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User Rating:
4.1/10   249 votes
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Director:
Cameron Thor
Writers:
Timothy Puntillo (story)
Tim Puntillo (writer)
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Genre:
Drama | Thriller more
Tagline:
Best Friends, Dark Secrets
Plot:
Nine former schoolmates, staying at a secluded mountain cabin for a reunion, try to figure out why one... more | add synopsis
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(2 articles)
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An unusual mix of comedy and dark reality more

Cast

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Christina Applegate ... Emily
Justin Lazard ... T.J.

Johnathon Schaech ... James
Moon Unit Zappa ... Alex

Molly Ringwald ... Penelope
Tiffany Salerno ... Zoey
Leslie Horan ... Sara

James C. Victor ... Jules
Brad Harrison ... Harrison
Stephen Lisk ... Zack
Paul Gleason ... Mr. Forrester
Judee Morton ... Mrs. Forrester (as Judith Fraser)

Joel West ... Kyle
Alan Marshall ... Tate
Gina Salerno ... Checker
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Brutal Truth (USA) (DVD title)
Shaded Places (USA) (alternative title)
The Brutal Truth (UK) (video title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong language, sexuality, a scene of sexual assault and drug content.
Runtime:
89 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Certification:
Australia:MA | Netherlands:16 (DVD rating) | Argentina:16 | USA:R
Filming Locations:
Los Angeles, California, USA
Company:
La Famiglia more

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7 out of 8 people found the following comment useful:-
An unusual mix of comedy and dark reality, 16 February 2002
8/10
Author: krkemp from Canada

I thought this was a good movie. I thought the acting was good for the most part and I really liked the soundtrack. I found the movie to be an unusual mix of light comedy about a group of old friends getting together with their various personality clashes contrasted against a look at the dark realities of the existence of pure evil in this world. But the movie also had a dramatic side as well. The violence in this movie was very hard to watch but needed to be shown to help viewers understand what happens to Emily. I think the main message of the movie is that some good can come out of even the most horrible things. The movie was also trying to show that although you can never be completely protected from the existence of evil in the world, you have to continue on and search for the goodness in the world. I gave this movie an 8 out of 10.

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