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  2. 30 Must-See Movies Based on Unbelievable True Stories - AOL

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    Hidden Figures. Loosely based on Margot Lee Shetterly’s book of the same name, Hidden Figures follows a trio of Black female mathematicians who worked at NASA’s segregated—by race and gender ...

  3. These Movies Based On True Stories Prove That Reality Is ...

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    This movie is based on the 2013 book The Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine, Madness, and Murder by Charles Graeber, which chronicles the crimes of Cullen, a real-life convicted serial killer ...

  4. List of 1990s films based on actual events - Wikipedia

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    29th Street (1991) – comedy drama film based on the true-life story of actor Frank Pesce, who won the first New York State Lottery in 1976 [84]; A Triumph of the Heart: The Ricky Bell Story (1991) – biographical drama television film recounting the life of Ricky Bell, a Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back sickened with dermatomyositis, and Ryan Blankenship, a physically impaired child [85]

  5. Lean on Me (film) - Wikipedia

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    Lean on Me is a 1989 American biographical drama film directed by John G. Avildsen, written by Michael Schiffer, and starring Morgan Freeman.It is based on the story of Joe Louis Clark, a real life inner city high school principal in Paterson, New Jersey, whose school is in danger of being placed into receivership of the New Jersey state government unless students improve their test scores on ...

  6. Stand and Deliver - Wikipedia

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    The movie gives the impression that the incident occurred in the second year Escalante was teaching, after students from his first year took a summer session for the calculus prerequisites. In fact, Escalante first began teaching at Garfield High School in 1974 and taught his first Advanced Placement Calculus course in 1978 with a group of 14 ...

  7. Category:Films set in schools - Wikipedia

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    Films set in schools, educational institutions and buildings designed to provide learning spaces and learning environments for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education , which is sometimes compulsory .

  8. Category:Films about educators - Wikipedia

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    A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song; A Cage of Nightingales; Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh; Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie; Carried Away (1996 film) Carry On Teacher; Carved: The Slit-Mouthed Woman; Carving a Life; Cellular (film) Central Station (film) Chalk (film) Chalk n Duster; Cheers for Miss Bishop; Lo chiameremo Andrea ...

  9. List of short fiction made into feature films - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of short stories and novellas that have been made into feature films. The title of the work is followed by the work's author, the title of the film, and the year of the film. If a film has an alternate title based on geographical distribution, the title listed will be that of the widest distribution area.