''Stranger Than Fiction'' is a 2000

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thriller film Thriller film, also known as suspense film or suspense thriller, is a broad film genre that evokes excitement and suspense in the audience. The suspense element found in most films' plots is particularly exploited by the filmmaker in this genre. ...

directed by

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and starring

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Plot

While waiting for their flight in a bar of an airport, the writer Donovan Miller tells the story of his best-seller to a stranger to kill time. In Salt Lake City; Violet Madison, Austin Walker, Emma Scarlett and Jared Roth are good friends. After going together to a bar, Jared comes wounded to Austin's apartment in the late night and confesses that he is gay and has just killed a man in his apartment. He asks his friends to help him to vanish with the body of the victim. The group agrees, and after many incidents, Violet stresses, jeopardizing the group. When Violet is found, having hanged herself in her house, many secrets are disclosed.

Cast

as Jared Roth *

Todd Field William Todd Field (born February 24, 1964) is an American filmmaker and actor. He is known for directing '' In the Bedroom'' (2001), '' Little Children'' (2006), and '' Tár'' (2022), which were nominated for a combined fourteen Academy Award ...

as Austin Walker / Donovan Miller *

Dina Meyer Dina Meyer (born December 22, 1968) is an American actress. She began her career appearing in a recurring role on the Fox teen drama series ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' (1993–94), before landing a leading role opposite Keanu Reeves in the 1995 fi ...

as Emma Scarlett *

Natasha Gregson Wagner Natasha Gregson Wagner ( Gregson; born September 29, 1970) is an American actress. She is the daughter of film producer Richard Gregson and actress Natalie Wood. She has appeared in films including '' Lost Highway'', '' Two Girls and a Guy,'' ' ...

as Violet Madison * Michael Flynn as Nick * Steve O'Neill as Porter * Scott Subiono as Homeless man *

Joe Unger Joseph Unger (born May 25, 1949) is an American actor who has starred in many films and on television. He is best known for his role in Wes Craven's 1984 horror hit film ''A Nightmare on Elm Street'' as Sgt. Garcia, and as one of Leatherface's ...

as Bubba *

Frances Bay Frances Evelyn Bay (née Goffman; January 1, 1919 – September 15, 2011) was a Canadian and American character actress and comedian. In a career that spanned 35 years, she acted in a variety of roles both in film and television. Bay was inducted ...

as Mrs. Steiner * Robert Lewis as Policeman #1 * K.C. Clyde as Young Man * Sharron Prince as Newscaster

Reception

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the film has an approval rating of 38% based on reviews from eight critics.

References

External links

* 2000 films American thriller films Films directed by Eric Bross Films produced by Ram Bergman 2000 thriller films 2000s English-language films 2000s American films English-language thriller films {{2000s-thriller-film-stub