Truth

"Based on the story behind the story."

2015 2h 5m EN

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6.5

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63%

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6.8

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★6.5TMDB · 538🍅63%Rotten Tomatoes●66Metacritic★6.8IMDB · 22,839

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Synopsis

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As a renowned producer and close associate of Dan Rather, Mary Mapes believes she’s broken the biggest story of the 2004 election: revelations of a sitting U.S. President’s military service. But when allegations come pouring in, sources change their stories, document authenticity is questioned, and the casualties begin to mount.

“Based on the story behind the story.”

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Cast

Cate Blanchett
Mary Mapes
Robert Redford
Dan Rather
Dennis Quaid
Lt. Colonel Roger Charles
Elisabeth Moss
Lucy Scott
Bruce Greenwood
Andrew Heyward
Stacy Keach
Lt. Colonel Bill Burkett
John Benjamin Hickey
Mark Wrolstad
Topher Grace
Mike Smith

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: James Vanderbilt
Writers: James Vanderbilt, Nikki DiFalco
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America

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MONEY

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Earned back only 56% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 11 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by James Vanderbilt, shot by Mandy Walker. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Richard Francis-Bruce shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Cate Blanchett and Robert Redford and Dennis Quaid carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Based on the story behind the story.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

James Vanderbilt directs. Mandy Walker behind the camera. Brian Tyler scores. Richard Francis-Bruce cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Earned back only 56% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
2Released 11 years ago.
3International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.
4Directed by James Vanderbilt, shot by Mandy Walker. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Brian Tyler. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Richard Francis-Bruce shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Cate Blanchett and Robert Redford and Dennis Quaid carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Based on the story behind the story.".
9IMDB entry: tt3859076 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 9 themes, including "usa president", "based on novel or book", "presidential election", "journalism".

The technical file

Cinematography: Mandy Walker
Original score: Brian Tyler
Editing: Richard Francis-Bruce
Production design: Fiona Crombie
Costume design: Amanda Neale
Makeup / hair: Nikki Gooley
Sound: Andrew Neil
Runtime: 125 min · 2h 5m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $9,600,000
Box office: $5,383,097
Return: 56% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Truth (2015)
Rotten Tomatoes: 63% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 66/100
IMDB rating: 6.8/10 · 22,839 votes
MPAA: R

Awards

1 win & 6 nominations total

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Reno2016-09-09
★ 8/10
When journalism becomes limbless! A surprisingly good film, you can compare it with the Oscar winner 'Spotlight'. But it was not popular as that one, because it was about the American politics, so seems the world did not care much. However, going down in the domestic market was a very sad. It was directed by the newcomer and he did a wonderful job, even for penning a good screenplay. But it was based on the memoir by Mary Mapes called 'Truth and Duty'. It's a journalism theme, sets in during the months before the 2004 presidential election. It was focused on the CBS's famous news series '60 Minutes Wednesday' where its episodes reveals some of the copy documents how George W. Bush altered them get into the military in the 80s. Soon the producer to the host, everyone who involved in that show receive a backlash. In the remaining parts, it aims to disclose how the claimer decides to fight the issue and would they succeed? Cate Blanchett was never attracted to me, but I never doubted her performances. So in this, she was amazing and quite physically looked beautiful. One of her great character display, and it should have nominated for the various awards, but I don't understand why it was discarded totally. The other actors too were awesome, Especially Robert Redford was superb as a news anchor. He's a bit old, otherwise I would have expected him to play Don Trump in a movie, maybe a biopic or comedy. Like the film revealed what happened to Mapes, I think those invisible and powerful men made this film does not get into the spotlight. But as I've seen, I say it's a must see film of the year, if you're interested in the US and its politics. How the story ends is sad, but I've seen other journalism films that highlights their strength, whereas this one was opposite. I loved the lines Cate delivered at one of the final scenes. I hope you watch it at least after reading my review. 8/10

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