Visualizations that show how true "based on a true story" movies are

by oatsandsugaron 5/2/2025, 9:26 PMwith 10 comments

by Rendelloon 5/2/2025, 10:46 PM

I'd like to see Catch Me If You Can. Frank Abignale's stories apparently all fall apart under investigation, meaning his whole story and career where a hoax. I can't even be upset, his whole shtick was being a great imposter in the first place!

https://whyy.org/segments/the-greatest-hoax-on-earth/

by chrismcbon 5/2/2025, 11:01 PM

Why is this a link to a link? Why not just link the original?

by oatsandsugaron 5/2/2025, 9:31 PM

True: Selma, The Big Short, Bridge of Spies

Not True: Imitation Game, Hacksaw Ridge, American Sniper

by jsheardon 5/3/2025, 12:06 AM

They missed a trick by not putting Fargo on there.

by valbacaon 5/2/2025, 11:20 PM

Save you a click-through: https://informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/based-on-a...

by cadamsdotcomon 5/3/2025, 12:45 AM

@dang any chance of an update to the link this goes to?

Big fan of Kottke and his work but this time there's not much value add.