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True Story is a 2015 American mystery thriller film that was directed by Rupert Goold in his directorial debut. It is based on a screenplay by Goold and David Kajganich.
Apr 17, 2015 · Based on a true story, a disgraced journalist (Jonah Hill) meets a murderer (James Franco) who has taken his identity and tries to uncover the truth behind his crimes. Watch the trailer, see the cast and crew, read user and critic reviews, and find out more about this 2015 film.
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- Biography, Crime, Drama
- Rupert Goold
- 2015-04-17
Jun 17, 2020 · The film, directed by Rupert Goold and starring James Franco as Longo and Jonah Hill as Finkel, is based on Finkel’s book, True Story: Memoir, Mea Culpa, recounting the case and his personal...
A list of 250 movies that are based on true stories, created by a user on IMDb. The list includes genres, ratings, directors, stars, and brief summaries of each movie.
- All the President's Men (1976) Film. Drama. Wait, you’re telling us Watergate is an actual thing that happened, and in 1974 two reporters really did take down a sitting US president?
- In Cold Blood (1967) Film. Before true crime podcasts and Dateline NBC marathons, there was Truman Capote, whose account of the 1959 massacre of a family in rural Kansas shocked a nation not yet desensitised to random acts of unspeakable violence.
- Hustlers (2019) Film. Drama. A rare depiction of a r ecession that’s neither a teary drama about farmers losing their homes nor a political screed against greedy one-percenters, Hustlers is instead a hyperkinetic story of economic survival, set in a world hit particularly hard by the 2008 financial crisis: New York strip clubs.
- Argo (2012) Film. Drama. It’s one of those stories too far-fetched for even the most inventive screenwriter to make up. At the onset of the 1979 Iranian Revolution, a movie-loving CIA agent hatched a plot to smuggle six diplomats out of the country by pretending to be a Canadian film crew shooting a fake Star Wars-alike sci-fi flick there.
A list of 105 movies based on true stories, history or biographies, created by a user named antoniagraphics. The list includes popular titles such as The Blind Side, The Wolf of Wall Street, The Imitation Game and more.
Apr 16, 2015 · A journalist (Jonah Hill) interviews a murderer (James Franco) who used his identity and writes his memoir in prison. The film is based on a true story, but the reviewer criticizes its plot, pacing and tone as confusing and unpleasant.
