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By *oofy321 OP   Man
25 weeks ago

moon base zero

Gonna pick the doors

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By (user no longer on site)
25 weeks ago

Sulley was a good film

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By *r John WickMan
25 weeks ago

The Continental

Schindler’s List

Eddie the Eagle

Rocket Man

Wolf of Wall Street

Those are some of my favourites

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By *iltsTSgirlTV/TS
25 weeks ago

chichester

Superman

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By *8bobMan
25 weeks ago

biggleswade

Midnight express.

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By (user no longer on site)
25 weeks ago


"Superman "

I was going to suggest Forrest Gump

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By *ackformore100Man
25 weeks ago

Tin town

Mr Deeds

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By *igjonny090Man
25 weeks ago

blackpool and Manchester

I’m a big fan of a beautiful mind, once you’ve watched it once you can’t not spot the signs anytime you watch it again

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By *enSiskoMan
25 weeks ago

Cestus 3


"I’m a big fan of a beautiful mind, once you’ve watched it once you can’t not spot the signs anytime you watch it again"

What a well made clever movie, when I first saw that movie, it was a master class. Will not say any more due to spoilers.

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By *enSiskoMan
25 weeks ago

Cestus 3

I saw a movie last week Called the Ministry of ungentlemanly warfare, was surprised to discover it is based on real people.

My choice is The Hurricane starring Denzel Washington made me very angry.

And Lion, starring Dev Patel I was in tears.

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By *uriousscouserWoman
25 weeks ago

Wirral

Lawrence of Arabia and Goodfellas are both outstanding.

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By (user no longer on site)
25 weeks ago

Digby the Biggest Dog in the World.

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By *aradox13Man
25 weeks ago

Dorchester

My left foot

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By *herry delightWoman
25 weeks ago

Ilfracombe

Sully: Miracle on the Hudson

Captain Phillips

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By *ickyKlungespeareMan
25 weeks ago

St Leonards


"I’m a big fan of a beautiful mind, once you’ve watched it once you can’t not spot the signs anytime you watch it again

What a well made clever movie, when I first saw that movie, it was a master class. Will not say any more due to spoilers."

Agreed, with both of you .

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By *illy IdolMan
25 weeks ago

Midlands

Blindside

Hurricane

Unbroken

All very good films

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By *ungle VIP 1Man
25 weeks ago

colchester

Johnny cash

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By *aizyWoman
25 weeks ago

west midlands

Nowhere Boy

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By *oodmessMan
25 weeks ago

yumsville

Professor Marston & the Wonder Women

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By (user no longer on site)
25 weeks ago

Raging Bull.

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By *abtastic Mr FoxMan
25 weeks ago

A den in the Glen

12 years a sláve.

Papillon. Read the book and the guy went though hell.

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By *eyond PurityCouple
25 weeks ago

Lincolnshire

Watched Invictus recently and that hit home how apartheid affected a nation.

K

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By (user no longer on site)
25 weeks ago

American Gangster

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By *zeroMan
25 weeks ago

Glasgow

Raging Bull

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By *ascaIMan
25 weeks ago

Cheshire Liverpool Manchester

Watched a film called Lion recently about a 5 year old Indian boy who gets lost 1000 miles from home and gets adopted by an Australian couple. 25 years later he sets off to find his lost family.

It’s sad but nice.

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By *dventurousSexplorersCouple
25 weeks ago

Fantasy Land

Hacksaw ridge! Unbelievable story of heroism, it could easily be fictional it’s that incredible

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By *zeroMan
25 weeks ago

Glasgow

The Founder with Michael Keaton and the early years of McDonald's is a really good film

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By *lynJMan
25 weeks ago

Morden

Cool running.

Midnight Express.

Two very different stories.

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By *ittlemiss Hal O weenCouple
25 weeks ago

Southampton


"Watched a film called Lion recently about a 5 year old Indian boy who gets lost 1000 miles from home and gets adopted by an Australian couple. 25 years later he sets off to find his lost family.

