The Trouble With the Truth

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The Trouble With the Truth

R

2012

1h 36m

Drama

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After their daughter announces her engagement, two former spouses (Lea Thompson, John Shea) have a reunion dinner and discover that a sexual spark still smolders between them.

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Keith Phipps

Time Out Chicago

02/14/2013

3/5

While it never quite lives up to its lofty inspiration, particularly in an unsatisfying final act, it's engagingly written and well played by both leads.

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Omer Mozaffar

Chicago Sun-Times

01/10/2013

3.5/4

Jim Hemphill's "The Trouble with the Truth" is a pleasant surprise that gets better as the movie unfolds.

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John Anderson

Variety

01/09/2013

Although they talk enough to qualify for radio, John Shea and Lea Thompson make the high-wire act of "The Trouble With the Truth" a convincing, moving and provocative two-hander.

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Amber Wilkinson

Eye for Film

10/03/2016

3.5/5

The film captures the mixture of remembered intimacy and arguments and the way these emotions can swirl around one another, one minute sparking conflict, the next an unexpected moment of joy and.. a level of empathy.

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Matthew Turner

VODzilla.co

08/18/2016

7.5/10

Hemphill's assured direction, coupled with some skillful editing, allows the sharply written dialogue to flow naturally, without the material ever feeling too stagey.

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Rene Rodriguez

Miami Herald

10/23/2013

3/4

Who knew My Dinner with Andre could be reworked into such an engaging romantic comedy?

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steve d

@RT35616104 12/12/2022

Well acted and engaging though the supporting actors don't have enough to do.

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12/13/2020

It's a pleasant of enough movie if you're into long dialogue.

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04/20/2017

I love this movie , John Shea play this character in a way I don't think anybody could he is amazing

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09/10/2015

is alot like the indy smash, 'my dinner with andre'

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10/21/2014

The hammy acting ruined the movie for me.

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08/17/2014

Loved it. It's one of those rare movies that gets stuck in your head for a few days and keeps you thinking about it. Excellent writing and acting.

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Synopsis

After their daughter announces her engagement, two former spouses (Lea Thompson, John Shea) have a reunion dinner and discover that a sexual spark still smolders between them.

Director: Jim Hemphill
Producer: Daniel Farrands, Thommy Hutson, Lea Thompson
Screenwriter: Jim Hemphill
Distributor: Winning Edge Partners
Production Co: 1428 Films, Winning Edge Partners
Rating: R (Sexual References|Some Language)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 14, 2012, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 10, 2016
Runtime: 1h 36m