stone
Happy Valley
Haunting in Connecticut
Hidden Figures
Hollywoodland
Hoosiers
Hours, The
Hurricane, The
I Saw the Light
Imitation Game, The
Infiltrator, The
Invincible
Jaws
Joy
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
League of Their
Own, A
Lion
Lost City of Z, The
Loving
Man Who Invented Christmas, The
Marshall
McFarland, USA
Megan Leavey
Men of Honor
Miracle
Miracles from Heaven
Monster
Mothman Prophecies, The
My All American
Not Without My Daughter
Notorious
Only the Brave
Pain & Gain
Passion of the Christ,
The
Patch Adams
Patriots Day
Pawn Sacrifice
People v. O.J. Simpson, The
Pianist, The
Promise, The
Public Enemies
Pursuit of Happyness, The
Queen of Katwe
Race
Radio
Remember the Titans
Revenant, The
Rite, The
Rookie, The
Rudy
Schindler's List
Seabiscuit
Social Network, The
Soul Surfer
Spotlight
Steve Jobs
Straight Outta Compton
Stronger
Sully
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Texas Rising
Theory of Everything, The
Titanic
Unbroken
United 93
United Kingdom, A
Victoria & Abdul
Walk, The
Walk the Line
War Dogs
Wild
Woman in Gold
Zodiac
Zookeepers Wife, The
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