I don't think the movie every actually says that it's based on a true story, but The Greatest Showman portrays a very different P.T. Barnum from who he was in real life based on accounts of those who knew him and his own personal letters. I actually loved the movie, but you can't take it as a history of the actual Barnum.
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Reply to Which "based on a true story" films butchered the true story the worst? by yoaver
I don't think the movie every actually says that it's based on a true story, but The Greatest Showman portrays a very different P.T. Barnum from who he was in real life based on accounts of those who knew him and his own personal letters. I actually loved the movie, but you can't take it as a history of the actual Barnum.