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Foxcatcher
Why this pick
Its chilly, observational style and escalating psychological imbalance echo True Story’s interest in unsettling real-world personalities and the discomfort of trying to understand them.
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MOVIE2015 1h 40m USA
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Christian Longo (James Franco), an Oregon man whose wife and three children have been discovered murdered, is arrested by police in Mexico, where he had been identifying himself as a reporter for the ''New York Times'' named Michael Finkel.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Jonah Hill
Michael Finkel
James Franco
Christian Longo
Maria Dizzia
Mary Jane Longo
Byron Jennings
Judge Odenkirk
Gretchen Mol
Karen
Betty Gilpin
Cheryl
Seth Barrish
Blaise
Michael Countryman
Coroner