Top 10 Surprisingly Historically Accurate Movies

my name is Jordan Belford not him me that's right welcome to watch Mojo and today we're counting down our picks for the most outlandish or ridiculous movies that are surprisingly based on historic events this is Walter returning your call from the organization number 10 The Men Who Stare at Goats but once you understand the linkage between observation and reality then you begin to dance with invisibility it's the Cold War and the American Military is desperate for a leg up they turn genuinely to the potential of paranormal Warfare specifically the idea of psychic powers although this movie's bizarre story is largely fictional it still draws inspiration from the real life Stargate project in the first Earth Battalion Bill show me where lariats and bottles of LSD and we put some in the powdered dags last night and in the water what the Stargate project was a secret military operation that hoped to uncover psychic ability ities that could be utilized by the US Army it turned out to be a huge disaster and was terminated in 1995 for yielding no useful information on the other hand the first Earth Battalion proposed by Jim Channon envisioned creating super soldiers with night vision and powers of divination these ideas were however not adopted carry my body through space and time you are my connection to the universe and all that comes after I am yours and you are mine number nine The Big Short I'm sorry are you you for real you want to bet against the housing market and you're worried we won't pay you yes that's correct the idea of people predicting the 2008 financial crisis and betting against the housing market to become rich may seem ludicrous but in reality it actually happened The Big Short is ostensibly a comedy but it contains many disturbing details regarding the devastating financial crisis of the late a see it's not old fish it's a whole new thing and the best part is they're eating 3-day old halaban that was a CDL it also explains how certain individuals manipulated the disaster for their own capital gain while it makes for a scary story The Big Short is remarkably accurate the dense financial information is flawlessly conveyed and while many character names were changed for the movie their stories are nevertheless based in facts uncomfortable as it might be the big short manages to Veer closer to documentary than fictional storytelling you think I'm a parasite don't you Mr B but apparently Society values me very much number eight the revenue the proper thing to do would be to finish him off quick unless he has a chance of pulling through the story of Hugh glass seems mythical and maybe it is to a certain extent as the Revenant correctly portrays glass was attacked by a grizzly bear in present day lemon South Dakota and left with horrific injuries abandoned by his Partners who deemed his survival improbable glass defied the odds traveling over 200 miles to the safety of Fort Kwa I ain't afraid to die anymore I'm done already much of this story is disputed and it's believed to have been largely embellished over the years this is exemplified by the finale of the Revenant which shows glass battling Fitzgerald despite this never happening in real life however even with some mythical and exaggerated elements the Revenant remains true to the basic Survival Story of the tenacious hug glass you're forgetting your place boy as far as I can tell my place is right here on the smart end of this rifle number seven War Dogs war is an economy anybody who tells you otherwise is either in on it or stupid Todd Phillips Wongs is a hilarious black comedy about two young arms dealers who work with the Pentagon to supply weapons to the Afghan Army the plot is based on the true story of Ephraim devoli and David Pac house who ran an independent Arms company called aey Inc deoli started the company as a teenager out of his Miami apartment bidding on Military contracts on websites like fedbizops fedbizops stands for Federal Business Opportunities think eBay but for war the two won a $298 million contract with the Pentagon in 2007 when they were both in their 20s despite their early success they violated the American Arms embargo against China eventually pleading guilty to conspiracy their controversial contract garnered widespread publicity notably documented in the Rolling Stone article that inspired the movie everybody's fighting over the same pie but they're ignoring the crumbs I live on crumbs like a rat and when you're dealing with a pentagon Crumbs are worth millions number six alive look I don't want to talk about this neither do I G stop but but we have to we're starving and we're trapped survival stories are incredibly popular often taking place in exotic locations and proving the tenacity of the human Spirit Frank Marshalls alive is no exception it recounts the harrowing ordeal of Uruguay and Air Force flight 571 which crashed into the Andes in 1972 33 people survived the crash and endured over 2 months in the freezing mountains fighting starvation and cold exposure come on Roy we got to stuff up this hole come on we're going to freeze to death they eventually resorted to cannibalism in order to stay alive most unbelievable of all is the story of Nando parado and Roberto canessa already starving and exhausted they climbed a 15,000 ft mountain and hiked 38 mi into Chile desperately looking for help all of these events are dramatically conveyed and Alive despite how unreal they may seem that we climb this mountain you know what it