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Oxymorons in the narrow sense are a rhetorical device used deliberately by the speaker and intended to be understood as such by the listener. In a more extended sense, the term "oxymoron" has also been applied to inadvertent or incidental contradictions, as in the case of "dead metaphors" ("barely clothed" or "terribly good").
An oxymoron refers to a word, phrase, or use of language that seems to directly contradict itself, and it is believed to come from the Greek oxý (s), “sharp,” and mōrós, “dull.”
This is an index of articles that features lists of films based on real-life events. As new entries are produced, they should be included to ensure the list remains current and complete. List of films based on actual events (before 1940)
A docudrama, in which historical fidelity is the keynote, is generally distinguished from a film merely "based on true events", a term which implies a greater degree of dramatic license, and from the concepts of historical drama, a broader category which may also incorporate entirely fictionalized events intermixed with factual ones, and ...
“The Deliverance” joins the pantheon of movies about demonic possessions supposedly based on events people experiences, like “The Exorcist” and “The Amityville Horror.”
Hell on the Border (2019) – Western biographical film based on the true story of Bass Reeves, the first African-American deputy U.S. Marshal west of the Mississippi River. [ 94 ] The Highwaymen (2019) – historical crime thriller film about two former Texas Rangers who attempt to track down and apprehend notorious criminals Bonnie and Clyde ...
But not all scary movies are completely fictional; some are actually based on real life. "The Conjuring" was based on the real-life Perron family in Rhode Island. Horror movies are reliably ...
The Pregnancy Pact (2010) – teen drama television film based on the allegedly true story of a 2008 media circus surrounding a large group of teen girls at the Gloucester High School, Gloucester, Massachusetts, who allegedly agreed to concurrently get pregnant, give birth and raise their children communally [107]