The Truth About Tully

R

Released Nov 1, 2002

1h 42m

Drama

List

81%

53 Reviews

Tomatometer

76%

1,000+ Ratings

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A womanizer (Anson Mount) falls for the best friend (Julianne Nicholson) of his shy brother (Glenn Fitzgerald) after she returns home to intern at a veterinary practice.

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Critics Consensus

A beautifully acted, quietly moving little film.

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A film I had lying around for ages. Never really got to it until now. This is a farmer film that's both realistic and honest. We meet an older man with his two sons. Their farm seem to be most of their lives, but there is room for some personal dramas as well. It felt like I had seen it before. Nothing new here but not much wrong either. Maybe it hasn't aged well or maybe it never really interested me, because I was never really pleased with this film. Quite flat, slow, few interesting turns and lack of charm. It's pretty sad and heartbreaking, and it's not a poor film, but it never really comes alive and it failed to get me. 5 out of 10 tomato juice beers.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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Family drama set in a small Midwestern American town and centering around a small town playboy who find himself in unfamiliar territory when he falls in love with a girl, and a more intimate plot development when their past and the future of the farm comes back to haunt his family. The screenplay is not any more interesting than many TV productions of the same kind, and often it is the photography of the landscape that is more touching than the plot itself.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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A novelette with ambitions to be more than that.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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Truly one of my favorite films. Tremendously moving and bittersweet.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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guess it was interesting..in your novel-adaptation-art-film kind of way

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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Only heard of this because of Graymont. Not disappointed.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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Hilary Birmingham

Director

Anson Mount

Tully Coates Jr.

Julianne Nicholson

Ella Smalley

Glenn Fitzgerald

Earl Coates

Catherine Kellner

April Reece

Bob Burrus

Tully Coates Sr.

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Sheila Norman-Culp

Associated Press

Mount and Nicholson make a fascinating pair, a country boy-womanizer who meets his strong-willed match.

Rated: 3/4

Jan 23, 2019

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Mary Brennan

Seattle Times

The movie resonates with a rare and genuine sweetness.

Rated: 3/4

Mar 28, 2003

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Kimberley Jones

Austin Chronicle

Rated: 3.5/5

Mar 10, 2003

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Boston Herald

Rated: 3/4

Jul 16, 2005

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Geoff Carter

Las Vegas Weekly

Rated: 4/4

Sep 11, 2003

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Sean P. Means

Salt Lake Tribune

Tully is worth a look for its true-to-life characters, its sensitive acting, its unadorned view of rural life and the subtle direction of first-timer Hilary Birmingham.

Rated: 3/4

Jun 20, 2003

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Synopsis

A womanizer (Anson Mount) falls for the best friend (Julianne Nicholson) of his shy brother (Glenn Fitzgerald) after she returns home to intern at a veterinary practice.

Director: Hilary Birmingham
Screenwriter: Hilary Birmingham, Matt Drake, Tom McNeal
Rating: R
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 1, 2002, Original
Release Date (Streaming): May 22, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $433.3K
Runtime: 1h 42m
Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo, Surround