The King's Speech", "The Social Network", "Conviction", "127 Hours" all have something in common.
Not only were these the biggest hits in 2010, bagged the top honours at all the award shows, but they all were inspired from real people or real life events. This formula of adapting movies from the real have been very successful in cracking the box office jackpot. In the past too, it can be seen that the movies that had won the top awards in Hollywood, mainly the Oscars were generally based on real life people and actual events. Be it "The Aviator", "Erin Brockovich", "A Beautiful Mind", "The Hours", "Ray", "Capote", all have gone ahead and bagged the Academy Award for the Best Motion Picture. Actors in Hollywood too swear by these real life inspired roles as it always brings to their kitty an Oscar. While Reese Witherspoon made it big with "Walk The Line" for portraying singer June Carter Cash, Julia Roberts finally got her much deserved Oscar for portraying environmental activist Erin Brockovich. Then it was Nicole Kidman who won it for donning a false nose and playing writer Virgina Woolf. Actor Jamie Foxx won the award for essaying blues legend Ray Charles, and Philip Seymour Hoffman won his golden statuette for the portrayal of author Truman Capote. And recently, it was Colin Firth, who bagged the Academy Award for "The Kings Speech". So, we rest our case. If you want the Oscar or are in the mood for some critical acclaim, well, play a real guy!
Real flicks of 2010
Fair Game
Naomi Watts played former CIA agent Valerie Plame, who was ousted by members of the United States
The Social Network
Starred Jesse Eisenberg, it was based on how Facebook came into being, and the lawsuits that followed Mark Zuckerberg.
127 Hours
James Franco played American mountaineer Aron Ralston. During an expedition, Aron was trapped by a boulder for almost five days and had to amputate his own arm.
The Fighter
Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale portrayed the life of boxing legend Micky Ward and his half-brother Dicky Eklund.
Extraordinary Measures
True story of John and Aileen Crowley, who try to find a cure for their two kids who suffer from a rare disease called Pompe.
The Runaways
Based on the relationship between rockers Cherie Currie and Joan Jett from the '70s girl rock band The Runaways.
Secretariat
The movie starring Diane Lane and John Malkovich was based on a horse named Secretariat who had a unbeatable track record of 37 years along with three wins at the Belmont Stakes – the famous American thoroughbred horse race.
Conviction
Hilary Swank played Betty Anne Waters, a single mother who completes her Masters and goes on to study law, in order to save her brother who is wrongly convicted of murder.
The King's Speech
A historical drama on the stuttering problem suffered by King George VI, played by Colin Firth.
I Love You Philip Morris
True story of Steven Jay Russell who escaped from prison four times to be reunited with fellow convict Philip Morris.
Upcoming in 2011
government.
Not only were these the biggest hits in 2010, bagged the top honours at all the award shows, but they all were inspired from real people or real life events. This formula of adapting movies from the real have been very successful in cracking the box office jackpot. In the past too, it can be seen that the movies that had won the top awards in Hollywood, mainly the Oscars were generally based on real life people and actual events. Be it "The Aviator", "Erin Brockovich", "A Beautiful Mind", "The Hours", "Ray", "Capote", all have gone ahead and bagged the Academy Award for the Best Motion Picture. Actors in Hollywood too swear by these real life inspired roles as it always brings to their kitty an Oscar. While Reese Witherspoon made it big with "Walk The Line" for portraying singer June Carter Cash, Julia Roberts finally got her much deserved Oscar for portraying environmental activist Erin Brockovich. Then it was Nicole Kidman who won it for donning a false nose and playing writer Virgina Woolf. Actor Jamie Foxx won the award for essaying blues legend Ray Charles, and Philip Seymour Hoffman won his golden statuette for the portrayal of author Truman Capote. And recently, it was Colin Firth, who bagged the Academy Award for "The Kings Speech". So, we rest our case. If you want the Oscar or are in the mood for some critical acclaim, well, play a real guy!
Real flicks of 2010
Fair Game
Naomi Watts played former CIA agent Valerie Plame, who was ousted by members of the United States
The Social Network
Starred Jesse Eisenberg, it was based on how Facebook came into being, and the lawsuits that followed Mark Zuckerberg.
127 Hours
James Franco played American mountaineer Aron Ralston. During an expedition, Aron was trapped by a boulder for almost five days and had to amputate his own arm.
The Fighter
Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale portrayed the life of boxing legend Micky Ward and his half-brother Dicky Eklund.
Extraordinary Measures
True story of John and Aileen Crowley, who try to find a cure for their two kids who suffer from a rare disease called Pompe.
The Runaways
Based on the relationship between rockers Cherie Currie and Joan Jett from the '70s girl rock band The Runaways.
Secretariat
The movie starring Diane Lane and John Malkovich was based on a horse named Secretariat who had a unbeatable track record of 37 years along with three wins at the Belmont Stakes – the famous American thoroughbred horse race.
Conviction
Hilary Swank played Betty Anne Waters, a single mother who completes her Masters and goes on to study law, in order to save her brother who is wrongly convicted of murder.
The King's Speech
A historical drama on the stuttering problem suffered by King George VI, played by Colin Firth.
I Love You Philip Morris
True story of Steven Jay Russell who escaped from prison four times to be reunited with fellow convict Philip Morris.
Upcoming in 2011
government.
The Rite
This horror flick, based on true events, is a story about a seminary student who goes to Italy for a course in exorcism.
The Fields
Based on the life of screenwriter Harrison Smith and his family who were 'terrorised by unseen presence.'
Non-Disclosure: Haunted
The true story of divorced man who rents a haunted house.
The Way Back
Based on the book "The Long Walk", it is about seven men during World War II, trying to escape a Siberian Gulag camp.
This horror flick, based on true events, is a story about a seminary student who goes to Italy for a course in exorcism.
The Fields
Based on the life of screenwriter Harrison Smith and his family who were 'terrorised by unseen presence.'
Non-Disclosure: Haunted
The true story of divorced man who rents a haunted house.
The Way Back
Based on the book "The Long Walk", it is about seven men during World War II, trying to escape a Siberian Gulag camp.
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