I'm talking about movies based on true historic events, which are for the most part accurate.

I saw Der Untergang recently and was blown away. This movie is up there on my list now.

8/5/2006 1:12:17 PM

That one was pretty good.

There are quite a few biopics I'd recommend, like Gandhi or Lumumba.

Others:
The Last Emperor
Lawrence of Arabia
Elizabeth

8/5/2006 1:27:17 PM

apollo 13

8/5/2006 1:33:24 PM

I'm going to nominate Bridge on the Rive Kwai for the best one.

8/5/2006 1:33:54 PM

The DaVinci Code

8/5/2006 1:36:39 PM

Spiceworld

8/5/2006 1:42:24 PM

Glory

8/5/2006 1:42:44 PM

Schindler's List

8/5/2006 1:50:37 PM

The Battle of Algiers

8/5/2006 2:17:37 PM

elizabeth

8/5/2006 2:17:58 PM

knight's tale

8/5/2006 3:28:35 PM

^^^ Seconded.

8/5/2006 3:31:58 PM

TOMBSTONE

8/5/2006 4:01:49 PM

spiceworld or bridge over the river kwai - its a toss up

8/5/2006 5:29:32 PM

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"I'm going to nominate Bridge on the Rive Kwai for the best one."

Indeed.

8/5/2006 5:32:04 PM

Braveheart

8/5/2006 5:34:54 PM

Black Knight

8/5/2006 5:36:43 PM

Gettysburg with the Sheen guy as Lee

8/5/2006 5:38:36 PM

forrest gump

8/5/2006 6:06:31 PM

^ What? Forrest Gump was not a true story.

8/5/2006 6:38:14 PM

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"The Battle of Algiers"

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8/5/2006 7:54:22 PM

From the Earth to the Moon, the HBO miniseries that came out in 1998, is extremely good. It tells the story of the Apollo missions, and was inspired by Andrew Chaikin's book A Man on the Moon.

Battle for Algiers is a must see.

8/5/2006 8:08:06 PM

Land Before Time

8/5/2006 8:11:48 PM

Downfall

http://www.downfallthefilm.com/

[Edited on August 5, 2006 at 8:27 PM. Reason : bork]

8/5/2006 8:26:49 PM

That's awesome; they're actually making a movie about him, (prepare yourself for hours of hammering bias)

No, the best historical movie is.... THE LAST SAMURAI

Spartacus was pretty good
El Naser Salah el Dine (Saladin)
Seven samurai

Fuck, there's one movie about Volt, I don't remember the name.

8/5/2006 9:13:27 PM

^^ Did you read the first post, silly?

8/5/2006 9:14:55 PM

I really loved The Last Emperor and I liked Elizabeth.

I also liked Wyatt Earp

8/5/2006 9:25:18 PM

That's because The Last Emperor is amazingly beautiful.

8/5/2006 9:26:53 PM

Fahrenheit 9/11

8/5/2006 9:30:32 PM

Super Mario Bros.

8/5/2006 9:33:02 PM

Wyatt erp was sick, I wish they explained some more about Bill's gang, tho. It's like they just poped out of the "red" boots.

8/5/2006 9:33:52 PM

All the Presidents Men

8/5/2006 9:44:42 PM

Kingdom of Heaven - The Director's Cut is awesome, though there are several fairly significant inaccuracies. It depends on how picky you want to get.

8/5/2006 10:39:00 PM

Terminator I & II...only because its bound to happen.

8/5/2006 10:41:39 PM

Band of Brothers

8/5/2006 11:20:09 PM

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"Spartacus was pretty good"

dr. detreville disagrees...said its not that accurate

shaka zulu was good i thought, but i dont know how accurate it was

8/5/2006 11:20:20 PM

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"bridge over the river kwai "

although a great movie, the vast majority of it is fiction.


[Edited on August 5, 2006 at 11:27 PM. Reason : eee]

8/5/2006 11:25:41 PM

Windtalkers

8/5/2006 11:43:01 PM

Troy

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8/6/2006 12:08:21 AM

the good, the bad, and the ugly

8/6/2006 12:20:35 AM

Miracle

8/6/2006 12:21:42 AM

Wyatt Earp and Tombstone were good.. though some was fictional i would imagine...

8/6/2006 12:29:57 AM

Radio

8/6/2006 12:34:37 AM

Though I'm not aware of the extent to which it is historically accurate, The Motorcycle Diaries is an excellent film.

8/6/2006 12:43:11 AM

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"knight's tale"

Hahahahahaha.

But if they actually did do some time travel to dance to David Bowie, I'd be amused as hell.

8/6/2006 12:44:46 AM

To some of your discern, I doubt all the "movies" are going to be 100% accurate, it seems hollywoods time machines weren't invented in the past that could bring the actors into the future, it only works in reverse.

It does make me furious!

[Edited on August 6, 2006 at 1:12 AM. Reason : Jay shermans of the world]

8/6/2006 1:10:23 AM

^ I would like an explination of that, thank you very much

8/6/2006 9:36:18 AM

Menace 2 Society
Dead Presidents

8/6/2006 9:40:46 AM

thirteen days

8/6/2006 9:46:01 AM

Monty Python and The Holy Grail

8/6/2006 9:46:22 AM