It’s sad but nice. "

That's a great film

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By (user no longer on site)
25 weeks ago

The Damned United

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By *igjonny090Man
25 weeks ago

blackpool and Manchester

I like moneyball and the big short, both are quite amusing and entertaining

Wolf of Wall Street always seemed like the hammed it up for the story but having read a bit about the guy it was actually toned down

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By *enSiskoMan
25 weeks ago

Cestus 3


"Professor Marston & the Wonder Women

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Another good choice imo. As a comic book fan.

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By *enSiskoMan
25 weeks ago

Cestus 3


"The Founder with Michael Keaton and the early years of McDonald's is a really good film"

This movie has to be watched to be believed.

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By *rBobbMan
25 weeks ago

Birmingham

Resistance

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By *oastal1968Man
25 weeks ago

London

Sasquatch.

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By *a LunaWoman
25 weeks ago

South Wales

The Dig

About Edith Pretty and Basil Brown and an archaeological dig with a discovery.

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By *ascaIMan
25 weeks ago

Cheshire Liverpool Manchester


"The Founder with Michael Keaton and the early years of McDonald's is a really good film"

Yeah, really enjoyed this film. He’s boss Michael Keaton.

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By (user no longer on site)
25 weeks ago

I always enjoy Seven Years in Tibet.

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By *ansoffateMan
25 weeks ago

Sagittarius A


"Watched a film called Lion recently about a 5 year old Indian boy who gets lost 1000 miles from home and gets adopted by an Australian couple. 25 years later he sets off to find his lost family.

It’s sad but nice.

That's a great film "

I'll second that or is third?

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By *tylebender03Man
25 weeks ago

Manchester

IP Man

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By *adbod2godbodMan
25 weeks ago

Manchester

Love a lot of the ones mentioned. But one that seems not to have been mentioned is "worlds fastest Indian" about a kiwi call Burt Monroe

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By *agatoXXXMan
25 weeks ago

Gone and completely forgotten.

Chariots of Fire. Eric Liddell has been a hero since my boyhood.

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By *ansoffateMan
25 weeks ago

Sagittarius A


"IP Man"

Oh that's a great call.

A total legend and he did it all whilst chain-smoking.

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By *ittlemiss Hal O weenCouple
25 weeks ago

Southampton


"Love a lot of the ones mentioned. But one that seems not to have been mentioned is "worlds fastest Indian" about a kiwi call Burt Monroe "

I absolutely LOVE that film , watched it again the other day

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By *TG3Man
25 weeks ago

Dorchester


"Hacksaw ridge! Unbelievable story of heroism, it could easily be fictional it’s that incredible"
exactly that somebody could actually live and do what he did.

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By *enSiskoMan
25 weeks ago

Cestus 3


"Love a lot of the ones mentioned. But one that seems not to have been mentioned is "worlds fastest Indian" about a kiwi call Burt Monroe "

Another good shout, Anthony Hopkins I believe.

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By *enSiskoMan
25 weeks ago

Cestus 3


"Hacksaw ridge! Unbelievable story of heroism, it could easily be fictional it’s that incredible exactly that somebody could actually live and do what he did. "

This and other mentions are on my to watch list love a true story, it balances the mind and grounds the spirit in this world of disinformation.

When I have realised how great we can be.

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By *enSiskoMan
25 weeks ago

Cestus 3

Erin Brockovich.

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By *TG3Man
25 weeks ago

Dorchester


"Hacksaw ridge! Unbelievable story of heroism, it could easily be fictional it’s that incredible exactly that somebody could actually live and do what he did.

This and other mentions are on my to watch list love a true story, it balances the mind and grounds the spirit in this world of disinformation.

When I have realised how great we can be."

whoever he was he was extremely brave or idiotic

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By *ittlemiss Hal O weenCouple
25 weeks ago

Southampton


"Love a lot of the ones mentioned. But one that seems not to have been mentioned is "worlds fastest Indian" about a kiwi call Burt Monroe

Another good shout, Anthony Hopkins I believe."

