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Critic A.A. Dowd

True Story isn’t a documentary or a news piece, so its dramatic liberties and strategic withholding of info are permissible.

Read full review at The A.V. Club
Critic David Hughes
rated 8

The former comedy co-stars (Knocked Up) are superbly cast in this fascinating, fact-based story.

Read full review at Empire

Cast & Crew

Rupert Goold
Director
Rupert Goold
Writer
James Franco
As Christian Longo
Ethan Suplee
As Pat Frato
Robert John Burke
As Greg Ganley
Jonah Hill
As Michael Finkel
Gretchen Mol
As Karen

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Based on a true story, True Story follows the intriguing and dangerous relationship between disgraced New York Times reporter Michael Finkel (Jonah Hill) and accused killer Christian Longo (James Franco), who has taken on Finkel's identity. When Finkel, struggling to find work after being fired from his prestigious job, learns that Longo has been using his name, he becomes intrigued and begins meeting with him. But as their relationship deepens, Finkel realizes that Longo is not who he seems to be, and their game of cat-and-mouse takes a dark turn. With Felicity Jones as Finkel's wife Jill and under the direction of Rupert Goold, this tense thriller explores murder, love, deceit, and the blurred lines between truth and fiction.

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