True Stories (1986)
"A Completely Cool, Multi-Purpose Movie."
ThumbScore
👍 76%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 78%
(RT: 78%) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
David Byrne as Narrator / Lip-Syncher
Annie McEnroe as Kay Culver
Jo Harvey Allen as The Lying Woman
Spalding Gray as Earl Culver
Alix Elias as The Cute Woman
Roebuck 'Pops' Staples as Mr. Tucker
Tito Larriva as Ramon
Is True Stories good?
Most people think so. 76% audience score, estimated from 150 TMDB ratings. Critics agree, scoring it 78%.
Overview
A small but growing Texas town, filled with strange and musical characters, celebrates its sesquicentennial and converge on a local parade and talent show. Wikipedia ↗
