Mind-Blowing Films That Are Based on Real People

United 93

United 93 tells the story of the passengers of United Airlines Flight 93, one of the planes that were seized by Al-Quaeda in the 9/11 mass hijacking. This movie, starring Jeffrey Nordling and Brennan Elliott, tells the story of the brave passengers that prevented flight 93 from being hijacked and crashed into the Twin Towers. 

Reversal of Fortune

This 1990 biopic starring Glenn Close and Jeremy Irons tells the story of Claus von Bulow who gets convicted of the attempted murder of his own wife. He eventually is able to overturn the case after hiring a connected lawyer named Alan Dershowitz, but not before irreversible damage is done to his reputation and mental health. 

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.