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True Story

Name: True Story
Genre: Crime, Drama, History
Released: 2015-04-17
Duration: 99 min
Rating: 6.261

★ 6,3 /10 (2,104 Votes)

2015 EN 99 min

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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Release date

17/04/2015

Votes

2,104

Popularity

4.4

Some mysteries are beyond belief.

Genres

Crime Drama History

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

99 min

Revenue

$5,261,595

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

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Charlotte Driscoll

Sadie Longo

Kohl Sudduth

Police Officer

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Conor Kikot

Zach Longo

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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

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Mara Hobel

Jail Receptionist

David Pittu

Marcus Lickermann

Auden Thornton

Lena

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Ngo Okafor

Ibrahim

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Uchenna Onuaguluchi

Madou

Maryann Plunkett

Maureen Duffy

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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

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Georgia Ford

Young Woman

Loudon Wainwright III

Older Man

Julie Sharbutt

Female MSU Worker

Eleanor Hutchins

Middle-Aged Woman

Rebecca Henderson

Ellen Parks

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Jay Ferraro

Geoffrey J. Ploobtark

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Bill Walters

Inmate (uncredited)

Booch O'Connell

Girl in Playground / Student (uncredited)

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James Franco delivers a good performance but the story is disconnected and doesn't explain the evolution of Hill's character. The problem is the script and the directing. You don't get to understand where the movie is leading to or why and how are the troubles of Michael Finkel. The actual happenings give a good chance of telling an interesting story but this movie fails to do so.

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**About a man who has nothing to lose and a man who can't afford another failure!** It was based on the book of the same name, which was originally inspired by the real events. But there's a striking resemblance between this and the Truman Capote story. About a man who is serving in prison for slaying a family and his encounter with a reporter/writer. And so their relationship strengthens as they sit together to discuss about each others life event. That is the main film, which covers the majority of the film, but feels like they revealed nothing much, particularly for our convince, yet the…

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