21 Movies From 2016 That Are Based on True Stories

Joseph Gordon-Levitt stars as famous whistleblower Edward Snowden in this biopic, which was originally scheduled for a 2015 release. It's essentially a mashup of two books: The Snowden Files: The Inside Story of the World's Most Wanted Man by Luke Harding and Time of the Octopus, an unpublished book by Anatoly Kucherena. Oliver Stone directed the politically charged drama.

Release date: Sept. 16

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