Category Archives: Based on a true story

The Frozen Ground (2013) Rated TV-MA

Posted on August 9, 2019 by laurarachel4

A state trooper partners with a woman who escapes from the serial killer, Robert Hansen. Based on actual events. Starring Nicolas Cage, Vanessa Hudgens, and John Cusack. This film is based on a true story. It’s not a documentary, but … Continue reading →

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All Creatures Great and Small (BBC) Rated NR

Posted on July 14, 2019 by laurarachel4

The trials and misadventures of a country vet in the 1940s. Based on the books, If Only They Could Talk and It Shouldn’t Happen to a Vet, by James Herriot. Starring Christopher Timothy, Robert Hardy, and Peter Davison. The show … Continue reading →

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Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018) Rated R

Posted on March 25, 2019 by laurarachel4

Writer Lee Israel is down on her luck with her writing when she discovers a way to make money by forging other writers’ letters. Based on the book, Can You Ever Forgive Me?: Memoirs of a Literary Forger by Lee … Continue reading →

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Indivisible (2018) Rated PG-13

Posted on March 6, 2019 by laurarachel4

Army Chaplain, Turner, returns from war with unseen scars to fight for his marriage. Based on a true story. Starring Sarah Drew, Justin Bruening, and Jason George. This film’s story is not the best written. It rushes through and doesn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in 2018, Based on a true story, Drama, films, Movie reviews, movies, Rated PG-13, reviews, war | Tagged army, Army Chaplain, Based on a true story, Chaplain, character, death, families, film, film reviews, films, God, husband, Indivisible, Jason George, Justin Bruening, life, marriage, moral, movie, movie reviews, movies, one, sarah drew, scars, script, situations, story, talk, war, wife, work, worth, written | Leave a comment

King of Thieves (2018) Rated R

Posted on March 2, 2019 by laurarachel4

A group of aging crooks pulls off the biggest heist in their career until greed overtakes them. Starring Michael Caine, Charlie Cox, and Michael Gambon. The film is based on the true story of the Hatton Garden burglary. It’s slow … Continue reading →

Posted in 2018, Based on a true story, Crime, Drama, films, Movie reviews, movies, Rated R, reviews | Tagged action, Action film, based on the true story, Career, character, characters, Charlie Cox, crooks, dialogue, Drama, ending, film, film reviews, films, greed, group, Hatton Garden, Hatton Garden burglary, heist, King of Thieves, Michael Caine, Michael Gambon, movie, movie reviews, movies, not worth, script, trailer | 1 Comment

Blackkklansman (2018) Rated R

Posted on December 14, 2018 by laurarachel4

Ron Stallworth, an African-American police officer in Colorado Springs, CO, infiltrates the local Ku Klux Klan branch with the help of a fellow officer who happens to be Jewish. Based on real events in the book Black Klansman: Race, Hate, … Continue reading →

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Fruitvale Station (2013) Rated R

Posted on November 15, 2018 by laurarachel4

Based on the true story of Oscar Grant III’s last day before he was fatality shot at the Fruitvale Station in 2008. Starring Michael B. Jordan, Melonie Diaz, and Octavia Spencer. I have mixed feelings about this film. At times, I thought … Continue reading →

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The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue (1996) Rated TV-PG

Posted on August 18, 2018 by laurarachel4

A father is wrongfully convicted, and his children travel to Washington D.C. seeking his release in time for Christmas. Starring Diana Scarwid, Robert Urich, and Tegan Moss. This is a heartwarming true story of siblings who travel to Washington during The … Continue reading →

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The Snowtown Murders (2011) Rated NR

Posted on August 16, 2018 by laurarachel4

Based on true events, a sixteen-year-old boy falls into the wrong crowd, where a spree of murder and torture begins. The crowd happens to belong to his mother’s boyfriend. Starring Lucas Pittaway, Bob Adriaens, and Louise Harris. You would think … Continue reading →

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Chappaquiddick (2017) Rated PG-13

Posted on August 8, 2018 by laurarachel4

This film portrays the infamous 1969 Chappaquiddick car accident involving Ted Kennedy and Mary Jo Kopechne. Starring Jason Clarke, Kate Mara, and Ed Helms. This film tells the facts of the story with little interpretation of the events. Of course, the events … Continue reading →

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