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 + |
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| 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 | |