20 surreal Movies that are based on real-life stories

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The Elephant Man (1980) | Image Source: Prime Video ( Columbia–EMI–Warner Distributors ) — The Elephant Man (1980) | Image Source: Prime Video (Columbia–EMI–Warner Distributors )

20) The Basketball Diaries (1995)

The Basketball Diaries (1995) | Image Source: Prime Video ( New Line Cinema)

The other film on this list is The Basketball Diaries, this time featuring Leonardo DiCaprio as basketball talent Jim Carroll, whose life spirals further downward due to his introduction to drugs. This film shows how this athletic high school basketball player turns into a confused young man entrapped in crime and despair in New York City in the 1970s. It is a story of ambition, friendship, and the other destructive influences of substance abuse, all through raw, emotional telling.

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