Movies you didn't know were based on true stories

Check out stories for some films you'd never guess took inspiration from real-life events 

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50 First Dates' (2004)

A marine veterinarian who falls in love with art teacher Lucy Who  has a memory impairment that causes her to forget him with every new day

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Catch Me If You Can' (2002)

Based on biography of Frank Abagnale Jr,he forged millions of dollars worth of cheques. When caught, he was actually hired by the FBI to catch other fraudsters 

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Cheaper by the Dozen' (2003)

The authors' parents had 12 children over a span of 17 years and their father was a construction engineer and efficiency expert who believed his factory principles could be applied to the household 

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Cheaper by the Dozen' (2003)

Starring Eddie Murphy tells the life story of filmmaker and standup comedian Rudy Ray Moore. Moore's on-stage alter ego is Dolemite 

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Footloose (1984)

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highwayman

A story of Texas rangers Hamer and Gault who travelled the country trying to hunt them down.Drama tells the story of those rangers, with Kevin Costner and Woody Harrelson taking the leading roles.