Incredible Crime Movies That Were Based On True Events

Wizard of Lies (2017)

Wizard of Lies is an American television drama film directed by Barry Levinson and written by Sam Levinson and John Burnham Schwartz. Starring Robert DeNiro, the film follows the actions and life of businessman Bernie Madoff, who was the admitted operator of a Ponzi scheme that is considered the largest financial fraud in United States history. Prosecutors estimated that the size of the fraud was around $64.8 billion, based on the accounts of Madoff’s 4,800 clients in 2008. In 2009, Madoff pleaded guilty to 11 federal felonies and was sentenced to 150 years in prison — the maximum allowed.