The Truth About Charlie

PG-13

Released Oct 25, 2002

1 hr. 44 min.

Mystery & Thriller

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34%

135 Reviews

Tomatometer

27%

10,000+ Ratings

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Regina (Thandie Newton) meets charming Joshua (Mark Wahlberg) while vacationing in Martinique, as she contemplates ending her whirlwind marriage to enigmatic Charlie (Stephen Dillane). Then upon her return to Paris, she finds that both her apartment and her bank account have been emptied, and her husband has been murdered. The more Reggie learns, the more she realizes the scope of the puzzle, which she must solve to protect herself from ever-increasing danger.

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Critics Consensus

Newton has star quality, but this exercise in style can't hold a candle to the original.

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StephenPaul C

LOL, the funniest 01 hour: and 44 minutes ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Starring Mark Wahlberg!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/23/23

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Audience Member

It's a bit slow in parts, and the videography is unsettling to the point of almost being crazy weird. There is a sincere lack of chemistry between the leads. However, Newton gave a great performance. And I did get surprised a few times. I wanted to keep watching to find out what was really going on. Not a great movie, but fun camp. Just don't compare it to the original - take it on its own merits.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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Audience Member

A movie that spends for more time on the artistic presentation of the movie than the mystery/thriller aspect of the movie. There are many twists and turns, but they are not creatively presented to the audience nor interesting to the story. The director is more focused on how the scene is shot they conveying any plot information to the audience. Walberg as some kind of seducer simply does not play.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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steve d

ineffective remake that's miscast leads fail to do anything with.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

I was bored for most of the movie.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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Audience Member

The Truth About Charlie is a good film with cool twists and turns, Mark Whalberg and Tim Robbins acted really well, the other co-stars did a good job too

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/29/23

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Jonathan Demme

Director

Mark Wahlberg

Joshua Peters

Thandiwe Newton

Regina Lambert

Tim Robbins

Mr. Bartholomew

Park Joong-hoon

Il-Sang Lee

Ted Levine

Emil Zadapec

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Anthony Lane

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The film is hilariously indifferent to the conundrum of the plot, but it is sustained, just about, by the buoyancy of its mood.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

A bad remake of a good movie.

Rated: 2/5

Dec 29, 2010

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David Ansen

Newsweek

Demme's movie is so benign--he likes all his characters, even the villains--it feels like a game of "let's pretend." It's a movie for movie lovers--playful, hip and light as a feather.

Nov 1, 2007

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Michael Guarnieri

The Spool

[T]he movie is a joyless, dull affair, resulting in something completely unnecessary.

Feb 25, 2020

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Joel Siegel

Good Morning America

Demme does something I've never seen another director do - he makes Paris look bad.

Rated: C-

Jan 4, 2018

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Michael Dequina

TheMovieReport.com

Newton's a radiant beam of beguiling star power in this stylish muddle.

Rated: 2/4

Jan 27, 2009

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Synopsis

Regina (Thandie Newton) meets charming Joshua (Mark Wahlberg) while vacationing in Martinique, as she contemplates ending her whirlwind marriage to enigmatic Charlie (Stephen Dillane). Then upon her return to Paris, she finds that both her apartment and her bank account have been emptied, and her husband has been murdered. The more Reggie learns, the more she realizes the scope of the puzzle, which she must solve to protect herself from ever-increasing danger.

Director: Jonathan Demme
Executive Producer: Ilona Herzberg
Screenwriter: Peter Stone, Jonathan Demme, Steve Schmidt, Jessica Bendinger
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Universal Pictures
Rating: PG-13 (Sexual Content|Nudity|Some Violence)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 25, 2002, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 10, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $5.3M
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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