Synopsis
When reporter Rachel Armstrong writes a story that reveals the identity of a covert CIA operative, the government demands that Rachel reveal her source. She defies the special prosecutor and is thrown in jail. Meanwhile, her attorney, Albert Burnside argues her case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Your Movie Library
Cast
- Kate BeckinsaleRachel Armstrong
- Matt DillonPatton Dubois
- Alan AldaAlan Burnside
- Vera FarmigaErica van Doren
- Noah WyleAvril Aaronson
- Angela BassettBonnie Benjamin
- David SchwimmerRay Armstrong
- Floyd AbramsJudge Hall
- Courtney B. VanceAgent O'Hara
- Preston BaileyTimmy Armstrong
Recommendations
- 83
Entertainment Weekly
Lurie hits closer to the bone here than he did in his ham-handed "The Contender" (2000). - 80
The Hollywood Reporter
A typically intelligent if occasionally overwritten political thriller, boasting a powerhouse cast. - 75
Rolling Stone
Lurie has crafted a different kind of thriller, one with a mind and a heart. - 75
The A.V. Club
Mostly, Nothing But The Truth operates a lot like Billy Ray's "Shattered Glass" and "Breach," offering up the sort of no-nonsense, meat-and-potatoes docudrama that's in short supply these days. - 70
Variety
Competently constructed and nicely acted by Kate Beckinsale and Vera Farmiga. - 70
Village Voice
In the spirit of its title, Nothing but the Truth pivots on a plot twist that's both good and fair. And kudos to the ever-earnest Beckinsale for surviving a prison brawl as splatterific as anything Mickey Rourke had to endure in "The Wrestler." - 60
New York Daily News
A fairly gripping cautionary tale. - 50
The New York Times
Nothing but the Truth has nothing much at all to do with the historical record, which wouldn't be bad if it offered something persuasive and worthwhile in return, like a reckoning of journalism and its abuses.
