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 )

5) The Elephant Man (1980)

The Elephant Man is a proper biography of Joseph Merrick, a freak of grotesque disfigurement, living in 19th-century London, where he was brutally exploited as an attraction. The great Dr. Frederick Treves rescued Merrick and slowly showed that he was intelligent, sensitive, and craving to be accepted in a hospital. How the appalling outside appearance of Merrick gives way to revealing inner humanity and exposes the cruelty and compassion characterizing humanity. Surreal, haunting visuals have, in turn, been used to articulate the dehumanizing effects of a "freak" and also to celebrate Merrick's resilience and dignity against all odds.

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