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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Based on the non-fiction novel “A Long Way Home” by Saroo Brierley, “Lion” tells the story of Saroo, portrayed by Dev Patel, who gets lost on a train and ends up thousands of miles away ...
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Václav (2007) – Czech biographical drama film based on a true story that took place during Václav Havel's vast amnesty in early 90s [167] Voice of a Murderer (Korean: 그놈 목소리) (2007) – South Korean crime thriller film depicting a fictionalized account of the real-life kidnapping case of 9-year-old Lee Hyung-ho in 1991 [168]
Either way, we’ve rounded up the year’s best films based on true stories (so far). You’ll spot appearances from Rufus Sewell, Hugh Grant, Melissa McCarthy, and a dog who’s vying for a spot ...
Critical Thinking is a 2020 American biographical drama film based on the true story of the 1998 Miami Jackson High School chess team, the first inner-city team to win the U.S. National Chess Championship.