The Truth About Charlie

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The Truth About Charlie

PG-13

2002

1h 44m

Mystery & Thriller

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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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Anthony Lane

The New Yorker

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

Dec 19, 2022

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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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Stephen C

Success in 1 hour and 44 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $5,300,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/28/25

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Nancy M

The only reason people low-ball this movie is the need to fetishize Grant and Hepburn. Both versions are entertaining but this one’s got better atmosphere.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/28/25

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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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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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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
Producer: Jonathan Demme, Peter Saraf, Edward Saxon
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
Runtime: 1h 44m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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