A Dark Truth

R

Released Jan 4, 2013

1 hr. 46 min.

Mystery & Thriller

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A corporate whistle-blower (Deborah Kara Unger) hires a former CIA agent (Andy Garcia) -- now a talk-show host -- to expose her company's cover-up of a massacre in a South American village.

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Aleea P

I dont know why this movie was so underated it was really good

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/07/24

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Audience Member

Good cast and interesting story, philosophical ending that had you thinking

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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Audience Member

good political actioner/thriller

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Audience Member

This movie reveals details about the way corporate America exploits natural resources in South America and abroad, manipulating everyone with money while disregarding the lives of the local community.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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kevin w

Imagine talking to Martin Sheen for an hour. Oy vey. Well,that's how this liberal-intentions-and-heart-on-its-sleeve action pic plays out as a super big corporation ruthlessly slaughters a village to secure the water rights. Whitaker and Longoria play a Greenpeace activists on the scene who know the truth the coporation is trying to hide, Garcia is a reporter trying to find out what the truth is, and it takes so long to get to the action that you won't care how right (or how Left) anyone is. Wait for a rainy day.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

I watched the movie and I liked it. The best part of that movie is the content. Even when it is not based on a true story, it happens. Currently, Ecuador is fighting a canadian-american company that made a mess in the jungle. Brazilian aboriginals in the jungle are also disappointed with cutting trees and making a mess with the water they drink from the rivers. So I guess the movie made the point for me.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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Damian Lee

Director

Andy Garcia

Tony Green

Kim Coates

Bruce Swinton

Deborah Kara Unger

Morgan Swinton

Eva Longoria

Mia Francis

Forest Whitaker

Francisco Francis

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Rick Groen

Globe and Mail

A lightweight flick about a heavy-duty subject, A Dark Truth plays like a TV movie back in the days when TV wasn't worth watching.

Rated: 1.5/4

Jan 11, 2013

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Gary Goldstein

Los Angeles Times

For all the attempted intrigue and mayhem, the film is dullsville, mired by a poky script, unremarkable action and, the hard-working Garcia aside, uninspired performances.

Rated: 2/5

Jan 10, 2013

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Linda Barnard

Toronto Star

A slog of a thriller that tries for relevance with an environmental message, A Dark Truth's biggest mystery is how so many "name" actors ended up in this torpid turkey.

Rated: 1.5/4

Jan 10, 2013

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Maitland McDonagh

Film Journal International

The problem is less that it fails to deliver slick, larger-than-life mayhem on a blockbuster scale than that message movies generally play best to the converted.

Jan 10, 2013

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Betty Jo Tucker

ReelTalk Movie Reviews

This eco-thriller's message is an important one, but there are too many slow-moving scenes and too much screen time with characters just staring at each other.

Jan 4, 2013

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S. Jhoanna Robledo

Common Sense Media

Generic thriller has plenty of dead bodies, few surprises.

Rated: 2/5

Jan 4, 2013

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Synopsis

A corporate whistle-blower (Deborah Kara Unger) hires a former CIA agent (Andy Garcia) -- now a talk-show host -- to expose her company's cover-up of a massacre in a South American village.

Director: Damian Lee
Executive Producer: Jeff Sackman, Andy Garcia, Kim Coates
Screenwriter: Damian Lee
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures
Production Co: Vortex Words Plus Pictures
Rating: R (Violence|Disturbing Images)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 4, 2013, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 2, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $5.8K