James Franco and Jonah Hill make a watchable pair, but True Story loses their performances -- and the viewer's interest -- in a muddled movie that bungles its fact-based tale.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Rupert Goold -
Producer -
Dede Gardner , Jeremy Kleiner , Anthony Katagas -
Screenwriter -
Rupert Goold , David Kajganich -
Distributor -
Fox Searchlight -
Production Co -
New Regency Pictures , Plan B Entertainment -
Rating -
R (Some Disturbing Material|Language) -
Genre -
Crime , Drama , Mystery & Thriller -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Apr 17, 2015, Limited -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Sep 15, 2016 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$4.7M -
Runtime -
1h 44m
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