Yes it is

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By *ellyhunterMan
25 weeks ago

Morecambe / can travel

The Elephant Man

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By *adbod2godbodMan
25 weeks ago

Manchester


"Love a lot of the ones mentioned. But one that seems not to have been mentioned is "worlds fastest Indian" about a kiwi call Burt Monroe

I absolutely LOVE that film , watched it again the other day "

It's a belter.....often just Google my favourite scenes on youtube

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By *orksRockerMan
25 weeks ago

Bradford


"Gonna pick The Doors"

That's an absolute belter film and I watch it alot still, but not a very accurate depiction.

My submission would be The Imitation Game about Alan Turing. Great film.

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By *ittlemiss Hal O weenCouple
25 weeks ago

Southampton


"Love a lot of the ones mentioned. But one that seems not to have been mentioned is "worlds fastest Indian" about a kiwi call Burt Monroe

I absolutely LOVE that film , watched it again the other day

It's a belter.....often just Google my favourite scenes on youtube"

I love when the bikers come up to him with a load of money and wish him well

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By *ecky and justCouple
25 weeks ago

Godalming

Definitely, Worlds Fastest Indian.

Also,

American Sniper, terribly sad ending.

Bohemian Rhapsody, admittedly some artistic license.

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By *viatrixWoman
25 weeks ago

Redhill

I’ve always loved Amadeus

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By *inda May SimmonsTV/TS
25 weeks ago

hexham

Probably I would go for Miracle on 34th Street

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By *ornycougaWoman
25 weeks ago

NORWAY Wherever I lay my hat

127 Hours - amazing story and great cinematography

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
25 weeks ago

little house on the praire

Hacksaw ridge

The imitation game

The Danish girl

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By *ex HolesMan
25 weeks ago

Up North

Shaving Ryan’s Privates

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By *pecialdaysMan
25 weeks ago

oxford

Johnny cash

Freddie Mercury

David Gale

Elephant Man and many more but I have to give it to the name of the father the way Gerry Conlon and the Guildford four were treated by the met is shocking and embarrassing

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By (user no longer on site)
25 weeks ago

I liked Hitchcock

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By *enSiskoMan
25 weeks ago

Cestus 3


"Gonna pick The Doors

That's an absolute belter film and I watch it alot still, but not a very accurate depiction.

My submission would be The Imitation Game about Alan Turing. Great film."

When I drive to the other side of my city I use a road called Alan Touring way, not till I saw the film did I realise the road is named after him.

Believe an apology was made to how he was treated by the establishment.

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By *enSiskoMan
25 weeks ago

Cestus 3


"I’ve always loved Amadeus "

One of my favourite 80's movies.

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By *enSiskoMan
25 weeks ago

Cestus 3


"127 Hours - amazing story and great cinematography"

I also love true stories were hard decisions have to be made.

To be or not to be is the question in that movie.

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By *andy CanesWoman
25 weeks ago

south

The Pursuit of Happyness

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By *rumpyMcFuckNuggetMan
25 weeks ago

Den of Iniquity

Santa Clause The Movie

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By *luebell888Woman
25 weeks ago

Glasgowish

Gorillas in the Mist

Chaplin

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By *idssissyTV/TS
25 weeks ago

Birmingham


"American Gangster"

Enjoyed but of talk about how factual was it

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By *lubchuckerMan
25 weeks ago

Oxfordshire

The Worlds Fastest Indian

The story of Burt Munroe who built an Indian bike in New Zealand to go and compete on the Bonneville salt flats in America and how he overcame all the obstacles to live his dream

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By *ed MartinMan
25 weeks ago

Shefford

The Revenant- it’s a fictionalised version of a guy called Hugh Glass, who was a certifiable Bad-Ass MF.

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By *idssissyTV/TS
25 weeks ago

Birmingham

Most recent biopics seen and enjoyed

One Life film about saving children during ww2

Elvis the Baz Lurhnam version

Priscilla

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By *ools and the brainCouple
25 weeks ago

couple, us we him her.

Prefontain the true story about an amazing athlete.

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By *he love catsCouple
25 weeks ago

South Wales

Uncle buck.

