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06/24/06
True Stories (1986)
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Reviews Counted:15
Fresh:11
Rotten:4
Average Rating:6.5/10
Runtime: 89 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: Talking Heads' ringleader David Byrne makes his directorial debut in this charming low-key musical montage about the mythical town of Virgil, Texas, where the lives of many of its eccentric... [More]
Starring: David Byrne, John Goodman, Swoosie Kurtz, Spalding Gray
Director: David Byrne
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05/24/03
Top CriticThe bottom line is that Byrne and company offer us nothing more than another patronizing view of small-town America.
08/25/04
Byrne has made his version of Our Town for the 1980s, a glorification of commonplace--and kitch--and the resilient, inventive spirit of ordinary Americans wherever they are.
01/09/07
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08/30/04
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04/08/09
Top CriticPost-modern pastiche on the then-hip American West; fun, strange, and distinctly a product of its time.
03/17/04
If this was even half as hip and smart as it thinks, it'd be a classic.
10/31/04
good soundtrack, but smothered by a condescending attitude
03/11/05
A very quirky but not unkind take on American life that's Byrnian through and through.
07/28/05
Absolutely amazing. If there is such a thing as the perfect American movie, this certainly comes close.
07/07/05
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01/29/04
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07/01/05
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12/18/02
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07/31/02
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