If you love sports movies and have missed this one, you should watch “Miracle” on your next movie night. The film tells the story of the United States men’s hockey team in the 1980 Winter Olympics, as they take on the favored Soviet team in the semifinals.
It’s a true underdog story and the match has since become known as the “Miracle on Ice.” Director Gavin O’Connor mixed actual footage from the match into the film in such a way that it is almost impossible to tell which is which.
Come and See
Despite what some war movies will have you believe, war is not cinematic and organized, it is a brutal, messy business. That feeling shines through in this film, which gives audiences a glimpse into the horrifying reality of World War II as seen by a Belarusian whose village is massacred.
It was important to director Elem Klimov to show the true story behind Russia’s involvement in the Second World War. Historians gave the film high marks for its honest portrayal of death camps, resistance fighters, and difficult emotions.
Munich
The film "Munich" is a historical drama, directed by Steven Spielberg, and based on the novel Vengeance, which tells the story of the Israeli government's secret retaliation against the PLO that was a response to the Munich massacre at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Spielberg attempted to make the depiction of the hostage-taking and killing of the Israeli athletes historically accurate and the film uses actual news clips shot while the hostage situation was taking place. The deaths of the members of Black September also stick mostly to the facts.
Flags of Our Fathers
The 2006 war film, "Flags of Our Fathers," was directed, co-produced, and scored by Hollywood icon Clint Eastwood. The film was based on the New York Times nonfiction bestseller of the same name and tells the story of the five Marines and one Navy corpsman who raised the American flag on Iwo Jima.
The moment was famously captured by war photographer Joe Rosenthal. The movie did not do as well as expected at the box office but was fairly well-received by critics, many of whom were impressed by Clint Eastwood’s respect for sticking to the facts.
Bridge of Spies
Steven Spielberg is back on the list with "Bridge of Spies," which tells the story of a lawyer who is charged with negotiating a hostage exchange during the Cold War between an Air Force pilot who was shot down and a convicted Soviet KGB spy.
Although the film does not always portray events accurately, critics have forgiven the departures and lauded the film for maintaining the spirit of the events. In this case, Information is Beautiful declared the film was 88.8% accurate, summarizing it as "pretty damn truthful, reflecting a general trend in Hollywood towards more historically accurate tales".