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      True Confessions

      R 1981 1 hr. 50 min. Crime Drama List
      69% 16 Reviews Tomatometer 53% 2,500+ Ratings Audience Score In 1940s Los Angeles, Detective Tom Spellacy (Robert Duvall) probes into the savage murder of a woman found dumped in an empty lot. At the same time, he investigates a priest found dead in a whorehouse. Spellacy's brother (Robert De Niro), a Catholic priest, is meanwhile attempting to expand his church through Jack (Charles Durning), a shady contractor. While the two police cases and the real estate deal seem a world apart, Spellacy discovers an insidious connection involving money and power. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Oct 17 Buy Now

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      bob c Almost incomprehensible plot. But some good work by Duvall and minor characters. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 04/14/24 Full Review Jelisije J If you replace all the noticeable actors in this film you got one of the slowest movies you will ever see.....when you have to rely on the actors to be more memorable then your story you get a very flawed film structure. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/15/24 Full Review Steve D Should be better given the stars. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/11/23 Full Review Audience Member A gem of a movie. A modern quasi-film noir murder mystery overlays an updated cliché of priest and cop brothers, each of whom is part integrity—part corruption. The low-keyed action is played with great intensity by a perfect cast. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member Two legends come together with confessions of their own Robert DeNiro and Robert Duvall play siblings Tom and Jack Spellacy Jack is a priest and Tom, a detective Back in the 1940s Los Angeles Tom gets wind of a case involving a dead prostitute along with a priest found in a brothel Through a shady contractor Jack is hoping to expand his church But there might be a connection of money and power involving both brothers These two powerhouse actors give such masterful performances facing duty, honor, betrayal, and falling out of touch The rest of the movie though struggles with its murder-mystery; too many players are dropped and the complexity of the case itself is lost Just fine for the two actors Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member It’s a decent movie, but definitely moves at a slow pace and could use some more action. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/03/21 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Joseph Gelmis Newsday True Confessions is brilliantly cast and acted. Rated: 3/4 Jul 14, 2022 Full Review Gary Arnold Washington Post Des is another solitary soul, but perhaps he's the most subtle and accessible solitary De Niro has yet embodied -- a man whose isolation draws you closer instead of giving you the willies. Dec 18, 2015 Full Review Richard Corliss TIME Magazine Two exciting, dangerous actors have little to do: Duvall spends too much time pacing and waiting; De Niro's big scene has him hanging up his vestments. Mar 7, 2011 Full Review Stephen Schiff Boston Phoenix Spanning the world of the priest and the world of the cop, True Confessions is at once terribly refined and terribly with it -- holier-than-thou and hipper-than-thou at the same time. Oct 8, 2021 Full Review Larry Vitacco Philadelphia Gay News Robert DeNiro and Robert Duvall give masterful performances. Rated: 3.5/4 May 26, 2020 Full Review Jesús Fernández Santos El Pais (Spain) The caustic and ironic tone of the original is lost in this film adaptation. [Full Review in Spanish] Aug 21, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis In 1940s Los Angeles, Detective Tom Spellacy (Robert Duvall) probes into the savage murder of a woman found dumped in an empty lot. At the same time, he investigates a priest found dead in a whorehouse. Spellacy's brother (Robert De Niro), a Catholic priest, is meanwhile attempting to expand his church through Jack (Charles Durning), a shady contractor. While the two police cases and the real estate deal seem a world apart, Spellacy discovers an insidious connection involving money and power.
      Director
      Ulu Grosbard
      Production Co
      Chartoff-Winkler Productions
      Rating
      R
      Genre
      Crime, Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Sep 16, 2008
      Sound Mix
      Stereo
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