10 Movies That Did Their Research (And Nailed It)

[@rosssmith7753]

Just after Apollo 13 came out, I saw an interview with a NASA engineer who had worked on the launch pad for the real Apollo 13. He said that some of the scenes depicting the launch sequence were so well done that the only way he could tell they weren't real was because he knew there hadn't been a camera in that position.

[@simonmeadows7961]

Absolutely astonished that there is no mention of Mary Poppins on here. The research that went into identifying British garden birds and Cockney accents was so spot on, you'd hardly know it was an American production.

[@chriscripplercruz1833]

As a ex-combat engineer in the army in the movie Nobody when he's in the club with the claymore I told my kids that he couldn't set it off because the red det cord wasn't on it or connected but then at the end when actually used it the red det cord was in its proper place whoever was in charge of that deserve a raise a very good raise lol

[@cameronhermann9400]

Good fact to know, thanks

[@travisinthetrunk]

Contact is by no means Carl Sagan’s “singular legacy.”

[@kajenbop]

Whatculture be morons, top to bottom!

[@TonyHammitt]

Inside Out is worth watching just for the post credits scene with the minds of the cat and the pre-teen boy. The whole movie does a brilliant job of setting up the context to enjoy those 🤣

[@johntaggart979]

The Lion King still blows my mind even after 30 years. The animation, the music, the performances, it still holds up as perhaps the best ink-and-cell animated movie, and they didn't shy away from the understanding that a true hero requires true tragedy. Also: United! United! United! I'm a fan of Man U, the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Chicago Cubs. If the Cubs can take the pennant, United can find their stride.

[@Lodrik18]

I wont even start on "The Lion King" being accurate but the Martian has the BIG flaw that the Storm at the start would have felt like a breeze because of the low atmosphere...

[@stevenstump246]

Yes. But they do acknowledge it's inaccuracy in the video, too.

[@Lodrik18]

@@stevenstump246 it doesnt, the video states that "storms that deadly are unlikely" while the movie says the storm is 200m/h or something and that isnt much energy in mars lower atmosphere...

[@makkuwata]

Remarkable for raising one’s intonation at the end of a Sentence. Every single sentence.

[@kajenbop]

He’s annoying as f***!

[@6thwilbury2331]

With an extra "ah" sound added-ah to-ah the-ah end-ah of-ah most-ah words-ah.

[@ermpson5799]

I would add Ron Howard's Rush to this list. It's a very good and underrated movie

[@laynetravis]

Thev"Martian" was great just one detail..in Mars gravity is less than earth but shows the actor struggles and cursed planet for it

[@onemoremagistr]

4:31 Man United fan as well

[@scubabro9471]

You could add 13 Lives to this list. The way they depict the rescue was amazing.

[@paulflux5892]

As a friend of mine said, when the trailer for Michael Bay's Pearl Harbour aired, 'that will be a movie about how America *won* the battle of Pearl Harbour. Against the British!'

[@pabrown69]

A Night to Remember was wrong in its portrayal of the Titanic sinking. The White Star Line denied eyewitness accounts of the ship splitting in two and the movie accepted their claim. Only when they found the ship did they realize the accounts were true.

[@The_Dudester]

The thing about eyewitness testimony is that it isn't always reliable. I have degrees in Constitutional Law. Even in the late 1980's, when I went to college, profs warned us that eyewitness testimony should be taken with a grain of salt. One example is an event that played out when I was a cop. One day I was looking for a man with a gun. I was told his shirt could be white, or half black/half white, green or even green and red. It turned out to be a polo shirt that was white with a black collar. Considering that Titanic survivors had been double traumatized (the event + the weather), until the wreck was found, no one could be absolutely sure. Even today, there is is a dispute about the rivets popping, or did Titanic run up on an ice shelf protruding from the iceberg? I could bring up other examples, but what's the point?

[@melissawickersham9912]

@@The_Dudester The weather during the Titanic disaster was perfectly clear, and the water was as still as glass. If the weather had been stormy, the ship could have avoided the collision with the iceberg in the first place because they could have slowed down and altered course during the storm.

[@sheilaholmes8455]

Tora, Tora, Tora is great and I love A Night To Remember, All the President’s Men and Downfall.

[@rollingwithchuckg]

Aladdin is the greatest Disney movie

[@scubaad64]

I lost all respect for the Academy Awards, and never watched them again, the year that Babe won the Oscar for best special effects over Apollo 13.

[@saurabhkumarjain7]

Its overkill not over the top. I hope it made sense to you. P.S. As a director it is not overkill for me unless the same put unreasonable burdern on the production.

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Awesome 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@martykarr7058]

The ship at 06:30 looks like a Knox class frigate, which weren't built unti 1965.

[@nawdrawg8436]

Okay - “Signed, a Man United fan” made me laugh 🙏 (and I’m sorry too)

[@bheast86]

A NIGHT TO REMEMBER doesn't show how Lightoller caused the death of many people by launching lifeboats with up to a third of the spaces not occupied

[@Blaqsnake]

I actually read that Roosevelt did stand on a few occasions when speaking, look it up.

[@brokenfoxx]

Downfall is a great movie. Its incredible how it can give you empathy for a monster

[@SpiritWolf1966]

I enjoy all of WhatCulture videos

[@danielbrown503]

I hate what culture for getting rid of ASH MILLMAN!!! WE WANT ASH!!!

[@lynnevetter]

All the President's Men is top notch.

[@jonanderson4474]

R.I.P Bing Bong.

