True Story

"Some mysteries are beyond belief."

2015 1h 39m EN

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6.3

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★6.3TMDB · 2,125

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Synopsis

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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.

“Some mysteries are beyond belief.”

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Cast

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

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Rupert Goold
Writers: David Kajganich, Rupert Goold
Languages: English, Igbo, German, Italian
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 11 years ago.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: English, Igbo, German, Italian.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Directed by Rupert Goold, shot by Masanobu Takayanagi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Marco Beltrami. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Nicolas De Toth shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Jonah Hill and James Franco and Felicity Jones carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Some mysteries are beyond belief.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2273657 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Rupert Goold directs. Masanobu Takayanagi behind the camera. Marco Beltrami scores. Nicolas De Toth cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Igbo, German, Italian.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 11 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 4 languages: English, Igbo, German, Italian.
3Directed by Rupert Goold, shot by Masanobu Takayanagi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Marco Beltrami. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Nicolas De Toth shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Jonah Hill and James Franco and Felicity Jones carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Some mysteries are beyond belief.".
8IMDB entry: tt2273657 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Masanobu Takayanagi
Original score: Marco Beltrami
Editing: Nicolas De Toth
Production design: Jeremy Hindle
Costume design: Catherine Marie Thomas
Makeup / hair: Sunday Englis
VFX supervisor: Eric J. Robertson
Sound: Mariusz Glabinski
Runtime: 99 min · 1h 39m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $5,261,595
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: True Story (2015)

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Andres Gomez2016-02-22
★ 5/10
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.
Reno2017-01-24
★ 6/10
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 story moved forward. For the Truman Capote, there are two films, including the one I liked 'Infamous' and the other one is 'Capote'. Besides these two, there's another title called 'In Cold Blood' that reveals the other side of the event, before Truman enters the scene. So that's what I'm interested after watching this film. Because right now they preferred to portray a struggling writer and the crime parts were not given any importance. That means it is basically about a reporter/writer doing a story/book. If they decide to make that one with the same cast as a prequel, then James Franco gets into an action which probably would give a good reason behind such crime where in this film the viewers can't end watching surely what really happened. Both, Jonah Hill and James Franco was really impressive in this. Felicity Jones had the small presence, but was in a main role. It was a feature film debut for the director and he was well managed to make it decently. Overall, for me, it was a good film, not the best, but can be watched once. 6/10