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True Confessions (1981)
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Reviews Counted:6
Fresh:6
Rotten:0
Average Rating:7.5/10
Runtime: 1 hr 50 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: In Los Angeles, circa 1940, an embittered, once-corrupt cop named Tom Spellacy is investigating two murders: that of a priest found dead in a whorehouse, and that of a mutilated woman in a park. As... In Los Angeles, circa 1940, an embittered, once-corrupt cop named Tom Spellacy is investigating two murders: that of a priest found dead in a whorehouse, and that of a mutilated woman in a park. As he searches for the culprits, Spellacy uncovers an immense web of corruption, involving prostitutes, dirty cops and pornography. Even the Roman Catholic Church is implicated, particularly one Monsignor Des Spellacy, Tom's brother. Although Des is innocent of any wrongdoing, his actions raise moral and religious issues that Tom must deal with, in order to solve these bizarre murders. [More]
Starring: Robert De Niro, Robert Duvall, Charles Durning, Ed Flanders
Starring: Robert De Niro, Robert Duvall, Charles Durning, Ed Flanders
Director: Ulu Grosbard
Director: Ulu Grosbard
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Reviews for True Confessions
An atmospheric, always-intriguing mystery that works equally well as a perceptive character study. One of the very best films of the 1980s.
Robert Duvall puts in a top-drawer performance in this crime drama mixing sleuthing and sacraments, crime and confession - one of the best films of 1981.
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