Some stories are beyond belief
Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
Cast |
Jonah Hill, James Franco, Felicity Jones, Maria Dissia, Ethan Suplee, Conor Kikot |
Director |
Rupert Goold |
Screenplay | Rupert Goold, David Kajganich, from the memoir by Michael Finkel |
Music | Marco Beltrami |
Cinematography | Masanobu Takayanagi |
Editing | Nicolas de Toth, Christopher Tellefsen |
Sound formats | Dolby Digital |
Made in | 2015 |
Produced by | Rgency Enterprises, New Regency Pictures, Plan B Entertainment |
IMDB page | CommonSenseMedia Report
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Genre | Drama |
Language | Mild to moderate, infrequent |
Nudity | None |
Sex | None |
Violence | Low, implied, psychological |
Prejudice | None |
Blasphemy | None |
Drug abuse | None |
Comments | |
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PG: Parental Guidance Suggested | Rated R for language and some disturbing material |
Runtime | 99 |
USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ. |
Suggested age limit 17 + |
Positive messages |
Positive role models |
Violence |
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Drinking, drugs, smoking |
Scale (Max) | 20 | |
What the Critics say | ||
Cape Argus / The Star Theresa Smith A serious Franco fails to provide full story. | 10 | |
Die Burger Riëtte Grobler Waarheid of leuens? | 10 | |
Cape Times John DeFore A tale of murder. | 10 | |
ScreenIt C. Fuchs | 10 | |
Metacritic.com 39 critics | 10 | |
Rottentomatoes critics 122 critics | 11 | |
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer James Franco and Jonah Hill make a watchable pair, but True Story loses their performances -- and the viewer's interest -- in a muddled movie that bungles its fact-based tale. | 10 | |
Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics | 12 | |
CommonSenseMedia Staff evaluation Gripping, disturbing drama based on real murders. | 10 | |
What the People say | ||
Metacritic.com users 30 users | 12 | |
Rottentomatoes users 15850 users | 11 | |
Internet 1683 Netizens Slightly more impressed than I thought I'd be. | 14 | |
Average .. 54% | 11 |