where are these great Amazon’s of myth
who dared to fight and kill men where
have they gone
based on a true story whenever you see
that tagline take it with a grain of
salt that’s for all the Raiders welcome
to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
historically inaccurate movies for this
list we’re looking at those movies that
claim to be based on a true story but
have taken extreme liberties with
history and have produced a borderline
fictional film Longshanks dead far worse
the last time he took a Scottish City
there’s no specific time period anything
in the past is considered historic also
we’re excluding movies that purposely
alter history such as inglorious
basterds
and also movies based on myths as there
is no way of knowing if they are
actually historic number 10 Argo so what
is the title of person you are going the
thing while we’re certainly not
downplaying Tony Mendez’s heroic rescue
of US diplomats during the Iran hostage
crisis we are saying that Argo took
tremendous liberties with the story for
the sake of drama what about the six who
are with the Canadians for example
neither the British nor the New Zealand
embassy refused to help and actually
played a huge role in sheltering the
Americans six of them went out a back
exit Brits turned them away Kiwis turned
them away but perhaps the most slighted
were the Canadians involved in the
operation especially Canadian ambassador
to Iran Ken Taylor Ken Taylor thank you
for what you doing I was expecting more
of a g-man look even President Jimmy
Carter admitted that roughly 90% of the
plan to get the hostages out of Iran
came from the Canadians okay
for this violation of the sovereignty of
Iran
while director and star Ben Affleck
claims the film has a quote Spirit of
Truth any connect alive during the
crisis calls bullshit on that CIA good
guys the Canadians are the good guys
number nine u-571 I am you five seven
one destroy me while the film is
exciting enough as a story as a history
lesson it definitely leaves something to
be desired
with even Prime Minister Tony Blair
attacking it the movie follows American
troops as they board the German u-571
to capture the famous enigma cipher
machine typewriter an enigma code
machine it allows the German Navy to
communicate with the submarines in
secret even in that synopsis there are
glaring mistakes as the u-571 was never
actually captured it was the you 110
Deena didn’t want also Americans had
nothing to do with it since it actually
occurred months before the United States
even entered the war I don’t know but
I’m gonna find out in real life it was
an entirely British operation
hence Blair’s and nasty remarks for
stanza me events yes sir
number 8 Anastasia Anastasia come back
this isn’t the first time an animated
children’s film has tampered with
history and it certainly won’t be the
last but lie you don’t know it’s a lie
what if it’s true
Anastasia tells the story of the Grand
Duchess of Russia but in this version
she survived the famous Romanov shooting
that sought to the execution of her
entire family
throughout the film
there are countless small errors for
example people call her princess
Anastasia
although Russians never used that term
please do not repeat the real Marie did
not escape to Paris and the movie is
actually pushed ahead in time about ten
years we’ve all sinned love to teach you
and the climb is going fast right but
the biggest and perhaps the saddest
inaccuracy Anastasia was brutally shot
along with the rest of her kin unless
you believe the conspiracy theories that
is
number seven 300 director Zack Snyder
went to great lengths to ensure
historical accuracy when adapting Frank
Miller’s graphic novel however even
Miller said he’d altered some details to
suit his story while King Leonidas and
his outnumbered men did heroically block
the pass against the massive Persian
attack it was less three hundred
soldiers and more like seven thousand
hell of a good start
and while Spartan soldiers were
definitely muscular they weren’t
parading around their six-packs as they
would definitely have been wearing armor
well let’s give him something to drink
Xerxes wasn’t a vaguely effeminate giant
with a baritone voice and war elephants
were never used on the Thermopylae
battlefield
there’s plenty more but we’re at a time
then clumsy beasts number six
Apocalypto
while we have to give Apocalypto props
for using the authentic Yucatec Maya
language its use is actually dangerous
because it lends the rest of the movie
credibility and might make audiences
think it’s an accurate depiction of the
Maya people when in fact is anything but
dear
Himanshu : on Cuba when a Mayan
tribesman is sentenced to be sacrificed
someone should have told him not to
worry because the Mayans rarely
performed human sacrifices that was the
Aztecs and even when they did it was
against elite not common foe the film
also portrays the Mayans as cruel
sadists which again is more akin to the
Aztecs as the Maya were actually a very
peaceful group
number five The Last Samurai you see the
Emperor’s mad for all things Western and
