What are some of the best movies based on true events, that are educational as well?
Adding some more movies, I don't know whether they have added already or not.Catch Me If You Can based on the life of Frank Abagnale JrSchindler’s List A true story of Oskar Schindler during World War II – a man who saw the Jewish Holocaust in Holland and changed from corrupt businessman to a concerned employer. American Gangster Based on the true story of drug lord Frank Lucas and the detective who brought him downRaging Bull based on Italian American boxer we all know as Jake LaMottaErin Brockovich based on Erin BrockovichRemember the Titans based on African-American football coach Herman Boone8 mileCharlie Wilson's War based on the biography of U.S. congressman Charlie Wilson who partnered with CIA operative Gust Avrakotos to launch Operation Cyclone , a program to organize and support the Afghan mujahideen during the Soviet war in Afganistan.The Fifth Estate as all know based on wikileaks.Rescue Dawn A Christian Bale movie based on the true story of German-American pilot Dieter Dengler who was shot down and captured by villagers sympathetic to the Pather Lao during an American military campaign in the Vietnam War.The Bank job based on 1971 baker street robbary.Public Enemies based on John Herbert Dillinger an american gangster and bank robber.Bombay The film is centred on events, particularly during the period of December 1992 to January 1993 in India.Dr.Prakash Baba Amte (Regional Movie-Marathi). The life and work of Dr. Prakash Amte, a selfless doctor who devoted his life to helping the tribal people in the forests of western Maharashtra.I am Sindhutai Sapkal (Marathi movie) based on a woman who became a social activist after a traumatic life.Thanks Mangesh Honale Sourab Agarwal for more suggestions.