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The Real Story of uncovers the true stories upon which some of the most famous, Oscar®-nominated movies of recent years were based, but what really happened is far more thrilling and revealing than what made it on to the big screen.
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  1. S1 E1 - Donnie Brasco
    August 22, 2016
    44min
    TV-PG
    The movie "Donnie Brasco" starring Johnny Depp and Al Pacino wasn't based on fiction, but a real man named Joe Pistone who was an undercover agent in the mafia.
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  2. S1 E2 - Amanda Knox
    August 31, 2016
    44min
    TV-PG
    A look inside the story of Amanda Knox, the American girl who was charged with murdering her British roommate, Meredith Kercher, in their Italian home in 2007.
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  3. S1 E3 - Unbroken
    September 19, 2016
    44min
    TV-PG
    The story of Louis Zamperini, the Olympian long-distance runner and WW2 US aviator. He survived 47 days at sea after his plane crashed and then several years of brutal treatment by the Japanese in a POW camp.
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  4. S1 E4 - American Sniper
    September 5, 2016
    44min
    TV-PG
    In 2014 the movie American Sniper was released. Directed by Clint Eastwood, this told the story of famed sniper Chris Kyle, a US Navy Seal who racked up 160 confirmed kills in Iraq. Now we examine the truth behind the Chris Kyle legend.
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  5. S1 E5 - Exodus
    December 10, 2016
    44min
    TV-PG
    The movie, "Exodus: Gods and Kings," retells a biblical story but there are many questions surrounding its accuracy and how much information may have been left out.
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  6. S1 E6 - Munich
    September 12, 2016
    44min
    TV-PG
    The real story behind the events portrayed in the movie Munich (2005) which detailed Israel's response to the killing of 11 of their athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics.
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