Leigh Anne Tuohy (Sandra Bullock) in The Blindside

Aron Ralston (James Franco) in 127 Hours

Aileen Wornos (Charlize Theron) in Monster

Mark Whitacre (Matt Damon) in The Informant

John Dillinger (Johnny Depp) in Public Enemies

Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg (Tom Cruise) in Valkyrie

Jack Lengyel (Matthew McConaughey) in We Are Marshall

Elizabeth Gilbert (Julia Roberts) in Eat, Pray, Love

Julie Powell (Amy Adams) in Julie and Julia

Mark Zuckerberg (Jesse Eisenberg) in The Social Network

Harvey Milk (Sean Penn) in Milk

Chris McCandless (Emile Hirsch) in Into the Wild

Chris Gardner in The Pursuit of Happyness

John Grogan in Marley & Me

Gary Gaines (Billy Bob Thornton) in Friday Night Lights

Frank Abagnale (Leo DiCaprio) in Catch Me If You Can

John Forbes Nash, Jr. (Russell Crowe) in A Beautiful Mind

Beverly Donofrio (Drew Barrymore) in Riding in Cars with Boys

King Leonidas (Gerard Butler) in 300

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