How factually accurate are biopics? Selma tops the list, according to new study

By Rob Moran
Updated December 1 2016 - 7:13am, first published November 30 2016 - 7:18pm
David Oyelowo as Martin Luther King Jr in Selma. Photo: Supplied
David Oyelowo as Martin Luther King Jr in Selma. Photo: Supplied
Benedict Cumberbatch as Alan Turing in The Imitation Game. Photo: Roadshow/Supplied
Benedict Cumberbatch as Alan Turing in The Imitation Game. Photo: Roadshow/Supplied
Leonardo DiCaprio as Jordan Belfort in The Wolf of Wall Street.  Photo: Roadshow
Leonardo DiCaprio as Jordan Belfort in The Wolf of Wall Street. Photo: Roadshow
Judi Dench in Philomena.
Judi Dench in Philomena.

"Based on a true story" says the tagline on the movie poster, but how factually accurate are Hollywood's blockbuster biopics? A new study has done the math to find out.

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