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Five Historically Accurate Movies
Many true stories are better than fiction. If only Hollywood remembered this.
I wrote an article about some of the most historically inaccurate movies a few weeks ago. These movies got essential details wrong or took many creative licenses with events and people. I didn’t include some films, such as 300, because their intention was not to be historically accurate but to create an entertaining movie. Plus, 300 was an adaptation of a comic book, so I give them a pass.
This does not mean that a movie can’t be entertaining and historically accurate. Some creators take pride in staying as historically accurate as possible from the setting, costumes, historical figures, and depictions of events. Often, they can do so while still making an entertaining movie.
Here are five historically accurate movies for your enjoyment. Historians praise several of these films for their accuracy, and quite a few of these films are award winners.
And this time, there is no Mel Gibson to play around with history.