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By *idssissyTV/TS
25 weeks ago

Birmingham


"Professor Marston & the Wonder Women

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Was fortunate to have the whole screen to myself when saw it in the cinema

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By *immyinreadingMan
25 weeks ago

henley on thames

Goodfellas

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By *imply DeeWoman
25 weeks ago

Wherever

I absolutely love “Into The Wild”.

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By *pecialdaysMan
25 weeks ago

oxford


"Johnny cash

Freddie Mercury

David Gale

Elephant Man and many more but I have to give it to the name of the father the way Gerry Conlon and the Guildford four were treated by the met is shocking and embarrassing "

Oh i forget the programme a movie about Lance Armstrong what a cheating prick he was

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By *immyinreadingMan
25 weeks ago

henley on thames


"Johnny cash

Freddie Mercury

David Gale

Elephant Man and many more but I have to give it to the name of the father the way Gerry Conlon and the Guildford four were treated by the met is shocking and embarrassing Oh i forget the programme a movie about Lance Armstrong what a cheating prick he was"

Yeah that was something else

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By *immyinreadingMan
25 weeks ago

henley on thames

Argo.

And Charlie Wilson’s war

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By *ouples_EroticaXXXCouple
25 weeks ago

manchester

Shaving Ryan’s privates

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By (user no longer on site)
25 weeks ago

Downfall. Bruno Ganz’s performance was incredible!

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By *poppins78Man
25 weeks ago

Ellesmere Port

Man on the moon with Jim Carey or a beautiful mind with russel Crowe

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By (user no longer on site)
25 weeks ago


"American Gangster

Enjoyed but of talk about how factual was it "

"American Gangster (2007)

In an interview with MSNBC, Lucas expressed his excitement about the film and amazement at Washington's portrayal, though he admitted only a small portion of the film was true, much of it fabricated for narrative effect."

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By (user no longer on site)
25 weeks ago

Arthur the King

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By *esiGalGuy123Man
25 weeks ago

Find me..

,Worlds fastest Indian '

Ali

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By *lmost TouchingMan
25 weeks ago

Wherever I lay my hat.

Men of Honour

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By *ivemealadybonerWoman
25 weeks ago

somewhere

Walk the line is my fave biopic hands down.

Loved the blind side but since it came out he was really taken advantage of, it's lost its shine.

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By (user no longer on site)
25 weeks ago

The Fighter

Deep Water Horizon

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By *immyinreadingMan
25 weeks ago

henley on thames

Public Enemies was good, anyone see that? Johnny depp as John Dillinger.

The most far fetched scenes were all true.

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By (user no longer on site)
25 weeks ago

Lone Survivor

Pain & Gain

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By (user no longer on site)
25 weeks ago


"Public Enemies was good, anyone see that? Johnny depp as John Dillinger.

The most far fetched scenes were all true. "

Fantastic movie, definitely one of my favourites.

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By *rispyDuckMan
25 weeks ago

Chinese Takeaway near you

Ford vs Ferrari

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By (user no longer on site)
25 weeks ago

Chopper

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By (user no longer on site)
25 weeks ago


"Ford vs Ferrari "

Gr8 film

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By (user no longer on site)
25 weeks ago

Escape from Alcatraz

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By (user no longer on site)
25 weeks ago

Gran Torino

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By (user no longer on site)
25 weeks ago

Sully

American Sniper

Million Dollar Baby,

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By *ucka39Man
25 weeks ago

Newcastle

Shawshank redemption

The green mile

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By (user no longer on site)
25 weeks ago

Cinderella Man

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By *ucka39Man
25 weeks ago

Newcastle

Santa clause

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By (user no longer on site)
25 weeks ago

RAY….

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By *agatoXXXMan
25 weeks ago

Gone and completely forgotten.

If we're moving on to fictitious people, The Last Temptation of Christ...

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By *enSiskoMan
25 weeks ago

Cestus 3


"Chopper"

Yes Chopper great movie, with some funny scenes, I had to go to wikipedia to really know if it was true, it is.

