The Boys in the Boat is based on Daniel James Brown's 2013 book of the same name, which depicts the inspiring true story of the United States men's eight rowing team at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. However, director George Clooney and screenwriter Mark L. Smith had to make a handful of changes to the account of the events to dramatize the 2023 biographical sports drama film further (as is the case with most movies based on true stories). Everything in the feature couldn't be completely accurate to real life. But the producers tried their best to honor the University of Washington men's rowing team, who pulled off an upset in Germany.
