# What’s a good “warts and all” subject matter for a movie?

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**Created:** [May 24, 2026, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-a-good-warts-and-all-subject-matter-for-a-movie/1030355 "2026-05-24T20:11:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2026, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-a-good-warts-and-all-subject-matter-for-a-movie/1030355/2 "2026-05-24T21:08:04Z")

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We really need a non-romanticized bio-pic about P.T. Barnum which features his purchase and exploitation of [Joice Heth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joice_Heth). This was the start of America’s adulation of conmen…and certainly not the end.

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