The Truth Matters.
Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
| Cast |
Woody Harrelson, James Marsden, Rob Reiner, Tommy Lee Jones, Jessica Biel, Milla Jovovich, Richard Schiff |
| Director |
Rob Reiner |
| Screenplay | Joey Hartstone |
| Music | Jeff Beal |
| Cinematography | Barry Markowitz |
| Editing | Bob Joyce |
| Soundtrack | Available |
| Made in | 2017 |
| Produced by | Acacia Filmed Entertainment, Castle Rock Entertainment, Savvy Media Holdings |
IMDB page | CommonSenseMedia Report
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| Genre | Drama |
| Language | Frequent, not demeaning, moderate impact. |
| Nudity | None |
| Sex | None |
| Violence | Fairly frequent, mild to moderate |
| Prejudice | None |
| Blasphemy | None |
| Drug abuse | None |
| Comments | |
| These details are supplied by the FPB. If you have a problem with any of the above, please take it up directly with the FPB. Read the Classification Guidelines. | |
| R: Restricted | Rated R for language including some sexual references. |
| Runtime | 90 |
| 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 15 + |
Positive messages |
Positive role models |
Violence |
Sex |
Language |
| Consumerism |
Drinking, drugs, smoking |
| Scale (Max) | 20 |  |
What the Critics say | ||
| 24.com Gabi Zietsman  Shock and Awe has a worthwhile story to tell (if you’re interested in the Bush-era) and it doesn’t play around with the facts, using real news footage to shape the story, but perhaps a little tweaking would have helped to just make the film less of a history lesson and more an engaging look at ethics and truth for a modern audience, especially in the era of fake news. | 10 |  |
| Metacritic.com 17 critics | 9 | |
| Rottentomatoes critics 43 critics | 9 | |
| Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Shock and Awe has a worthy story to tell and some fine actors trying to bring it to life; unfortunately, the end results are still as derivative as they are dramatically inert. | 6 |  |
| CommonSenseMedia Michael Ordona Fact-based drama about tenacious reporters; strong language. | 10 | |
What the People say | ||
| Metacritic.com users 9 users | 9 | |
| Rottentomatoes users 316 users | 8 | |
| IMDB 2149 Netizens | 11 |  |
| The Movie DB Community | 13 | |
Average .. 47% | 9 | |