IRL , Jonah Hill ’s character inThe Wolf of Wall Streetreally did swallow a Carassius auratus and tie his full cousin …

We all love a film that’s based on real events, but sometimes it’s hard to tell what’s factual, and what’s there for dramatic purposes.

So, here are 17 movies, ranked from least accurate to most, allowing for a little bit of artistic license.

17.The Imitation Game

Scene that didn’t happen:

Scene that did happen (the floorboard bit):

16.Hacksaw Ridge

Scene that did happen:

This larger-than-life nighttime is what Doss is most famous for .

15.American Sniper

Scene that did happen differently:

14.Lion

Scene that did happen (with a little bit of license):

13.Dallas Buyers Club

12.Philomena

In world , while Martin did go to America , Philomena did n’t accompany him .

11.Hidden Figures

Her constant insistence on being in the briefings finally made the engineers permit her .

10.The King’s Speech

9.Spotlight

8.The Social Network

They really did make this zipline and damage the chimney .

7.Bohemian Rhapsody

Freddie told the lot about being HIV - positivist in a very similar agency , saying he ’d keep going till he died .

6.The Wolf of Wall Street

5.Captain Phillips

4.Rush

The scoreboard really did malfunction .

3.Bridge of Spies

2.The Big Short

This conversation , and the decision to buy more swaps really happened .

1.Selma

Coretta really did meet with Malcolm X in arcanum .

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GIF from a cartoon about "artistic license"

Screenshot from "The Imitation Game"

Screenshot from "Hacksaw Ridge"

Screenshot from "American Sniper"

Screenshot from "Lion"

Screenshot from "Dallas Buyers Club"

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Screenshot from "Hidden Figures"

Screenshot from "The King's Speech"

Screenshot from "Spotlight"

Screenshot from "The Social Network"

Screenshot from "Bohemian Rhapsody"

Screenshot from "The Wolf of Wall Street"

Screenshot from "Captain Phillips"

Screenshot from "Rush"

Screenshot from "Bridge of Spies"

Screenshot from "The Big Short"

Screenshot from "Selma"