So go ahead, enjoy these films and ones like them that are based on actual events or current hot issues.

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The Exorcist is based on the book by William Peter Blatty which is itself said to be based on actual events in Maryland in 1949.

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Based on actual events that occurred in 1979 in Tehran, the movie brilliantly blends a gripping espionage thriller with humor that comes from the Hollywood shenanigans that Affleck (playing real-life CIA agent Tony Mendez) had to go through with John Goodman (playing real-life Hollywood effects guru and CIA make-up man John Chambers) and Oscar-nominated Alan Arkin (playing movie producer Lester Siegel).

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The film opens by declaring it's based on firsthand accounts of actual events.

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