Why it may be worth watching
- The Tale combines Drama and Mystery elements in one feature.
- The principal cast includes Laura Dern, Isabelle Nélisse, Elizabeth Debicki.
- Viewers currently rate it 7.1/10 from 491 votes.
Movie
The Tale
Our past is always present.
An investigation into one woman’s memory as she‘s forced to re-examine her first sexual relationship and the stories we tell ourselves in order to survive.
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Cast
Laura DernJennifer
Isabelle NélisseJenny (13 Years)
Elizabeth DebickiMrs. G
Jason RitterBill
Frances ConroyJane Graham
John HeardWilliam P. Allens
Ellen BurstynNettie
Laura AllenYoung Nettie
Matthew RauchAaron
Jessica Sarah FlaumJenny (15 Years)
CommonMartin
Jodi LongRebecca
Juli EricksonGrandmother
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Best suited to viewers looking for Drama, Mystery.
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Themes and topics
investigationbased on true storymemorychildhood sexual abusewoman directorsurvive
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Reviews
GimlyExternal review ·
I didn't have to get very far in to _The Tale_ before I realised I was in for something different. Something more. The way _The Tale_ suckerpunches you with some rather distressing truths about memory, imagination, and sense-of-self, right from the outset, is simultaneously riveting, and horrifying.
Very confronting, genuinely difficult to watch, but very important, and depressingly, very relatable. _The Tale_ is grimly realistic, and as a unique form of storytelling I must recommend it, however I still caution any potential viewer, given the raw way…
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I didn't have to get very far in to _The Tale_ before I realised I was in for something different. Something more. The way _The Tale_ suckerpunches you with some rather distressing truths about memory, imagination, and sense-of-self, right from the outset, is simultaneously riveting, and horrifying.
Very confronting, genuinely difficult to watch, but very important, and depressingly, very relatable. _The Tale_ is grimly realistic, and as a unique form of storytelling I must recommend it, however I still caution any potential viewer, given the raw way _The Tale _deals with its subject matter.
_Final rating:★★★ - I liked it. Would personally recommend you give it a go._
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