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By *4bimMan
25 weeks ago

Farnborough Hampshire

black mass.

about mobster whitey bulger.

johnny depp even looked like him. haunting, violent. the dinner table scene is chilling.

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By (user no longer on site)
25 weeks ago

Braveheart

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By (user no longer on site)
25 weeks ago

Yip spot on

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By (user no longer on site)
25 weeks ago

Narcos

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By *lynJMan
25 weeks ago

Morden


"Ford vs Ferrari "

Aka "Le Mans '66"?

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By *aturefunswTV/TS
25 weeks ago

bristol

Spotlight - Micheal Keaton about the Boston globe breaking the perv priests scandal

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By *rixie_BlondeWoman
25 weeks ago

London (She/Her)

Bull and Ted’s Excellent Adventure

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By *ustincider888Man
25 weeks ago

Preston Ish

Stan and Ollie

The Doors

The Dam Busters

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By *olly_chromaticTV/TS
25 weeks ago

Stockport

The Right Stuff

Apollo 13

Hidden Figures

Three great films telling the true stories of the Space Race that led up to the moon landings.

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By *ortyairCouple
25 weeks ago

Wallasey


"Braveheart "
Awful film, terribly inaccurate, from the blue painted faces, to the battle of Stirling Bridge without a fecking bridge.

Americans messing around with history because they think the truth wouldn't make a good film. White,

Mrs x

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By *ir SupremacyMan
25 weeks ago

Bolton

La Bamba with Lou Diamond Philips.

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By *TG3Man
25 weeks ago

Dorchester

Leonardo di caprio in catch me if you can

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By *hilledguy2020Man
25 weeks ago

Gateshead

Chopper is a laugh..some of it made up! Le Mans 66.

In pursuit of happiness with Will Smith...yes true and what the real guy and his child must have had to go through!

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By *hilledguy2020Man
25 weeks ago

Gateshead

Notorious

Cool runnings...great feel good true story.

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By *hilledguy2020Man
25 weeks ago

Gateshead

Remember The Titans...fantastic film.

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By *unchalMan
25 weeks ago

Dartford

I just watched The Zone of Interest movie about Rudolph Höss, the commandant of Auschwitz. Not an easy watch but worth the effort.

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By *ablo minibar123Woman
25 weeks ago

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Sgt Stubby an American hero

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By *immyinreadingMan
25 weeks ago

henley on thames


"Shawshank redemption

The green mile"

Neither of them is about a real person

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By *immyinreadingMan
25 weeks ago

henley on thames


"black mass.

about mobster whitey bulger.

johnny depp even looked like him. haunting, violent. the dinner table scene is chilling."

Yes, another surprisingly good performance from depp. Good film

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By (user no longer on site)
25 weeks ago

Bronson

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By *immyinreadingMan
25 weeks ago

henley on thames


"Braveheart Awful film, terribly inaccurate, from the blue painted faces, to the battle of Stirling Bridge without a fecking bridge.

Americans messing around with history because they think the truth wouldn't make a good film. White,

Mrs x"

I have to agree. I understand that some compromises are necessary to make a film work, but it was just awful in terms of accuracy. And no Scottish actors available to play the lead?

At least they filmed it in Ireland!

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By *immyinreadingMan
25 weeks ago

henley on thames


"Notorious

Cool runnings...great feel good true story."

I don’t like it when films like cool runnings or the Eddie the eagle film make the central figures look like absolute clowns. The cool runnings scene where they flip the sled and drag their asses over the finishing line …. Never happened.

And in Bohemian rhapsody, the fake story about the band breaking up, nonsense.

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By *immyinreadingMan
25 weeks ago

henley on thames

In the name of the father.

… apart from the nonsense court scene at the end

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By *icolerobbieCouple
25 weeks ago

walsall


"Leonardo di caprio in catch me if you can "

Fantastic film about Frank Abagnale. There is a ltonight show interview with the real Frank, and it is really funny.

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By *immyinreadingMan
25 weeks ago

henley on thames


"Leonardo di caprio in catch me if you can

Fantastic film about Frank Abagnale. There is a ltonight show interview with the real Frank, and it is really funny."

