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The Tale

2018 • 1h 55m •
Drama Mystery
MOVIEVIBE Rating
★ 7.1/10
483 reviews
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The Tale

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.

"Our past is always present."

Top Billed Cast

Laura Dern
Laura Dern
Jennifer
Isabelle Nélisse
Isabelle Nélisse
Jenny (13 Years)
Elizabeth Debicki
Elizabeth Debicki
Mrs. G
Jason Ritter
Jason Ritter
Bill
Frances Conroy
Frances Conroy
Jane Graham
John Heard
John Heard
William P. Allens
Ellen Burstyn
Ellen Burstyn
Nettie
Laura Allen
Laura Allen
Young Nettie

Detailed Critic & Audience Reviews

G Gimly Verified TMDB Critic
2018-10-04

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...