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True Story
Directed by
Rupert Goold
PG-13
2015
1h 39m
Drama
,
Crime
,
and more
6.3
45%
38%
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When disgraced New York Times reporter Michael Finkel meets accused killer Christian Longo - who has taken on Finkel's identity - his investigation morphs into a game of cat-and-mouse.
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Cast of True Story
Jonah Hill
Michael Finkel
James Franco
Christian Longo
Felicity Jones
Jill Barker
Maria Dizzia
Mary Jane Longo
Ethan Suplee
Pat Frato
Robert John Burke
Greg Ganley
Charlotte Driscoll
Sadie Longo
Kohl Sudduth
Police Officer
Conor Kikot
Zach Longo
Stella Rae Payne
Madison Longo
Byron Jennings
Judge Odenkirk
Gretchen Mol
Karen
Betty Gilpin
Cheryl
Seth Barrish
Blaise
Robert Stanton
Jeffrey Gregg
Michael Countryman
Coroner
Steve Routman
Jack Pool
Genevieve Angelson
Tina Alvis
Adam Mucci
Courtroom Sheriff
David Wilson Barnes
Corey Douglas
William Jackson Harper
Zak Rausch
Sam Rosen
Steve Mensah
Mara Hobel
Jail Receptionist
David Pittu
Marcus Lickermann
Auden Thornton
Lena
Ngo Okafor
Ibrahim
Uchenna Onuaguluchi
Madou
Maryann Plunkett
Maureen Duffy
Joseph Harrell
Visiting Room Guard #1
Mike Houston
Visiting Room Guard #2
Rosemary Howard
Jury Forewoman
Joel Marsh Garland
Dan Pegg
Dana Eskelson
Joy Longo
Peter Francis James
Colin Parker
Edward James Hyland
Mr. Longo
Johanna Day
Beth Tickler
Georgia Ford
Young Woman
Loudon Wainwright III
Older Man
Julie Sharbutt
Female MSU Worker
Eleanor Hutchins
Middle-Aged Woman
Rebecca Henderson
Ellen Parks
Jay Ferraro
Geoffrey J. Ploobtark
Bill Walters
Inmate (uncredited)
Booch O'Connell
Girl in Playground / Student (uncredited)
True Story Ratings & Reviews
Christian Science Monitor
Peter Rainer
Director Rupert Goold keeps things appropriately creepy, but True Story is no Capote.
Chicago Sun-Times
Richard Roeper
It's as good as any work I've seen in a film in 2015, and "True Story" is one of the better movies to come along this year.
Denver Post
Lisa Kennedy
True Story digs deeper into the cultural fascination with killers and attempts a potent corrective along the way, reminding us who's been lost but also how justice isn't just another gripping procedural.
Reel Talk Online
Candice Frederick
... True Story just never feels like it gets anywhere.
Movie Mom
Nell Minow
Uneven but Franco's creepy charm is compelling.
The Atlantic
David Sims
Franco and Hill's early scenes together maintains intrigue for a while, but True Story never quite indicates that it has something compelling going on beneath the surface.
Grantland
Wesley Morris
What's the opposite of stealing a movie? Putting it back? Looking the other way? Laziness? Whatever it is, that's where I am with James Franco.
The New Yorker
Richard Brody
Filming a drama about the compromises and conventions of storytelling, Goold falls prey to them. He lacks the pulp verve and the symbolic imagination to illuminate or even convey the characters' mysteries.
Us Weekly
Mara Reinstein
Attention, true crime addicts desperate for a new fix after Serial and The Jinx: This riveting and highly disturbing chiller will satiate your needs.
Los Angeles Times
Robert Abele
Unfortunately this "Story" never finds its footing as either a creepy morality play or a performance-driven two-hander.
Boston Globe
Ty Burr
Leads with its chin from the title on down and which turns a startling tale of true crime and false identities into a heavy-breathing drama that, ironically, fails to convince.
New York Times
A.O. Scott
The real story of Christian Longo and Michael Finkel might be a fascinating and disturbing tale of crime, curiosity and journalistic ethics, but that's not what this movie is.
Philadelphia Inquirer
Steven Rea
Never mind the facts. True Story, slick and shaky, doesn't know where the truth lies.
Detroit News
Tom Long
Jones delivers her moral righteousness with a passion the rest of the film lacks. Otherwise, this is just the story of an awful human and the dupe who loved him.
Chicago Reader
J. R. Jones
The script is first-rate, questioning whether any story can really be credible when both the writer and the subject have everything to gain from it.
Austin Chronicle
Marjorie Baumgarten
True Story is more like watching a chess match between expert players than attending a soccer match that erupts in a crowd riot.
Chicago Tribune
Michael Phillips
Even with shrewd and honest work by Franco and Hill and a solid supporting turn from under-used Felicity Jones as Finkel's romantic partner, the film comes to life only sporadically.
Newsday
John Anderson
Lightweight script doesn't help a grandiose premise.
Wall Street Journal
Joe Morgenstern
"True Story" rings false from start to finish.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Joe Williams
While the movie sometimes seems like faux Fincher, the symbiotic acting, artful imagery and punchline ending turn "True Story" into credible entertainment.
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Jonah Hill
Jonah Hill
Behind the Scenes
Mike Finkel
Mike Finkel
Behind the Scenes
Mike Finkel
Mike Finkel
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James Franco
James Franco
Behind the Scenes
Rupert Goold
Rupert Goold
Behind the Scenes
Felicity Jones
Felicity Jones
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Making Of Featurette
Making Of Featurette
Behind the Scenes
Who Is Christian Longo?
Who Is Christian Longo?
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The Truth Behind True Story
The Truth Behind True Story
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James Meets Auden
James Meets Auden
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Reporter Calls Jonah
Reporter Calls Jonah
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Jonah Hill Arrives At Prison
Jonah Hill Arrives At Prison
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Jonah Talks To James In Prison
Jonah Talks To James In Prison
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Jonah And Felicity Talk In The Library
Jonah And Felicity Talk In The Library
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