is it's impossible it's impossible and we did it number five American Hustle also always take a favor over money I Think Jesus said that as well David O Russell's acclaimed crime comedy opens with a tongue and cheek disclaimer informing viewers that some of this actually happened it's a pretty accurate assessment of the movie not entirely truthful often elaborated but nevertheless rooted in history it dramatizes an old FBI sting operation called absum which targeted corrupt politicians in the late 7s and early 80s you got any other questions yeah I think the name of this operation is offensive but Abscam Arab scam it's racist American Hustle altered some names changing Mel and Marie Weinberg into Irving and Rosalyn Rosenfeld and Camden May Angelo erti and to Carmine pedo regardless the essence of their stories remained mostly true Weinberg was indeed an FBI informant who helped operate the sting and eret was actually convicted of bribery and sent to prison so the ruc 18 months the loss of his friendship would on me for the rest of my life number four 127 Hours this Rock This Rock has been waiting for me my entire life the story of Aaron Ralston sounds like something out of a great adventure novel without informing anyone he Ventures into Utah's blue John Canyon and becomes trapped when a boulder squishes his arm over the next 5 days ralon attempts various methods of escape and contemplates his situation before resorting to some horribly drastic measures you didn't tell anyone where you were going uh yeah that's absolutely correct what he does to ensure his survival is extraordinarily graphic not to mention slightly unbelievable but believe it because it actually happened director Danny Bole adapted ralston's book with scary accuracy janky surgical procedure and all ralon himself praised the film calling it so factually accurate it is as close to a documentary as you can get and still be a drama and that's it for water I'm in pretty deep dooo here number three black clansmen when can you meet about Friday night after I get off work that's a deal buddy boy we'll get right back to you with the details in this leag classic John David Washington plays Ron stalworth a Colorado detective who infiltrates the Klux Clan through the help of Adam drivers Philip Zimmerman a black man infiltrating a white supremacist organization via a surrogate sounds like pure fiction but in this case it's not and that's what makes the story so endlessly fascinating then what just stick to the game plan plan which is he improvise like CH like Bebop the actual events occurred in 1978 with the real Ron stalworth collaborating with the still unidentified white officer to infiltrate the clan not only is the general story true but so are some of the more outlandish details like stalworth posing for a photo with grand wizard David Duke uh what's his name uh Ron uh stalworth Ron Ron sir can you take this picture of us please number two The Disaster Artist oh you don't want to fine maybe Johnny dapp available no no no I I want it I I want the role I I'll take it Tommy wiso's the room has long enjoyed a cult following on the internet known for being one of the worst movies ever made its misguided creation was chronicled in the 2013 Memoir The Disaster Artist co-written by the movie star Greg cero in 2017 Cero's book was skillfully adapted into James Franco's film of the same name yeah uh how how how old is my character supposed to be like your age like 15 16 year old boy I'm 26 six same thing okay you look great it manages to poke fun at and also showcase a tender fondness for wiso depicting how his Ambitions clashed with reality resulting in a cinematic monstrosity the film takes a few creative Liberties like having the room be met with an ovation rather than complete disdain but for the most part this is an accurate depiction of a near mythical Hollywood Story take 17 action I hit her no do you want to change the line script is script script say same you're doing great man well get there before we continue be sure to subscribe to our Channel and ring the bell to get notified about our latest videos you have the option to be notified for occasional videos or all of them if you're on your phone make sure you go into your settings and switch on notifications number one The Wolf of Wall Street the year I turned 26 as the head of my own brokerage firm I made $49 million which really pissed me off because it was three shy of a million a week we returned to the finance an industry for The Wolf of Wall Street a late career Masterpiece from Martin scors sessi it tells the story of Jordan Belford a con man who committed rampant fraud through his brokerage house Straton Oakmont by running various Financial scams belr was able to defraud investors of up to $200 million that's incredible sir can't tell you how excited I am you should be bel's larger than life story and hedonistic lifestyle makes for a great movie and its basis in reality makes it all the greater belr has praised the movie's accuracy saying that it nailed the overall feeling of his time and finance including the camaraderie the insanity and the rampant drug use second key to success in this racket is this little baby right here it's called cocaine which of these stories surprised you the most let us know in the comments below just because you want it doesn't mean it can happen did you enjoy this video check out these other clips from watch 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Length: 11min 7sec (667 seconds)

Published: Wed May 01 2024