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Strange but True

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A woman tells her deceased boyfriend's family that she is pregnant.
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Paul Byrnes Sydney Morning Herald 10/15/2019
2/5
What's strange is that anyone thought this movie was worth making. It's a thriller with no thrills, almost no action and even less tension. What it does have is a strong cast, but who wants to see good actors going to waste? Go to Full Review
Katie Walsh Los Angeles Times 09/09/2019
There remains some truth in advertising, especially when it comes to Rowan Athale's bizarre family thriller. Go to Full Review
Guy Lodge Variety 09/07/2019
Can't quite decide what kind of weird it wants to be: a loopy B-movie corkscrew ride, or an American Beauty-style suburban burlesque with Something To Say. Go to Full Review
Nadine Whitney Mr. Movie's Film Blog 09/17/2023
If the film sorted out what genre it wanted to belong to, the audience would be less confounded and considerably more engaged. Go to Full Review
Peter Gray The AU Review 04/02/2021
3.5/5
...whatever flaws audiences could find with the film's tone, the impeccably committed cast keep the film afloat that you'll be too gripped to truly care. Go to Full Review
Hagan Osborne FILMINK (Australia) 04/01/2021
11/20
... shoots for the same psychological heights as Gone Girl but ends up hitting 13 Reasons Why levels of melodrama. Go to Full Review
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Derek E. Dec 10 Good pacing, plot twist was revealed early (and predictable)I thought but otherwise I enjoyed the movie See more HMF B Feb 25 Good actors but the story does not know in which direction to go. Only at the end do you find out and by then it's too late to enjoy it. See more Sal D @JustTheLaw 12/12/2024 This is an unusual film but in a surprisingly good way. The performances were all commendable (not spectacular) but what makes this movie pop is the hard twist that I did not expect or catch on to until a few after that fact - the first act lulled me in pace and plot that when it pivoted, it took me a second to see the real arc of the story. See more Iamwhoi M 09/06/2024 Not the most thrilling thriller; but it's a good cast, and it's worth a watch See more Jeff M 02/06/2024 This is a peculiar little oddity that starts interestingly enough but quickly becomes more and more preposterous, eventually suffocating under the weight of its own pretension. As with many movies of this ilk, the set-up isn't half bad and has potential, but the execution doesn't live up to its possibilities. What saves it from being a total waste of time is the surprisingly strong cast of actors - although it's debatable whether they signed on because of the material itself or because they needed some outdoor furniture for their villa in France. I would like to single out Robinson in particular. I've only seen him in two projects - this and LOVE, SIMON. But the roles and performances are so varied that I'm intrigued what this young actor has in store for the future. Ryan and Greg Kinnear are predictable choices for their roles and give predictable performances. In the end, it's a rather blah experience - nothing to run away from but certainly nothing to look forward to. And by the end, your limitations of believability may be pushed to their limits. See more Wolfgang G 07/18/2022 Ich bin ergriffen, ich müsste den Thriller noch einmal sehen. Eine gute Story (Drehbuch), gute Dialoge. Die Dramaturgie ist stehst am Steigen. Sie bleibt nicht an der Oberfläche, sondern geht in die Tiefe. Die Musik ist auch stark, sie unterstützt die Dramaturgie, sie steigert die Spannung. Alles passt, die Regie, Ausstattung, die Kostüme …. Die zwei Hauptdarsteller in der Rolle der Mutter Charlene (Amy Ryan) und ihres Sohnes Philip (Nick Robinson). Sie geben den Film „Leben". Amy Ryan die unerschrockene Mutter, Nick Robinson, der behinderte, nach der Wahrheit suchende Sohn, spielen ihre Rollen famos. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A woman tells her deceased boyfriend's family that she is pregnant.
Director
Rowan Athale
Producer
Fred Berger, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Christina Piovesan
Screenwriter
Eric Garcia
Distributor
Lionsgate Films, CBS Films
Production Co
First Generation Films, Automatik, Metrol Technology, Head Gear Films
Rating
PG-13 (Mature Thematic Elements|Brief Strong Language|Some Violence|Suggestive Material)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 6, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 6, 2019
Runtime
1h 36m
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