Biopics might be the most difficult genre of storytelling to get the plot absolutely wrong. Because they revolve around real people, whose lives unfold in front of the whole world. However, there are some exceptions.

Inaccuracy in top-performing biopics is like pineapple on pizza. Some swear by it, some loathe it, including the people it is based on. 

Though unreliable, these inaccurate biopics create an awkward alchemy of fact and fiction, but still remain a fascinating watch.

Braveheart, a monumental historical war drama, presents the life of Sir William Wallace, who fights for Scottish freedom from the English, against King Edward I of England. Though popular, this classic starring Mel Gibson got several crucial plot elements wrong, sacrificing historical accuracy for a compelling drama.

Gibson's character enjoys a made-up backstory in the movie that has no roots in fact. Meanwhile, its inaccurate costumes, wartime tactics, depiction of King Edward I of England's rule, battle scenes, and emotional rallies render it more of a fantasy than Wallace's real-life struggles.

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A biopic that misrepresents or removes authentic history not only misleads people but can also alter people's perceptions. But do not hold that against these entertaining masterpieces.

For those who have watched Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron, Zendaya, Michelle Williams, and Rebecca Ferguson in 2017's hit, The Greatest Showman, do not be surprised to learn about the shadier side of the circus that the movie conveniently forgot. While it is a colorful musical homage to P. T. Barnum and his building of the circus, Barnum's real life was much darker.

According to PETA, Barnum abused and humiliated people, exploited all living beings, and had a cruel, racist history, all of which are not acknowledged by the film. As a result, the audience only saw the shiny side of Barnum’s controversial legacy, with Jackman's empathetic portrayal of the character, and even a stage adaptation by Disney. 

Miloš Forman's 1984 film Amadeus is a retelling of the tale of the composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s career through the jealous perspective of the composer Antonio Salieri. It depicts Salieri to be envious, evil, and even murderous. 

But historians dispute that the two were friends and collaborators. Moreover, Salieri was shown to have vowed chastity in the movie, even though he was married with kids in real life. 

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What was left was a lively drama of rivalry and jealousy, which can be very appealing to watch but also misleading about the history.

Disney's 1995 animated feature by Michael Gabriel and Eric Goldberg remains a classic to date. It reimagines the life of the Native American woman Pocahontas and her sweet bonding with the English settler John Smith. Naturally, with political uproar at play in real life, that was highly inaccurate.

The actual Pocahontas was nothing like the movie’s grown-up character; moreover, Disney employed magic in the film. Critics had pointed out its invented love story and the oversimplified view of Native history.

The King's Speech is a classic by Tom Hooper and is an Academy Award darling. It won the Oscar for Best Picture despite being extremely historically inaccurate. The film depicted how the King of England, George VI, managed to get rid of his stuttering, but altered the rest.

The movie changed timelines and exaggerated events, and got several historical details wrong. That reshuffling of history made it a compelling and entertaining narrative despite the inaccurate facts.

Tom Shadyac's beloved comedy drama stars Robin Williams, Monica Potter, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bob Gunton, Daniel London, and Peter Coyote. It is supposed to be a biopic of Patch Adams, the real doctor named Hunter Patch Adams. The man who inspired the movie hated it.

According to Adams, the most upsetting change from his real life to the film was turning his male best friend into a female love interest. What was starkly altered was the fact that his male best friend was murdered.

Bradley Cooper's American Sniper (2014) is a war film based on the memoir of a US Navy SEAL sniper, Chris Kyle. The movie altered timelines, post-war life, bounty, and the nature of some relationships.

In fact, the film's main antagonist, Mustafa, and the intense duel against him were more rooted in fiction than fact. American Sniper was more of an idealized myth designed for applause by rearranging the history of controversial events.

Some biopics are born inaccurate, and some achieve greatness despite incorrect facts, and some have the outrage of their muse thrust upon them. For instance, The Social Network, also an inaccurate biopic, famously hated by Mark Zuckerberg, or Arthur Penn's 1967 film Bonnie and Clyde, or even Bohemian Rhapsody, are all loose on the facts. 

Meanwhile, Pam & Tommy made Pamela Anderson feel violated, while Straight Outta Compton did not entirely depict Ice Cube's N.W.A. exit accurately. Tupac Shakur's biopic All Eyez on Me reportedly distorted his history with Jada Pinkett Smith, and Marie Antoinette famously got the number of her children wrong. Safe to say, there is no shortage of inaccurate biopics with more to come, but that does not mean they are not perfect for a late-night binge.

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