True Story

True Story is a 2015 American film directed by Rupert Goold and produced by Brad Pitt and Dede Gardner. The cast includes James Franco, Jonah Hill, Felicity Jones, and Gretchen Mol. The narrative is set in New York City, with filming taking place in Long Island and New York City. The movie is categorized as a trial, mystery, and crime film, with additional genres listed as biography and drama. It was distributed by Searchlight Pictures and Netflix via video on demand.

The film has a runtime of 99 minutes and was released on January 1, 2014, and August 6, 2015, with a later release date of April 17, 2015. Marco Beltrami composed the score, and Masanobu Takayanagi served as director of photography. Production companies involved include Plan B Entertainment, Regency Enterprises, and New Regency Pictures. The original language is English.

Critical reception includes a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 45% and a Metacritic score of 50 out of 100. The film holds an IMDb rating of 6.3 based on 75,606 votes and a TMDb vote average of 6.262. It received four nominations total and was rated R. The tagline states, "Some mysteries are beyond belief."