Poll: Greatest film about real life Heroes
Here is a list of films which recognized a real life hero. Discuss this list on this thread here
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Schindler's List (1993)
About Oscar Schindler All his Jewish workers were living better conditions than all the others who worked in different camps and ofCourse later made t… -
Argo (2012)
About Tony Mendez Made a whole plan based on a fake movie to go for six Us embassy workers in Iran, with a mission named Argo. -
Amistad (1997)
John Quincy Adams and Mr Baldwin Mr Baldwin took the case to defend a group of Africans who were taken by force illegally in the ship la Amistad. The… -
Lincoln (2012)
About Abraham Lincoln He accomplished to make pass the 13 Amendment which was abolishing slavery -
Wallenberg: A Hero's Story (1985)
About Raoul Wallenberg a Swedish diplomat who rescued thousands of Jews in Nazi-occupied Hungary in WWII by issuing them Swedish passports, later arre… -
Valkyrie (2008)
Claus Von Stauffenberg the German officer who spearheaded Operation Valkyrie, the doomed plot to assassinate Hitler and overthrow the Nazi government… -
Amazing Grace (2006)
About William Wilberforce A member of British Parliament who campaigned against the slave trade in the Empire around the turn of the 19th Century. -
Gandhi (1982)
About Mahatma Gandhi Leader of the non-violent resistance to British rule in India. -
Cry Freedom (1987)
About Steven Biko and Donald Woods. Stephen Biko, South African activist against apartheid who was beaten to death in a Port Elizabeth police station… -
Hotel Rwanda (2004)
About Paul Rusesabagina a hotel owner in Rwanda who sheltered over 1000 Tutsis during the Rwandan genocide in 1994. -
Captain Phillips (2013)
About Captian Philips He captained a ship during a hijacking by Somali pirates -
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
About TE Lawrence before he became a bit unginged he did want to give the Arabs their own country, even if things didn't turn out the way he or anybo… -
Erin Brockovich (2000)
About Erin Brockovitch Won a case to help many families who were affected my poisoned water by a big company. This case against PG&E is one of th… -
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
About Nelson Mandela was arrested and held prisoner for 27 years as a terrorist fighting against apartheid, who later became the first democraticall… -
Michael Collins (1996)
About Michael Collins was pivotal in the fight for Irish Independence -
Dallas Buyers Club (2013)
About Ron Woodroof Fought to get drugs and health care for Aids sufferers -
Sergeant York (1941)
About Alvin York one of the most-decorated American soldier of World War I. -
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999)
About Joan Arc A young girl receives a vision that drives her to rid France of its oppressors. -
Braveheart (1995)
About William Wallace a commoner begins a revolt and leads Scottish warriors against the cruel English tyrant who rules Scotland with an iron fist. -
To Hell and Back (1955)
About Audie Murphy The true WWII story of Audie Murphy, the most decorated soldier in U.S. history -
Defiance (2008)
About the Bielsky Brothers Jewish brothers in Nazi-occupied Eastern Europe escape into the Belarussian forests, where they join Russian resistance fi… -
Malcolm X (1992)
About Malcolm X A fighter and activist for the rights of Afro Americans in the 60s decade. -
The Whistleblower (2010)
About Kathryn Bolkovac an American police officer who takes a job working as a peacekeeper in post-war Bosnia. -
Fair Game (2010)
Valerie Plame CIA operative Valerie Plame discovers her identity is allegedly leaked by the government as payback for an op-ed article her husband wr… -
The Killing Fields (1984)
About Dith Pran Sydney Schanberg is a New York Times journalist covering the civil war in Cambodia. Together with local representative Dith Pran, the… -
World Trade Center (2006)
About John McLoughlin and Will Jimeno On September, 11th 2001, after the terrorist attack to the World Trade Center, the building collapses over the … -
Patton (1970)
About Patton famous tank commander of World War II. The film begins with Patton's career in North Africa and progresses through the invasion of Europ… -
Milk (2008)
About Harvey Milk fought for gay rights and became California's first openly gay elected official.