Mind-Blowing Films That Are Based on Real People

Eat Pray Love

Julia Roberts stars in this movie based on Elizabeth Gilbert's memoir. Gilbert experienced a life-altering divorce, which prompted her to liquidate all of her assets to travel the world "in search of everything." Roberts does a fantastic job of depicting the emotional journey that Gilbert went through while she ate her way through Italy and mastered the art of meditative prayer in India.

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