Good movies based on real people There are instances when reality definitely outshines fiction. Team NerdiPop scoured the web for some interesting real-life characters who inspired some fantastic films. The Big Lebowski (1988) Jeffrey “The Dude” Lebowski Synopsis: Jeff Bridges portrays Jeff Lebowski, a laid-back, easygoing burnout who insists on being called "the Dude," who also happens to share the same name as a millionaire whose wife owes a lot of dangerous people a lot of money, which causes the Dude to have his rug soiled and sends him spiraling into the Los Angeles underworld. The character of Jeffrey Lebowski