How much did True Story gross?

True Story grossed $5.3M worldwide.

Where was True Story filmed?

True Story was filmed in Long Island, New York City.

True Story

Name: True Story
Director: Rupert Goold
Genre: Crime, Drama, History
Released: 2015-04-17
Duration: 1 h 40 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Jonah Hill, James Franco, Felicity Jones, Maria Dizzia, Ethan Suplee

2015

Become a fan of its genres:

6.3/10

Release Date

17/04/2015

Popularity

🍅 Rotten Tomatoes

45%

🎬 Internet Movie Database

63%

Ⓜ️ Metacritic

50%

Some stories are incredible.

Michael Finkel (Jonah Hill) is a New York Times journalist who works in New York. His superiors ask him to explain a cover story he wrote for the paper's magazine, in which he used a composite character as the backbone of the story, something that goes against the newspaper's rules. While he tries to defend his work, he receives news that leaves him speechless: in Mexico, a man posing as him has been arrested. It is Christian Longo (James Franco), a man from Oregon whom the FBI is looking for. The film is directed by Rupert Goold, who makes his directing debut here.

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Facts about True Story

Releases, age ratings, box office, post-credit scenes and more.

Post-credits sceneNone

Worldwide premiereJanuary 23, 2015

Runtime1 h 40 min

Original languageEnglish

Original titleTrue Story

CountryUnited States

Production companiesPlan B Entertainment, Regency Enterprises, New Regency Pictures

Worldwide box office$5.3M

Based onTrue story

Trailer views1.2 M

More ratings

2.9/5Letterboxd64/100Trakt6.0/10Metacritic (público)1.5/4Roger Ebert

True Story Cast

Jonah HillMichael Finkel

James FrancoChristian Longo

Felicity JonesJill Barker

Maria DizziaMary Jane Longo

Ethan SupleePat Frato

Robert John BurkeGreg Ganley

Charlotte DriscollSadie Longo

Kohl SudduthPolice Officer

Conor KikotZach Longo

Stella Rae PayneMadison Longo

Byron JenningsJudge Odenkirk

Gretchen MolKaren

Betty GilpinCheryl

Seth BarrishBlaise

Robert StantonJeffrey Gregg

Michael CountrymanCoroner

Steve RoutmanJack Pool

Genevieve AngelsonTina Alvis

Adam MucciCourtroom Sheriff

David Wilson BarnesCorey Douglas

William Jackson HarperZak Rausch

Sam RosenSteve Mensah

Mara HobelJail Receptionist

David PittuMarcus Lickermann

Auden ThorntonLena

Ngo OkaforIbrahim

Uchenna OnuaguluchiMadou

Maryann PlunkettMaureen Duffy

Joseph HarrellVisiting Room Guard #1

Mike HoustonVisiting Room Guard #2

Rosemary HowardJury Forewoman

Joel Marsh GarlandDan Pegg

Dana EskelsonJoy Longo

Peter Francis JamesColin Parker

Edward James HylandMr. Longo

Johanna DayBeth Tickler

Georgia FordYoung Woman

Loudon Wainwright IIIOlder Man

Julie SharbuttFemale MSU Worker

Eleanor HutchinsMiddle-Aged Woman

Rebecca HendersonEllen Parks

Jay FerraroGeoffrey J. Ploobtark

Bill WaltersInmate (uncredited)

Booch O'ConnellGirl in Playground / Student (uncredited)

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Cast of True Story by the numbers

39average cast age in years

5years of age gap between the leads

43%women in the cast

24%women in the crew

The youngest in the main cast: Jonah Hill, age 31 at release. The oldest: Robert John Burke, at 54.

Cast ages at release

Jonah Hill31 years old
James Franco36 years old
Felicity Jones31 years old
Maria Dizzia40 years old
Ethan Suplee38 years old
Robert John Burke54 years old
Kohl Sudduth40 years old

Cast heights

1.85 mEthan Suplee
1.79 mRobert John Burke
1.70 mJonah Hill
1.69 mBetty Gilpin
1.60 mFelicity Jones

Cast nationalities

United States 6United Kingdom 1

Crew

AddressRupert Goold
WritingDavid Kajganich, Rupert Goold
MusicMarco Beltrami
PhotographyMasanobu Takayanagi
EditingNicolas De Toth, Christopher Tellefsen
Production designJeremy Hindle
Costume designCatherine Marie Thomas
CastingDouglas Aibel
Visual effectsEric J. Robertson
ProductionDede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Anthony Katagas

Trivia about True Story

In prison, Jill plays Longo a recording of the madrigal "Se la mia morte brami" by Carlo Gesualdo, and explains that she cannot listen to it without remembering that the composer killed his wife, her lover and their son.

The limited theatrical release was scheduled for April 10, 2015, but that date was pushed back one week to make way for a wide release.

Filming began in March 2013 in Warwick, New York, and in New York City, with some shots in Mexico City.

The film grossed 5,261,595 dollars worldwide, of which 4,719,695 came from the United States and Canada; its opening weekend there earned 1,950,214 dollars.

"True Story" received four nominations in total, including ones for James Franco, Jonah Hill and Felicity Jones in the dramatic movie actor categories at the Teen Choice Awards.

Brad Pitt is among the producers of the film, distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures and based on the journalist Michael Finkel's memoir of the same name.

Michael Finkel said that Christian Longo used his identity while hiding in Mexico, after Finkel was fired from The New York Times Magazine for fabricating details in a story about child slavery in Africa.

James Franco explained that he tried not to judge the character of Christian Longo, but that applying that approach was especially difficult while preparing for the role.

Sources: Wikipedia (English)