True Confessions

1981 · 108 MIN · IMDB 6.3 · 9,345 VOTES · DIR. Ulu Grosbard

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Overview

A cop clashes with his priest brother while investigating the brutal murder of a young prostitute.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,008 lines

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00:00:23 (radio) After two days in the California desert
00:05:50 (continues to celebrate Mass in Latin)
00:10:16 A swell pair of shoes.
00:13:40 l started noticing things like that in the joint.
00:17:07 Hm...
00:21:19 (car starts)
00:25:23 l never could stand that man. Mea culpa... mea culpa.
00:28:35 - What do you think? - About 300 grams.
00:31:30 The banks now lend us money, due mainly to Monsignor Spellacy here.
00:35:54 - Excuse me, sir. - ..for the limp.
00:39:05 Would you please mess up your own desk, Frank?
00:42:56 For these and all the sins of my past life, l am heartily sorry.
00:47:03 Could've sent a card.
00:51:11 What...?
00:57:29 The monsignor here recommends the castor oil.
01:00:18 - Tommy, l can change it. - No. Just forget it. OK?
01:04:26 - But that's in the middle of nowhere. - l like the desert.
01:09:28 - He was screwing her, wasn't he? - Yes, but he didn't kill her.
01:12:24 Gentlemen, the Catholic Layman of the Year, Jack Amsterdam.
01:16:54 He's got a hell of a temper.
01:20:36 l'm tired of fixing things. l'm tired of, uh... being involved with...
01:31:08 lt's been 20 years since my last confession. l had a lot of things to do.
01:34:40 This is for the Fazenda girl?
01:43:19 ENHOH

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,008
Dialogue density9.3 lines / min
First line00:00:23
Final line01:43:19

Production Record

DirectorUlu Grosbard
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes9,345