Movies that are most closest and similar to real life, but NOT based on a true story
The Expanse, one of my favorite Shows ever
Copland.
Read this article and tell me you think these cops are all 100% clean
The Martian.
Aside from the macguffin that left Matt Damon stranded, the science was solid. Furthermore, the casual dysfunctionality and administrative infighting of the governments and agencies was brilliantly on point.
Contagion.
Writers Crystal balled that shit
This movie made me want to be an epidemiologist it was so good
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Children of Men
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Gattaca
Both feel like extremely realistic portrayals of possible near futures.
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There’s a submarine comedy called Down Periscope from the 90s. The story is, of course, absolute ridiculousness (albeit highly entertaining ridiculousness).
I’ve repeatedly been told by navy veterans, however, that it comes closest to portraying actual life in the navy - in particular, that virtually every character in the film is someone you can (and likely will) actually encounter in the navy.
My dad was in the Navy (submariner) in the 80s and he loves that movie. He told me they didn’t do the thing with the string like they do in the movie … Instead they strung it up when they were at depth and took bets on when it would break on the way back up.
You couldn’t pay me enough to be that far underwater.
Office Space. Although, it is a little too real sometimes.
Even though I havent seen the movie, I heard about the birthday cake scene.
The other week staff member had a birthday, when she wasnt there. So we all had cake, while the birthday person didnt.
WarGames. Everything but the AI was very realistic. (Well, also except for the fact that the movie’s NORAD headquarters was apparently way fancier than it was in real life.)
Idiocracy. We’re basically dumping brawndo on the plants as we speak…
Probably would have to be the movie Rubber.
*Flubber
Fargo is not a true story, though some of it was inspired by true events (wood chipper)
Marriage Story is one to check out if that’s what you are looking for.
