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True Story

2015 · 99 min

A slow, uneasy plunge into a manipulative prison relationship, leaving you tense and unsettled with its psychological cat-and-mouse game.

Directed by
Rupert Goold
Genres
Crime, Drama, History
Starring
Jonah Hill, James Franco, Felicity Jones
Tagline
Some mysteries are beyond belief.
Overview
A drama centered on the relationship between journalist Michael Finkel and Christian Longo, an FBI Most Wanted List murderer who for years lived outside the U.S. under Finkel's name.

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Directed by
Rupert Goold
Genres
Crime, Drama, History
Starring
Jonah Hill, James Franco, Felicity Jones
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • deception
  • obsession
  • crime
  • guilt
Places
  • prison
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour1
Realism9
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Genres
crime, drama, history
Directed by
Rupert Goold
Written by
Rupert Goold, David Kajganich
Starring
Jonah Hill, James Franco, Felicity Jones, Maria Dizzia, Ethan Suplee, Robert John Burke, Charlotte Driscoll, Kohl Sudduth
Music
Marco Beltrami
Cinematography
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Runtime
99 min
Country
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Languages
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