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True Crime

Play trailer Poster for True Crime R Released Mar 19, 1999 2h 7m Crime Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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Journalist Steve Everett (Clint Eastwood) has been sober two months, but things are still going badly. Steve's marriage to Barbara (Diane Venora) is barely holding together, and his editor (Denis Leary) hates him, since Steve has been having an affair with his wife. A chance assignment finds Everett interviewing death row inmate Frank Beachum (Isaiah Washington). When Everett uncovers evidence indicating Beachum may be innocent, he must race against time to uncover the truth.
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True Crime has the potential for a gripping character-driven mystery, but a pedestrian story and a miscast Clint Eastwood undermine its effectiveness.

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Paul Tatara CNN.com It's all wrong; Eastwood is even miscast. Feb 5, 2018 Full Review Lisa Schwarzbaum Entertainment Weekly Rated: B Sep 7, 2011 Full Review Globe and Mail Rated: 1.5/4 Apr 25, 2003 Full Review Joe Leydon The Moving Picture Show A beat-the-clock thriller with an edge of moral gravity. Jul 19, 2014 Full Review Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com Forget the mystery thriller plot... succeeds more as a study of character. Rated: 3/4 Oct 11, 2009 Full Review Mark Halverson Sacramento News & Review Rated: 3/5 Aug 7, 2008 Full Review Read all reviews

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Jonathan N This contains spoilers: There's something really awkward about watching a 69 year old Clint Eastwood gettin' jiggy with 40 year old women. I guess I was willing to look past it, because I finished watching this "movie." I for one found this to be the most predictable plot I can recall. Great if you like slow, plodding plotlines that droll inexorably towards their end... Maybe this is a metaphor? I couldn't say if this was intentional, but this one definitely could have been sped up. I felt like Beachum's character, really the whole Beachum family, did an outstanding job and out-acted Clint by about a mile. Clint's gritty, soulless character made me think he could play the grim reaper pretty well. So, good job, I guess? He definitely nails that indescribable attitude that he sort of has in every role, and it is prominently on display here, as he sleeps with his boss' wife without remorse. Gosh, I think this could have been a pretty good hour long movie, but as a full length feature, it really drags on. No surprises, just Clint running (more like walking) around following his "nose." Nothing interesting, and other than Beachums, no characters I really cared about or liked, with one obvious exception: James Woods' character, the salty wise-ass editor in chief, was outstanding. I actually laughed out loud... Best writing in the whole show. Overall, not Clint's best and not really worth watching. Skip it, or just watch the James Woods parts and call it a day. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 07/04/25 Full Review Michael H Wonderful movie by Eastwood. A gripping story that really makes you think about the death penalty. One of his best films. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/21/24 Full Review Bahad j I felt like the characters in this movie could feel the happiness and difficulties that they faced in real life. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/12/24 Full Review Daniel F Good Eastwood. A little bit old for womanizing, but hey. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/08/24 Full Review jelisije j An overly long Clint Eastwood film about a news reporter seeking to find a man innocent before he is sentence to death for a crime he didn't commit. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review r 9 Surprisingly straightforward, though 'True Crime' is still very good. The lead performance of Clint Eastwood is enjoyable and he is supported ably by Isaiah Washington. There are a number of recognisable faces behind those two, namely Denis Leary, Michael McKean, James Woods and Bernard Hill; Lucy Liu even has a minor role. I did think we were in for a biggest twist, but it kinda just goes the wall you - or, at least, I - expected. That's not actually a bad thing, as what is produced is entertaining and kept me interested throughout - it just feels like it is setting something different up at one or two points. I will say, if I had anything close to a negative it would be the humour - which sometimes works, but sometimes doesn't; no biggie, though. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Journalist Steve Everett (Clint Eastwood) has been sober two months, but things are still going badly. Steve's marriage to Barbara (Diane Venora) is barely holding together, and his editor (Denis Leary) hates him, since Steve has been having an affair with his wife. A chance assignment finds Everett interviewing death row inmate Frank Beachum (Isaiah Washington). When Everett uncovers evidence indicating Beachum may be innocent, he must race against time to uncover the truth.
Director
Clint Eastwood
Producer
Clint Eastwood, Lili Fini Zanuck, Richard D. Zanuck
Screenwriter
Andrew Klavan, Larry Gross, Paul Brickman, Stephen Schiff
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Bros.
Production Co
Zanuck Company
Rating
R
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 19, 1999, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 31, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA)
$16.6M
Runtime
2h 7m
Sound Mix
SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS, Surround
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