Operation Mekong (2016)
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Based on a true story. After the massacre of innocent civilians aboard a Cargo ship on the Mekong...
Trouble Boys: The True Story of the Replacements
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Based on all-new interviews and including 72 rare photos, Trouble Boys: The True Story of the...
Charlotte (184 KP) rated The Lightning House in Books
Oct 26, 2021
The lightning house throws you straight into the action from the very first page. Being based on a true story helps to draw you in even further to this gripping story and makes it all the more shocking......it had me breathless a fair few times!
Full of danger and intrigue, you'll find it hard to put down this well written and thrilling read. You'll find yourself immersed in a whole new world from your daily life and perhaps have you wondering how people get by with so many secrets and lies in their lives.
Definitely an adult read that would go nicely with a cheeky drink and chocolate.
Suswatibasu (1703 KP) rated Fargo (1996) in Movies
Aug 9, 2017
Truth is definitely stranger than fiction. This extremely dark 'comedy' is now infamous in gallows humour. Without revealing everything, a woman is kidnapped by a psychotic conman and his slightly weedy partner for ransom. Her husband is in charge of gaining this ransom from his father-in-law, only for things to go very, very wrong.
It's a classic cult film, not for everyone. But if you loved 'In Bruges', this will be right up your street.
The Boy in the Plastic Bubble (1976)
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Based on a true story, Tod Lubitch is born with a deficient immune system (which is unlike being...
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
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Bestselling author Sherman Alexie tells the story of Junior, a budding cartoonist growing up on the...
Native American
ClareR (6129 KP) rated The Poison Bed in Books
Jun 17, 2018
Anyway, this story is based around the true story of how Frances Howard and her husband Robert Carr were charged with the murder of Thomas Overbury, and kept in the Tower of London for quite some time. This whole story illustrates the power of the Howards (particularly Frances' Great Uncle) and the intrigue of the Royal Court. Everyone has great aspirations, and will do whatever it takes to achieve them.
The characters, I felt, were well drawn and either unpleasant or terribly naive - no middle ground. I do like historical fiction, especially when it appears to be well researched, as this does. It's important to give the characters life as well, and that's what this book does really well. An exciting, intriguing story. Many thanks to The Pigeonhole and the publisher for the chance to read this book.
Matthew Krueger (10051 KP) rated American Made (2017) in Movies
Apr 27, 2020
The plot: Barry Seal, a TWA pilot, is recruited by the CIA to provide reconnaissance on the burgeoning communist threat in Central America and soon finds himself in charge of one of the biggest covert CIA operations in the history of the United States. The operation spawns the birth of the Medellin cartel and almost brings down the Reagan White House.
If you havent watched this movie and like "Narcos", "Mindhuter", "Zodiac" and "Manhunt" than you will like this movie.
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
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A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius is a part-autobiographical, part-fictional account by Dave...
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