the samurai believe it’s changing too
fast in fact the ancient and the modern
reward for the souls of Japan inspired
by the Satsuma rebellion of 1877 the
film stars Tom Cruise as a Civil War
veteran who befriends an enemy samurai
during the Meiji Restoration Nathan
Algren I’d like you to meet mr. Omura
from Japan and his associate his name
I’ve given up trying to pronounce first
of all it is extremely doubtful that an
old Civil War soldier could become a
master samurai in such a short time you
will need this also like u-571 the film
over glorifies America as Japan never
consulted the US as military advisors
sir the Imperial Army of Japan demands
your surrender if you and your fellows
lay down your arms you will not be
harmed finally the samurai themselves
are constantly portrayed as noble men
when in reality the Meiji reformers were
not fighting for unselfish reasons but
to stay at the top of the social caste
system
because of this the idea of them letting
a foreigner into their ranks is
extremely unlikely
number four the Patriot Captain Martin I
understood you to be a patriot rape
murder slaves doesn’t quite sound like
content suitable for the protagonist of
a story does it we will never know this
is murder unfortunately one of the men
upon whom Mel Gibson’s Benjamin Martin
is based did exactly all of those things
apparently even hunting Native Americans
for sport and raping his female slaves
yet in this film he’s revered oh yes I
am the British are unfairly depicted as
cool murderous villains of the
Revolutionary War for the sake of drama
headlines broke the British cranky booms
cut us to bits
needless to say these gross inaccuracies
and the fact that their countrymen were
depicted in a similar fashion to Nazis
during World War two made sure British
viewers and critics did not give the
Patriot favourable reviews
the owners found me in nothing means
number three Braveheart then they may
take our lives but they’ll never take no
Gibson just loves changing history
doesn’t he Braveheart tells the mostly
historical story of William Wallace
leading the Scottish army in their first
war of independence but the film
dramatizes a lot for storytelling
purposes
for example the time period is off
although it’s supposed to take place
beginning in the year 1280 the lives of
the real-life historical figures
featured do not line up many years from
now would you be willing to trade all
the days from this day to that this is
important because the idea that William
Wallace and not Edward the third
fathered Isabella of France’s eldest
child has gained traction in popular
imagination even though she would have
been nine years old when Wallace died
also as cool as those kilts look on the
Scott’s they’re about two hundred years
too early
number two Pearl Harbor while it’s an
undeniable fact that Japan bombed the
United States outpost at Pearl Harbor
that’s about all this Michael Bay movie
has in common with reality
aside from relatively small details like
out of time planes and the fact that the
main characters are entirely fictional
some real historical events were altered
for effect
you are so beautiful it’s your nose that
hurts ah
biggis my heart to name one such example
Admiral Kimmel was not golfing the
morning of the attack and was not warned
of the Japanese embassy leaving
Washington prior to the attack I wrote
naval Intel intercepted a transmission
from Tokyo over the Japanese Embassy in
Washington instructing them to break
apart all decoder machines and burn all
secret documents but the most heinous of
all even to Americans might be the scene
where President Roosevelt stands up from
his wheelchair for the purpose of a
dramatic speech do not tell me it can’t
be done
before we change up history with our top
pick here are some honorable mentions
who are the kids kids first these
rapists pickpockets murderers you name
it they do it
they belong to the God says they will do
his work forever
number one Pocahontas yep even Disney is
an exempt from choosing story over
history as their colorful Pocahontas is
rife with inaccuracies
I was wrong grandmother willow I
followed the wrong path to start both
she and John Smith are depicted as
adults in the film when Pocahontas was
really roughly 10 years old at the time
when the Susan constant reached the new
world Pocahontas
look at me I’d rather die tomorrow and
live a hundred years without knowing you
secondly there’s no indication of
romance between the lovebirds in the
film only a mutual platonic friendship
perhaps even more important Smith’s
story about Pocahontas rescuing him from
her tribe may not even be historically
accurate either John finally the end of
the story is also whitewashed the real
girl was married off renamed Rebecca and
taught Christianity before dying at the
age of 22 but that wouldn’t make a great
movie now would it I’m needed here then
I’ll stay with you no you have to go
back do you agree with our list what
movie do you think is the most
historically inaccurate is it not good
for more informative top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com it is miraculous
you
