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Strange but True (2019) · CriticCrunch

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Strange but True

Movie2019·96 min

Strange but True

Directed by Rowan Athale

A thriller film directed by Rowan Athale.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 62%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.0/10

226 ratings

About Strange but True

A woman surprises the family of her deceased boyfriend by telling them she's pregnant with his child.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Layered (6 of 9)
Humor: Serious (1 of 9)
Scale: Intimate (1 of 9)
Spirit: Haunting (3 of 9)
Texture: Tense, Unsettling
Story Tags: family dysfunction, betrayal, grief and loss, domestic home, small town, romantic partners, strangers forced together, outsider misfit, everyman, mystery disappearance, slow burn reveal

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Details

Director: Rowan Athale
Language: English

Cast

Amy Ryan, Nick Robinson, Margaret Qualley

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How Strange but True Ranks

All movies

Top 62%

2010s movies

Top 54%

Thriller movies

Top 62%

Top 62% All movies.

the vibe

Strange but True Vibe

What it feels like

measureddarkintenselayeredseriousintimatehauntingtenseunsettling

What it's about

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

texture

tensetense

mystery disappearance

slow-burn reveal

family dysfunction

betrayal

grief & loss

outsider misfit

everyman

romantic partners

strangers forced together

domestic home

small town

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

layered 6/9layered 6/9

humor

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

intimate 1/9intimate 1/9

spirit

haunting 3/9haunting 3/9