vs Hollywood
Fact-checking historical movies and separating truth from fiction
The Iron Claw vs. History: How Accurate Is the Von Erich Wrestling Tragedy?
Sean Durkin's 2023 film about the Von Erich wrestling dynasty is one of the most emotionally devastating sports biopics ever made. It is also missing an entire brother.
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One Life vs. History: How Accurate Is the Nicholas Winton Holocaust Rescue Film?
Anthony Hopkins plays the elderly Nicholas Winton recalling how he organized eight trains that carried 669 children from occupied Czechoslovakia to safety in Britain. The facts are extraordinary. The film quietly sidesteps the people who made them possible.
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Cabrini vs. History: How Accurate Is the Frances Cabrini Biopic?
The 2024 film Cabrini dramatizes the story of America's first saint, an Italian immigrant nun who built hospitals and orphanages in New York's worst slums. How much of it is real?
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Reagan vs. History: How Accurate Is the Dennis Quaid Biopic?
The 2024 film stars Dennis Quaid as Ronald Reagan and frames the 40th president's life through the eyes of a fictional Soviet intelligence analyst. Here is what holds up and what does not.
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