who dared to fight and kill men where
have they gone
based on a true story whenever you see
that tagline take it with a grain of
salt that’s for all the Raiders welcome
to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
historically inaccurate movies for this
list we’re looking at those movies that
claim to be based on a true story but
have taken extreme liberties with
history and have produced a borderline
fictional film Longshanks dead far worse
the last time he took a Scottish City
there’s no specific time period anything
in the past is considered historic also
we’re excluding movies that purposely
alter history such as inglorious
basterds
and also movies based on myths as there
is no way of knowing if they are
actually historic number 10 Argo so what
is the title of person you are going the
thing while we’re certainly not
downplaying Tony Mendez’s heroic rescue
of US diplomats during the Iran hostage
crisis we are saying that Argo took
tremendous liberties with the story for
the sake of drama what about the six who
are with the Canadians for example
neither the British nor the New Zealand
embassy refused to help and actually
played a huge role in sheltering the
Americans six of them went out a back
exit Brits turned them away Kiwis turned
them away but perhaps the most slighted
were the Canadians involved in the
operation especially Canadian ambassador
to Iran Ken Taylor Ken Taylor thank you
for what you doing I was expecting more
of a g-man look even President Jimmy
Carter admitted that roughly 90% of the
plan to get the hostages out of Iran
came from the Canadians okay
for this violation of the sovereignty of
Iran
while director and star Ben Affleck
claims the film has a quote Spirit of
Truth any connect alive during the
crisis calls bullshit on that CIA good
guys the Canadians are the good guys
number nine u-571 I am you five seven
one destroy me while the film is
exciting enough as a story as a history
lesson it definitely leaves something to
be desired
with even Prime Minister Tony Blair
attacking it the movie follows American
troops as they board the German u-571
to capture the famous enigma cipher
machine typewriter an enigma code
machine it allows the German Navy to
communicate with the submarines in
secret even in that synopsis there are
glaring mistakes as the u-571 was never
actually captured it was the you 110
Deena didn’t want also Americans had
nothing to do with it since it actually
occurred months before the United States
even entered the war I don’t know but
I’m gonna find out in real life it was
an entirely British operation
hence Blair’s and nasty remarks for
stanza me events yes sir
number 8 Anastasia Anastasia come back
this isn’t the first time an animated
children’s film has tampered with
history and it certainly won’t be the
last but lie you don’t know it’s a lie
what if it’s true
Anastasia tells the story of the Grand
Duchess of Russia but in this version
she survived the famous Romanov shooting
that sought to the execution of her
entire family
throughout the film
there are countless small errors for
example people call her princess
Anastasia
although Russians never used that term
please do not repeat the real Marie did
not escape to Paris and the movie is
actually pushed ahead in time about ten
years we’ve all sinned love to teach you
and the climb is going fast right but
the biggest and perhaps the saddest
inaccuracy Anastasia was brutally shot
along with the rest of her kin unless
you believe the conspiracy theories that
is
number seven 300 director Zack Snyder
went to great lengths to ensure
historical accuracy when adapting Frank
Miller’s graphic novel however even
Miller said he’d altered some details to
suit his story while King Leonidas and
his outnumbered men did heroically block
the pass against the massive Persian
attack it was less three hundred
soldiers and more like seven thousand
hell of a good start
and while Spartan soldiers were
definitely muscular they weren’t
parading around their six-packs as they
would definitely have been wearing armor
well let’s give him something to drink
Xerxes wasn’t a vaguely effeminate giant
with a baritone voice and war elephants
were never used on the Thermopylae
battlefield
there’s plenty more but we’re at a time
then clumsy beasts number six
Apocalypto
while we have to give Apocalypto props
for using the authentic Yucatec Maya
language its use is actually dangerous
because it lends the rest of the movie
credibility and might make audiences
think it’s an accurate depiction of the
Maya people when in fact is anything but
dear
Himanshu : on Cuba when a Mayan
tribesman is sentenced to be sacrificed
someone should have told him not to
worry because the Mayans rarely
performed human sacrifices that was the
Aztecs and even when they did it was
against elite not common foe the film
also portrays the Mayans as cruel
sadists which again is more akin to the
Aztecs as the Maya were actually a very
peaceful group
number five The Last Samurai you see the
Emperor’s mad for all things Western and
the samurai believe it’s changing too
fast in fact the ancient and the modern
