welcome to watch mojo
and today we're counting down our picks
for the top 10 action movies based on
real life events
maybe yeah
maybe i should have asked a few more
questions don't you think we deserve
better
than i do
chopper 43 over this remarkable
aftermath we're talking about the heroic
work of two men
for this list we'll be looking at
exciting inspiring and deadly real-life
events that inspired action movies
what is your favorite true story let us
know in the comments below
number 10 public enemies based on brian
burrow's non-fiction book of the same
name
michael mann's public enemies stars
johnny depp as american gangster john
dillinger
my friends call me john
but a son of a [ __ ] girl like you
better address me as mr telling you
i'm gonna open it i'll blow you in half
this infamous gangster and his gang were
notorious for their numerous bank
robberies
they actually inspired j edgar hoover's
evolution of the bureau of investigation
into the modern day
fbi the movie was filmed at various
historic locations relating to
dillinger's life
including little bohemia lodge and the
biograph theater
while the filming locations are true to
life the movie took a few creative
liberties
these include dillinger's participation
in the 1933 prison break
and the conversation between dillinger
and agent purvis
played here by christian bale probably
pretty good from a distance
especially when he got to fell
outnumbered but up close
toe to toe when somebody's about to die
right here right now
i'm used to that though the film isn't
for everyone it's an altogether solid
depiction of organized crime in 1930s
america
number nine american maid tom cruise is
one of the most charismatic leading men
in hollywood and american maid is among
his best films in recent years
cruz plays barry seal an american pilot
who became embroiled with a deadly
medellin
jorge ochoa carlos letter
pablo escobar a couple of billion
dollars from now
they'd be known as the medean cartel he
used his flying expertise to smuggle
drugs across country borders and
eventually became a mole within the
cartel for the dea
colonel north wants to prove that
commies are dealing drugs
and why am i in the room because i'm the
gringo who always delivers
as great as the movie is it plays fast
and loose with the real life story
for one thing barry seal had a softer
physique not the fit muscular frame of
tom cruise
even director doug lyman told vulture
that the movie was more quote inspired
by the stories they learned about barry
than the life of seal himself it's hard
to argue against the results
it's been a hell of an adventure yeah
sometimes a little more not bargained
for
but god damn you try telling me that
this
ain't the greatest country
eight lone survivor based on the
non-fiction book lone survivor the
eyewitness account of operation red wing
and the lost heroes of seal team
10 this book retells the experiences of
petty officer first class marcus
luttrell
latrell is the co-author of the book and
the only survivor of operation red wings
a disastrous military mission carried
out during the war in afghanistan
four military seals were ambushed during
the operation and three were killed
a rescue helicopter was subsequently
shot down by an rpg
killing 16 people
littrell was awarded both the navy cross
and the purple heart
though the film isn't necessarily an
easy watch given the loss of life
it's an incredible story of perseverance
and courage told to moving effect
number seven green zone based on the
non-fiction book imperial life in the
emerald city
green zone concerns the titular zone in
iraq
this was an area in central baghdad that
served as the headquarters of the
coalition provisional authority
the transitional government body
established after the american
occupation in 2003.
