

Stranger Than Fiction
2000-03-16 · 96 min · ★ 5.8
Nothing is as it seems when four friends agree to cover up a killing. When they begin to doubt who among them is telling the truth, they find that life can be stranger than fiction.
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- Directors
- Eric Bross
- Production companies
- Unapix Entertainment Productions, Bergman Lustig Productions
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Todd FieldDonovan / Austin
Dina MeyerEmma
Mackenzie AstinJared
Natasha Gregson WagnerViolet
Michael FlynnNick
Scott SubionoHomeless Man
Joe UngerBubba
Frances BayMrs. Steiner
Robert LewisPoliceman #1
K.C. ClydeYoung ManTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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