reward for the souls of Japan inspired
by the Satsuma rebellion of 1877 the
film stars Tom Cruise as a Civil War
veteran who befriends an enemy samurai
during the Meiji Restoration Nathan
Algren I’d like you to meet mr. Omura
from Japan and his associate his name
I’ve given up trying to pronounce first
of all it is extremely doubtful that an
old Civil War soldier could become a
master samurai in such a short time you
will need this also like u-571 the film
over glorifies America as Japan never
consulted the US as military advisors
sir the Imperial Army of Japan demands
your surrender if you and your fellows
lay down your arms you will not be
harmed finally the samurai themselves
are constantly portrayed as noble men
when in reality the Meiji reformers were
not fighting for unselfish reasons but
to stay at the top of the social caste
system
because of this the idea of them letting
a foreigner into their ranks is
extremely unlikely
number four the Patriot Captain Martin I
understood you to be a patriot rape
murder slaves doesn’t quite sound like
content suitable for the protagonist of
a story does it we will never know this
is murder unfortunately one of the men
upon whom Mel Gibson’s Benjamin Martin
is based did exactly all of those things
apparently even hunting Native Americans
for sport and raping his female slaves
yet in this film he’s revered oh yes I
am the British are unfairly depicted as
cool murderous villains of the
Revolutionary War for the sake of drama
headlines broke the British cranky booms
cut us to bits
needless to say these gross inaccuracies
and the fact that their countrymen were
depicted in a similar fashion to Nazis
during World War two made sure British
viewers and critics did not give the
Patriot favourable reviews
the owners found me in nothing means
number three Braveheart then they may
take our lives but they’ll never take no
Gibson just loves changing history
doesn’t he Braveheart tells the mostly
historical story of William Wallace
leading the Scottish army in their first
war of independence but the film
dramatizes a lot for storytelling
purposes
for example the time period is off
although it’s supposed to take place
beginning in the year 1280 the lives of
the real-life historical figures
featured do not line up many years from
now would you be willing to trade all
the days from this day to that this is
important because the idea that William
Wallace and not Edward the third
fathered Isabella of France’s eldest
child has gained traction in popular
imagination even though she would have
been nine years old when Wallace died
also as cool as those kilts look on the
Scott’s they’re about two hundred years
too early
number two Pearl Harbor while it’s an
undeniable fact that Japan bombed the
United States outpost at Pearl Harbor
that’s about all this Michael Bay movie
has in common with reality
aside from relatively small details like
out of time planes and the fact that the
main characters are entirely fictional
some real historical events were altered
for effect
you are so beautiful it’s your nose that
hurts ah
biggis my heart to name one such example
Admiral Kimmel was not golfing the
morning of the attack and was not warned
of the Japanese embassy leaving
Washington prior to the attack I wrote
naval Intel intercepted a transmission
from Tokyo over the Japanese Embassy in
Washington instructing them to break
apart all decoder machines and burn all
secret documents but the most heinous of
all even to Americans might be the scene
where President Roosevelt stands up from
his wheelchair for the purpose of a
dramatic speech do not tell me it can’t
be done
before we change up history with our top
pick here are some honorable mentions
who are the kids kids first these
rapists pickpockets murderers you name
it they do it
they belong to the God says they will do
his work forever
number one Pocahontas yep even Disney is
an exempt from choosing story over
history as their colorful Pocahontas is
rife with inaccuracies
I was wrong grandmother willow I
followed the wrong path to start both
she and John Smith are depicted as
adults in the film when Pocahontas was
really roughly 10 years old at the time
when the Susan constant reached the new
world Pocahontas
look at me I’d rather die tomorrow and
live a hundred years without knowing you
secondly there’s no indication of
romance between the lovebirds in the
film only a mutual platonic friendship
perhaps even more important Smith’s
story about Pocahontas rescuing him from
her tribe may not even be historically
accurate either John finally the end of
the story is also whitewashed the real
girl was married off renamed Rebecca and
taught Christianity before dying at the
age of 22 but that wouldn’t make a great
movie now would it I’m needed here then
I’ll stay with you no you have to go
back do you agree with our list what
movie do you think is the most
historically inaccurate is it not good
for more informative top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com it is miraculous
you
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