The Unbelievable Truth

"Can a nice girl from Long Island find happiness with a mass murderer?"

1990 1h 30m EN

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6.8

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★6.8TMDB · 134

ComedyDramaRomance

Synopsis

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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...

“Can a nice girl from Long Island find happiness with a mass murderer?”

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Cast

Adrienne Shelly
Audry
Robert John Burke
Josh
Chris Cooke
Vic Hugo
Julia McNeal
Pearl
Katherine Mayfield
Liz Hugo
Gary Sauer
Emmet
Mark Chandler Bailey
Mike
David Healy
Todd Whitbread

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hal Hartley
Writers: Hal Hartley
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 7.3× over at the box office.

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ERA

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36 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Hal Hartley, shot by Michael Spiller. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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Adrienne Shelly and Robert John Burke and Chris Cooke carry the top of the cast.

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RUNTIME

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Marketing tagline: "Can a nice girl from Long Island find happiness with a mass murderer?".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Hal Hartley directs. Michael Spiller behind the camera. Jim Coleman scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $0.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Made its money back 7.3× over at the box office.
436 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
5Directed by Hal Hartley, shot by Michael Spiller. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Jim Coleman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Adrienne Shelly and Robert John Burke and Chris Cooke carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Can a nice girl from Long Island find happiness with a mass murderer?".
9IMDB entry: tt0100842 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.