In this day and age of too much reality, this movie shows reality on a grand scale. The True Story Behind Disney's 'Togo' Think Balto saved Nome, Alaska, on his own?

If this had been some dumb adventure movie, it would probably have been terrific. "Medicine Man," which is shot on location in the rain forests of the Amazon, has the great, grizzled Sean Connery as its star, doing research countless miles up an anonymous river with Lorraine Bracco, a tough-talking scientist from the Bronx.

What are the best medical movies based on true stories? Toned down with a romantic story. Classics like The Shining (inspired by Stephen King’s solitary stay at an apparently haunted hotel) and Peter Benchley’s Jaws (sparked in part by a 1964 news story of a Great White shark being captured off the coast of Montauk) are just two famous examples of novels based on true stories that became tantalizing narratives. All of these movies recount incredible stories about people and their ailments throughout history. Think again. This list includes great historical movies such as Philadelphia, Patch Adams, and Awakenings. Connery and Bracco are a matched team working in harness, plus the fact of the disappearing rain forests, allows this movie to work for me. A new family-friendly movie finally gets a legendary dogsled run right.