# True Story (2015)

> A disgraced journalist risks his credibility and moral certainty when a captured murderer claims to have stolen his identity.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/140227

## Facts

- Runtime: 99 min
- Genres: Crime, Drama, History
- Director: Rupert Goold
- Cast: Jonah Hill, James Franco, Felicity Jones, Maria Dizzia, Ethan Suplee, Robert John Burke, Charlotte Driscoll, Kohl Sudduth
- TMDB rating: 6.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2273657/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: brooding, paranoid, intimate, quiet night, true crime viewing

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