10 Awesome True Stories That Still Need The Hollywood Treatment

6. The Home Front During World War II

Despite Hollywood's love affair with World War II, there is still a vast range of untold stories from the era. Really, I could have done a whole list just about WWII stories that could be movies. I'll limit myself to just three here. One aspect of war that's gone mostly unexplored in film is the home front. Generally, the only glimpse we'll get of those back home come whenever weepy romantic letters get sent by the soldiers on the front lines. It seems that the role of the women in these stories is to wait patiently for their return of their men.

Boring.

There is so much about the home front that could make for a terrific movie. Real life Rosie the Riveters discovering their power. The stresses of rationing and other sacrifices in the service of the greater war effort. It's such a fertile ground for drama. And yet no one has dug into it.

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Dan Schindel loves movies more than you do. He considers it an accomplishment to have survived a year and counting in Los Angeles. Someday, he'll be the greatest critic in the world. He spent a year watching a documentary every day, so now he knows everything.