Like the film about Dillinger, I found myself googling the facts afterwards and reading books … and realising that the truth was at least as spectacular as the film.

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By *immyinreadingMan
25 weeks ago

henley on thames

Butch Cassidy and the Sun dance kid

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By *rizlarMan
25 weeks ago

Bridgwater

Ray,all about Ray Charles, also What's Love got To Do with it about Tina Turner, what a nasty bastard that IKEA Turner was!

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By *ove2pleaseseukMan
25 weeks ago

Hastings

Not read all

For me Billy Elliott

Live you dream.

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By *ittlemiss Hal O weenCouple
25 weeks ago

Southampton

Sleepers.... heartbreaking film

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By *osey WalesMan
25 weeks ago

Surrey

Marvellous.

Such an underatted film. Never fails to bringba tear to my eye and Neil Baldwin is simply "marvellous" in it.

Go watch it !

The Life of David Gayle.

Also a great film.

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By *ove2pleaseseukMan
25 weeks ago

Hastings


"The Right Stuff

Apollo 13

Hidden Figures

Three great films telling the true stories of the Space Race that led up to the moon landings."

Hidden figures is a grate film.

Love the bit when he smashes the sign out side the toilet.

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By *rHotNottsMan
25 weeks ago

Dubai & Nottingham

Some musicians/artists stories I like

La Vie en Rose

I wanna dance with somebody

Walk the line

The United States vs. Billie Holiday

Coco before Channel

Shine

The Danish Girl

The Pianist

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By *rHotNottsMan
25 weeks ago

Dubai & Nottingham


"Ray,all about Ray Charles, also What's Love got To Do with it about Tina Turner, what a nasty bastard that IKEA Turner was!"

He definitely had a few screws missing…..

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By *dventurous biMan
25 weeks ago

tesside

Reach for the Sky

Doubt that anyone younger than 60 will even know who it is about.

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By *r John WickMan
25 weeks ago

The Continental


"Reach for the Sky

Doubt that anyone younger than 60 will even know who it is about."

this sub 60 year old does.

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By *iltsTSgirlTV/TS
25 weeks ago

chichester


"Bronson"

Great film

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By *iltsTSgirlTV/TS
25 weeks ago

chichester

Chopper

Was a great film as well

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By *enSiskoMan
25 weeks ago

Cestus 3


"Reach for the Sky

Doubt that anyone younger than 60 will even know who it is about."

I watched that movie again the other day I know who he is and I am not 80 I thank you

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By *enSiskoMan
25 weeks ago

Cestus 3


"Reach for the Sky

Doubt that anyone younger than 60 will even know who it is about."

As you mentioned reach for the sky.

how about,

The one that got away,

The wooden Horse,

The great Escape

The Colditz Story

I am sure that there are more Great War time true life stories.

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By *ilf and old fartCouple
25 weeks ago

Between Ely and Mildenhall

Hidden Figures.

Fantastic film although not quite factual at times. But it does show the crap that women have had to put up with for years

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By *aizyWoman
25 weeks ago

west midlands

Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!

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By *ustamanMan
25 weeks ago

weymouth

Burt Munro in the fastest Indian

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By *enSiskoMan
25 weeks ago

Cestus 3


"Burt Munro in the fastest Indian "

A popular choice on this thread.

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By *ustamanMan
25 weeks ago

weymouth


"Burt Munro in the fastest Indian

A popular choice on this thread."

Ah yes, really should read every post and not speed scroll, still a brilliant film though

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By * and R cple4Couple
25 weeks ago

swansea

Bohemian rhapsody.

Cool runnings.

One love.

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By *enSiskoMan
25 weeks ago

Cestus 3


"Burt Munro in the fastest Indian

A popular choice on this thread.

Ah yes, really should read every post and not speed scroll, still a brilliant film though "

Yes a brilliant movie, it is a movie I watched not knowing anything about him I think such movies are the best when they come as a surprise.

