Stranger Than Fiction

R

1999

1 hr. 40 min.

Mystery & Thriller

List

38%

8 Reviews

Tomatometer

57%

250+ Ratings

Audience Score

Late at night a hysterical man (Mackenzie Astin) asks his friends (Todd Field, Dina Meyer) to help him dispose of a stranger's corpse.

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Denise S

Funny with a clever twisty turny plot and well acted by a great cast. I'm surprised that it doesn't have a much higher tomato score, I guess people don't know this little gem of a movie is out there, I myself only came across it by chance.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/20/23

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Audience Member

This was a nice surprise treat. I'm a huge Dina Meyer fan and it was a blast to see her up front and center again. It's a quick tale full of "dark comedy" and a couple surprises. It's the kind of fluff you'd read on an airplane, but that's what makes it a great rental.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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Audience Member

... enjoyable dark comedy... totally different movie, but just as good as the more well known hollywood movie with the same name...

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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Audience Member

An ingenious, clever, and engaging film that throws twists at you! Wow, for an older film I never thought it would be this good but it sure was.. Stranger Than Fiction follows Donovan, a writer, as he tells the story of four Salt Lake City twentysomethings who happen to be caught in the situation where they have to cover up one murder and things start to get more complicated as the story line goes on. Totally unpredicatable and suprising ending. Bravo to the cast and crew for making such a great film and remember- nothing is what it seems! Highly recommended!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Audience Member

This was a nice surprise treat. I'm a huge Dina Meyer fan and it was a blast to see her up front and center again. It's a quick tale full of "dark comedy" and a couple surprises. It's the kind of fluff you'd read on an airplane, but that's what makes it a great rental.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Audience Member

This movie is not well known at all. It is one that really fell off the radar. Great movie about friends covering up a muder. Good plot, good acting and great ending. Excellent movie with a twist at the ending.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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Eric Bross

Director

Mackenzie Astin

Jared Roth

Todd Field

Austin Walker

Dina Meyer

Emma Scarlett

Natasha Gregson Wagner

Violet Madison

Dana Lustig

Producer

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Michael Dequina

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The developments are not so much shocking than bewilderingly confusing.

Rated: 1/4

Dec 27, 2009

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Karina Montgomery

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I love movies like this but I hate reviewing them - they must be seen and felt to be properly appreciated, and I never feel I do justice to my feelings on the page. I hope you reward these filmmakers by seeing this one.

Rated: 5/5

Jul 17, 2008

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Robin Clifford

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...a clever concept that is given uneven execution by scripter Zach Helm

Rated: B-

Nov 18, 2006

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Linda Cook

Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

Sweetly funny and thought-provoking, "Stranger Than Fiction" truly isn't a "Will Ferrell movie."

Rated: 3.5/4

Nov 14, 2006

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Emanuel Levy

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Rated: 2/5

Jul 14, 2005

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Mike McGranaghan

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Not as strange as it needed to be.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 21, 2002

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Synopsis

Late at night a hysterical man (Mackenzie Astin) asks his friends (Todd Field, Dina Meyer) to help him dispose of a stranger's corpse.

Director: Eric Bross
Executive Producer: Ernst Etchie Stroh, Robert E. Baruc
Rating: R
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): May 23, 2017