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Most historically inaccurate films ever


The Last Temptation of Christ

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I know I'm forgetting a lot of them, but these come to mind...

They Died With Their Boots On
JFK
My Darling Clementine
Gunfight at the OK Corral
American Outlaws
Seabiscuit
The Untouchables
Birth of a Nation
Charge of the Light Brigade

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2001: A Space Odyssey

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"History of the WORLD: Part 1"

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Encino Man

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Braveheart.
The Other Boleyn Girl

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Certainly both of those. Also:

King Arthur (the Fuqua one)
The Passion of the Christ
Any historical film by Ridley Scott since The Duellists

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I'll add every film that's been done on the Crusades. Cecil B DeMille managed to have Conrad of Montferrat hanging around plotting in England and France when he was actually defending Tyre when everyone else was still at home!

Most of the Jesus movies have been iffy, to say the least. I'm with Paul Verhoeven on the subject (in his interesting biography): if a scene can only be imagined with special effects, it didn't happen. Once you take 'miracle scenes' literally, you push a film into the realm of fantasy, not history. (Verhoeven thinks The Life of Brian is far superior, historically, to Gibson's snuff-movie, and he's right!)

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Birth of a Nation? Depends on whether you are from the North or the South

"50, count 'em 50, ambassadors will definitely appear at the peace conference."

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