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The Truth Game

2001 · 90 min

A tense, talky dinner party where old friendships curdle into suspicion and buried resentments surface, leaving you uneasy.

Directed by
Simon Rumley
Genres
Drama
Starring
Stuart Laing, Selina Giles, Paul Blackthorne
Overview
Accusations, revelations, lies and distrust abound when six friends, who think they know each other well, gather for a dinner party.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Simon Rumley
Genres
Drama
Starring
Stuart Laing, Selina Giles, Paul Blackthorne
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • deception
  • friendship
  • guilt
  • identity
Places
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour3
Realism8
Romance3
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Simon Rumley
Written by
Simon Rumley
Starring
Stuart Laing, Selina Giles, Paul Blackthorne, Tania Emery, Tom Fisher, Simone White, Wendy Wason
Runtime
90 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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