A teenage girl (Kaya Scodelario, Wuthering Heights) develops a strange attraction to her mysterious new neighbor (Jessica Biel, The Illusionist). As the two women become close, a chilling secret is revealed. With Alfred Molina. Emanuel is a troubled teenage girl. She is attracted by her mysterious new neighbor who changes absolutely her life. When they become close, intimate secrets are revealed.
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September 06, 2014
Part coming-of-age drama, part offbeat psychological thriller, The Truth About Emanuel does not entirely pull off its unusual story but is well worth watching for the spark generated by leads Kaya Scodelario and Jessica Biel.
January 10, 2014
A film so self-serious that it demands to be remade as a Seth MacFarlane farce, "The Truth About Emanuel" mixes the ludicrous and the pretentious in a story about mommy issues gone wild.
January 10, 2014
It's not so much a thriller as it is a ride on a runaway crazy train.
January 10, 2014
The universal truths Gregorini ostensibly hopes to unearth here actually end up feeling more than a little murky.
January 09, 2014
A tedious wallow in female damage and the indulgence of same ...
January 16, 2014
The Truth About Emanuel is as confusing a film as it is a beautiful one.
January 10, 2014
"The Truth About Emanuel" is trying so hard and has elements that are weirdly creepy, yet it still manages to be surprising and achingly sad.
June 01, 2014
An odd, sensitive affair, with Skins graduate Scodelario impressive in her American debut.
August 18, 2014
Though its twist comes early, the payoff has a surprisingly strong emotional impact.
January 10, 2014
Tackling the pain of motherhood and guilt of daughterhood, director Francesca Gregorini builds unbearable tension into scenes that otherwise risk tilting toward melodrama.
January 09, 2014
The movie goes off the deep end early, often and to little effect.