okay sir i'll give you an example we
rolled into a site
diwani last week okay 101st took
casualties securing it for us
we got in there and found it was a
toilet factory i'm saying there's a
disconnect between
what's in these packets and what we're
seeing on the ground
in the film matt damon plays roy miller
a character loosely based on army chief
warrant officer richard gonzalez who
worked on the film for two years as a
military advisor to ensure accuracy
a lot of the learning is done in casual
chit-chat soldiers sharing their
real-life experiences
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damon says that kind of interaction also
focuses his mind on the real-life
situation in iraq
and the debate back home while the film
generated some controversy
it also had its defenders including
michael moore
he stated on twitter that quote it's
been stupidly marketed as an
action film it is the most honest film
about the iraq war made by hollywood
number six fury directed by david ayer
fury is a war action film about an
american tank crew in world war
ii the movie isn't based on one
particular true story but was inspired
by numerous accounts and non-fiction
books
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of particular importance was belt and y
cooper's memoir
death traps which makes a case against
the use of m4 sherman tanks owing to
their high casualty rates
brad pitt's character war daddy is
inspired by staff sergeant lafayette g
war daddy pool a tank commander who
served in northern france
all thanks we're daddy
looks like i'm it
i'll leave the column let's get us where
we're going the film also takes
inspiration from a real-life canadian
sherman tank named bomb
that fought straight from d-day to the
end of the war
second only to end of watch this is
among david ayer's best films
number five walking tall a
larger-than-life figure
buford pusser wrestled in chicago under
the stage name buford the bull
before he returned to his home state of
tennessee in 1962
here he served as the sheriff of mcnary
county where he became a living legend
for his battle against illicit
activities in the area
including gambling and moonshine
come on
dewpoint's 13. they're not rolling wise
guy my money is
he reportedly survived multiple
shootings and stabbings throughout his
career
so yeah his life naturally makes for a
very entertaining movie
all right just what the hell do you
think you're doing huh
while walking tall is by no means high
art it's a fun ride
during which you'll need to repeatedly
remind yourself that this is actually
inspired by true events
not everything about the movie has aged
well but it remains the gold standard of
southern vigilante flicks
number four pain and gain an action
comedy directed by michael bay and
starring mark wahlberg dwayne johnson
and anthony mackey
pain and gain is one of bay's more
reserved and grounded efforts
however loosely based in reality it may
be amino acids
after you work out or before
you do it with smoothies like fruit
smoothies or just like soy milk
don't mind him the story is inspired by
the sun gym gang
a group of miami bodybuilders who were
linked to crimes like kidnapping
extortion and murder
the historical inaccuracies earned the
film a fair amount of criticism as did
the sympathetic depiction of the
real-life
criminals daniel was really encouraging
about my self-improvement
and i needed a friend hadn't really had
a friend since ma died
you think you want to go get a beer i'm
sober
that's a good thing beer's only an
expression let's go get something to
drink hang out okay
that being said the sheer absurdity of
this story
paired with the strong performances of
its cast makes pain and gain a must
watch
take it with a grain of salt and enjoy
it with a big bowl of popcorn
he fell the thing just hit him in the
head when he fell down
number three unstoppable serving as tony
scott's final film
aside from posthumous releases
unstoppable tells the story of a runaway
freight train that was let loose in ohio
in may of 2001.
known as the crazy eights incident this
saw a csx freight train traveling out of
control at 51 miles per hour
connie the throttle was in notch eight
full power
okay it was 39 cars various preventative
measures were attempted
like having the police shoot at the
emergency fuel cutoff switch as the
train passed by
the event finally ended when an engineer
and a conductor
played by denzel washington and chris
pine respectively in the film
caught and coupled the train to a second
locomotive
chopper 43 over this remarkable
aftermath we're talking about the heroic
work of two men
it's a thrilling story and it was made
into a thrilling film
that earned the vocal adoration of both
quentin tarantino and christopher nolan
number two black hawk down another
military action movie based on a
non-fiction book
black hawk down chronicles the
horrifying battle of mogadishu which
took place over october 3rd and 4th of
1993.
why aren't you shooting we're not being
shot at yet
how can you tell a hiss means
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serving as part of operation gothic
serpent in the somali civil war the
mission was to capture two lieutenants
of somali general mohammed farah aid
during the mission two black hawk
helicopters were shot down by rpgs
resulting in an overnight standoff and
rescue mission as the surviving soldiers
defended themselves from surrounding
somali forces
directed by ridley scott from a
screenplay by ken nolan it's one of the
most thrilling war films ever made
rarely have viewers been taken into the
thick of combat or given a more intimate
perspective of soldiers taking fire
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number one ipman
released in 2008 and starring martial
artist and actor donnie yen
this hong kong film details the life of
ip man ip man earned renown owing to his
status as grand master of wing chun and
he later earned worldwide popularity
when it was discovered that he
personally taught film legend bruce lee
the movie details ip man's experiences
during the second sino-japanese war
which spanned a period of eight years
from 1937 to 1945.
while the movie earned critical acclaim
and numerous awards it only holds a
loose basis in reality with many changes
having been made to add more drama and
excitement to the story
honestly though the sheer excellence of
the resulting film
arguably justifies the creative
liberties
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