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The Unbelievable Truth

1990 · 90 min

A deadpan, offbeat romance with quirky small-town characters and a wistful, ironic tone that lingers.

Tagline
Can a nice girl from Long Island find happiness with a mass murderer?
Overview
After serving time for murder, Josh Hutton returns to his home town where he meets Audry Hugo. No one can remember exactly what Josh did...

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How it feels

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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • identity
  • isolation
  • family
  • redemption
Places
  • small town
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour6
Realism7
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama, romance
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
Adrienne Shelly, Robert John Burke, Chris Cooke, Julia McNeal, Katherine Mayfield, Gary Sauer, Mark Chandler Bailey, David Healy
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
90 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
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