15+ True Stories That Inspired Epic Hollywood Films

Published on 06/06/2017
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War Dogs

Based loosely on two arms dealers, David Packouz and Efraim Diveroli, who won a $300 million Pentagon contract to arm America’s allies in Afghanistan. War Dogs reflects on how the duo were caught selling repackaged crumbling and outdated Chinese ammunition. Diveroli served four years in prison while Packouz spent seven months under house arrest.

War Dogs

War Dogs

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The Revenant

After all of the brilliant films Leonardo DiCaprio has starred in, it was his role in The Revenant that finally earned him an Oscar. With that being said, the film is based on Hugh Glass, a hunter, frontiersman, trader, and explorer who got mauled by a grizzly bear and was left behind by his companions. Glass then crawled some 200 miles to South Dakota to reach help. Many have claimed this story as false due to little written evidence but that hasn’t stopped his tale from turning into one of legend.

The Revenant

The Revenant

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