[@jenniferwilliams9612]

Contact is phenomenal! I cannot fully explain how brilliant Contact is! It reamains VERY high on my list of my favorite films of all time! Contact is the epitome of hard sci-fi! 4:44

[@charliewilson4203]

I can not wrap my mind around the hate this movie got/gets. Very underrated film

[@banthatracks_gaffisticks]

Fantasia

[@davidsmith1310]

Mulan (original) is the greatest Disney film.

[@PaulADAigle]

Titanic did a better job handling the actual destruction of the ship, as it was found to have broken in half like in the movie.

[@6thwilbury2331]

Totally disagree with Downfall being accurate. There's NO WAY Hitler had an opinion about Kanye interrupting Taylor Swift at the VMAs. On the other hand, have you seen the movie Private Parts? The guy who plays Howard Stern totally nailed it, spot on.

[@georgeprchal3924]

How is animal Hamlet accurate? Master and Commander that movie did it's homework.

[@AsahelFrost]

'Shuttle'? 'Spacecraft' or 'capsule' maybe, but not 'shuttle'!

[@drunkentriloquist9993]

Please continue

[@AndreiDinTheHouse]

The video section title for Arrival is "A Rival". Lol?

[@dianehansen9526]

Frozen is the best Disney movie so far.

[@MusicchannelFX]

Jeffrey Katzenberg Produced a Movie about Lions…. Ironic

[@chriscripplercruz1833]

So I take it no foubd footage is going to be on this list

[@ItsJustCiCi]

Algorithm 👍🏾😊

[@danielbrown503]

Snow White 1937 is the Greatest Disney Cartoon.

[@regionalflyer]

5:36 holy shit, it's Viper!

[@johnnydripp]

Yes! The Lion King IS the greatest Disney movie of all time!

[@Kennebec27]

The Martian was a book first. I'm pretty sure that the movie makers did not have to do that much research.

[@Ceares]

He specifically said they didn't just rely on the book but did their own research to make sure everything was the way it was supposed to be. More impressive because they could have just cribbed off the book

[@GrayHand-jz6ie]

I can tell you as a science geek into permaculture and food production they basically got everything wrong. I mean everything. You simply can;t grow potatoes that way. Much of what he did was stupid or impossible making it a bizarre addition to the list. I place it up there with The Core for science accuracy. Mat Damon made it work, the silly script nearly killed it. It was the lack of knowledge by the viewers that made it "seem" smart. You send a botanist to a planet without plants and you don;t include a seed?

[@DeeSargent]

Ford vs. Ferrari

[@vovin8132]

"...UND STEINER!!!"

[@dinomonzon7493]

Thanks for citing Tora! Tora! Tora! (“Tiger! Tiger! Tiger!”), the codephrase to signify a successful strike on Pearl Harbor) over the 2001 ‘update’. It was the superior version, same with the 1976 film version of Midway over the recent remake.

[@crocsmart5115]

Soooooooo…are we to have a follow up? Movies..(films) where america disrespects the dead of their allies? U571 would be a start….

[@benmcfee]

We'd need more than ten entries for that one.

[@Wesley-eu7rn]

Unfortunately most people learn their history from Hollywood which surely is the greatest propaganda mill in world history. All of these movies depict some realism but they are still far from a documentary. For instance, Apollo 13 astronauts said there was no dramatic dialogue in the capsule, astronauts being so stoic and matter a fact. However, director Ron Howard wanted to spice it up with some drama so he made it up.

[@papanoyoha]

Where treasure planet or Atlantis Disney? Because that dodo on Lyon king

[@drunkentriloquist9993]

Enough said... Next please

[@drunkentriloquist9993]

Contact, she said no No No NO to that too

[@alpharius365]

TREASURE PLANET.

[@drunkentriloquist9993]

The loin king The local meatshop Oh the lion king, never seen it

[@raeraebadfingers]

I love a good loin king

[@drunkentriloquist9993]

She said that too A night to remember NOT Like the titanic went down on the wrong

[@jidf32]

Where is Armageddon?

[@drunkentriloquist9993]

Inside out was how my ex college's girlfriend said when she ripped my heart out dumping me

[@drunkentriloquist9993]

Deadpools third Arrival in July

[@GrayHand-jz6ie]

Are you kidding? "The Martian"?????? I've compared it to "The Core" for how inaccurate is was! The "science" was often moronic! It could have been done well but an example, they send a botanist to a planet without plants and not one science based plant experiment? Also I'm into permaculture quite heavily and you can;t grow potatoes that way, especially in fresh dung! I enjoyed the film INSPITE of the utter lack of science.

[@alexius23]

🎬🍿🎞🎥🧙🏻‍♂

[@drunkentriloquist9993]

Mars and Spencers Food hall oh

[@harveylimpopo3042]

Marek E Smith Thank god the narrator has toned down his delivery The -“ah” is awful Such delivery only works with sadly deceased aforementioned titular singer of The Fall Much more clearer and understandable

[@Outlier777]

Europa: The Last Battle.

[@drunkentriloquist9993]

Lost in the pist sorry post

[@timidwolf]

Man U fan? Commiserations for your poor life choices!

[@drunkentriloquist9993]

Down.. sorry need too piiss back ssoobn

[@raeraebadfingers]

You good bro?

[@drunkentriloquist9993]

@@raeraebadfingers and back in the room, we hate past live regression therapy

[@raeraebadfingers]

@@drunkentriloquist9993 🤔 you ok dude?

[@drunkentriloquist9993]

@@raeraebadfingers we are all fine now thank you, how are you