Movies that are most closest and similar to real life, but NOT based on a true story
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.
Fargo is not a true story, though some of it was inspired by true events (wood chipper)
I got called to Minnesota to serve two years as an LDS missionary back in 2000. I absolutely loved the place. But my first day was I was stationed in Brainerd MN, and my apartment was on the edge of a frozen lake. I took a picture of it, and colored in the old brick BBQ to look like a wood chipper with feet sticking out of the top, and a large red stain across the ice, and sent it to my sister. That picture sat in her cubicle for years after that. I can’t think of that scene without thinking of it.
That’s amazing
The Expanse, one of my favorite Shows ever
Contagion.
Writers Crystal balled that shit
This movie made me want to be an epidemiologist it was so good
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.)
- Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
- Civil War
- The Ides of March
- Michael Clayton
- A Most Wanted Man
Copland.
Read this article and tell me you think these cops are all 100% clean
Anything in the mockumentary genre because that’s kind of the point. My personal favorite is a film called Kenny from 2006.
It takes a certain kind of person to do what I do. No-one’s ever impressed; no-one’s ever fascinated. If you’re a fireman, all the kids will want to jump on the back of the truck and follow you to a fire. There’s going to be no kids willing to do that with me. So, I don’t do it to impress people - it’s a job, it’s my trade, and I actually think I’m pretty good at it.
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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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Marriage Story is one to check out if that’s what you are looking for.
Don’t Look Up
Sickeningly good.
The Room
Yeah, it really does match the incoherent conversations and relationships that a lot of people have in a way that most scripted movies don’t.
It doesn’t make for a good movie, but when I did watch it the characters reminded me of people I knew.
Any social drama? These movies are boring as fuck and resemble the shit you can hear about the neighbors. Quite realistic.
Probably would have to be the movie Rubber.
*Flubber
One of my absolute favorite science documentaries as a kid!
I really like Run (2020). I really don’t wanna spoil a single bit, you should go watch it.
