Mind-Blowing Films That Are Based on Real People

Elizabeth

This 1998 biopic documents the life of one of the most iconic queens in European history, Queen Elizabeth. Cate Blanchett plays Elizabeth I as she grows from a young princess to become a powerful figure who favored democracy and lived a partially secret life. Blanchett earned herself a Best Actress nomination for her time in this film.

The More You Know

There's only one country in the world that doesn't use the metric system.
Movie popcorn costs more per ounce than Filet Mignon.
When the Super Bowl champion Giants visited the White House in 1987, they dumped popcorn on President Reagan.
In 1993, San Francisco held a referendum over whether a police officer called Bob Geary was allowed to patrol while carrying a ventriloquist’s dummy called Brendan O’Smarty. He was.

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