The Whole Truth
Seen it?2016 | 93 min | Drama, Thriller
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office flop and middling reviews (34% on Rotten Tomatoes), it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved A Time to Kill or The Client, start here.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 33 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect violence.
A defense attorney works to get his teenage client acquitted of murdering his wealthy father.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
34% on Rotten Tomatoes, 46 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.6 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$8 million worldwide; spent 5 weeks in Netflix's global Top 10
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 107K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Courtney Hunt
- Keanu ReevesRichard Ramsey
- Renée ZellwegerLoretta Lassiter
- Gugu Mbatha-RawJanelle
- Gabriel BassoMike Lassiter
- Jim BelushiBoone Lassiter
- Jim KlockLeblanc
- Ritchie MontgomeryJudge Robichaux
- Christopher BerryJack Legrand
- Nicole BarréAngela Morley
- Lucky JohnsonLimo Driver