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By (user no longer on site)
25 weeks ago

Erin Brockovich

Tim Burton film “Big Eyes”

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By *partan69Man
25 weeks ago

hyde

Sorry , not a person, but blackfish , about a captive orca called Tillicum

Awesome movie

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By *rHotNottsMan
25 weeks ago

Dubai & Nottingham

Just watched Rose’s War true, story about an english woman who joined the IRA as an art thief & bombmaker.

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By (user no longer on site)
25 weeks ago

Young guns. I’m not sure his story was that exciting, but he was real.

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By *immyinreadingMan
25 weeks ago

henley on thames

Ben hur

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By *agic johnsonMan
25 weeks ago

morden

A sense of freedom

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By (user no longer on site)
25 weeks ago


"Hidden Figures.

Fantastic film although not quite factual at times. But it does show the crap that women have had to put up with for years "

Excellent film

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By *errocaWoman
25 weeks ago

Shropshire

Searching for the sugarman

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By *ools and the brainCouple
25 weeks ago

couple, us we him her.


"Braveheart Awful film, terribly inaccurate, from the blue painted faces, to the battle of Stirling Bridge without a fecking bridge.

Americans messing around with history because they think the truth wouldn't make a good film. White,

Mrs x

I have to agree. I understand that some compromises are necessary to make a film work, but it was just awful in terms of accuracy. And no Scottish actors available to play the lead?

At least they filmed it in Ireland! "

I believe Rab C Nesbit was available and willing to play the lead but the Americans said they needed a translator on set.

True story

Get te ya wee bastard

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By *ust RachelTV/TS
25 weeks ago

Horsham

My sisters keeper

Hatchi, a dogs tale (I know not a person).

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By *he love catsCouple
25 weeks ago

South Wales

Pinocchio he's a real boy.

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By (user no longer on site)
25 weeks ago


"Reach for the Sky

Doubt that anyone younger than 60 will even know who it is about."

The real Bader was not a nice man….

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By (user no longer on site)
25 weeks ago


"Leonardo di caprio in catch me if you can

Fantastic film about Frank Abagnale. There is a ltonight show interview with the real Frank, and it is really funny.

Like the film about Dillinger, I found myself googling the facts afterwards and reading books … and realising that the truth was at least as spectacular as the film. "

Warren Oates in DILLINGER (1973)looks more like him than Depp does & for my money is the better film….”We’re in the money!We’re in the money….”

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By *erry bull1Man
25 weeks ago

doncaster

The worlds fastest Indian

With Anthony Hopkins

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By *ackformore100Man
25 weeks ago

Tin town

Anybody said aretha yet? That was a great movie as was the one a our Freddie Mercury

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By *zeroMan
25 weeks ago

Glasgow

Tombstone. But there's probably a bit of artistic licence involved in that one

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By *lue NotebooksCouple
25 weeks ago

Wirral

La Vie en Rose, about Edith Piaf's life and music

Such an incredible performance by Marion Cotillard, one of the few films that makes me cry

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By *r John WickMan
25 weeks ago

The Continental


"

Hatchi, a dogs tale (I know not a person)."

That movie broke me.

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By *uctifanoWoman
25 weeks ago

Glasgow


"The Elephant Man"

This and another vote for Midnight Express too, terrifying film!!

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By *lue NotebooksCouple
25 weeks ago

Wirral


"

Hatchi, a dogs tale (I know not a person).

That movie broke me. "

Shit, yeah this is the other film that made me cry

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By (user no longer on site)
25 weeks ago

MAD MAX.

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By *immyinreadingMan
25 weeks ago

henley on thames

Obviously the sound of music!

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By (user no longer on site)
25 weeks ago

The theory of everything

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By *imply DeeWoman
25 weeks ago

Wherever


"The theory of everything "

Oh good shout. Loved that movie.

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By *2000ManMan
25 weeks ago

Worthing

I enjoyed The Doors film.

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By *ittlemiss Hal O weenCouple
25 weeks ago

Southampton


"The theory of everything

Oh good shout. Loved that movie."

Me too , so good Eddie Redmayne is just brilliant

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