Real Stories

Real Stories is an ongoing series about the true stories behind movies and TV shows. It’s that simple.

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The Disturbing True Story Behind Martin Scorsese’s ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’

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The director’s next adaptation will chronicle one of America’s worst unsolved criminal conspiracies.

The Hunt

The History That Inspired Movies About Humans Hunting Humans

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Movies like ‘The Hunt’ have been churned out regularly since 1932’s ‘The Most Dangerous Game,’ but their concepts aren’t entirely far-fetched.

Over The Top

The Real Story Behind ‘1917’

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Learn all about the history that inspired Sam Mendes’ World War I film.

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‘King Leopold’s Ghost’ Will Chronicle One of the Worst Mass Murderers in History

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Ben Affleck is set to direct a drama about a holocaust that’s rarely discussed.

The Crown

The Real Stories Behind ‘The Crown’ Season 3

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Learn the real history behind the Netflix series.

Freddy Krueger

The Death Epidemic That Birthed Freddy Krueger

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The inspiration behind one of cinema’s scariest villains is a true horror story.

The Irishman

The Real Story Behind ‘The Irishman’

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Martin Scorsese’s latest gangster epic chronicles the life of Frank Sheeran, the army veteran who became an assassin for the mob.

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The Real Story Behind ‘Dark Waters’

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The new film from Todd Haynes focuses on Robert Bilott, an attorney who took on the goliath chemical company DuPont.

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The Real Story Behind ‘Bombshell’

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The movie focuses on the sexual harassment scandal that rocked Fox News in 2016, which exposed a misogynistic epidemic within the media empire.