Truman

Truman

Directed by Frank Pierson

Produced by Spring Creek Pictures, HBO Films

1995135 min7.6 / 10

A straightforward biographical drama tracing Truman's unlikely ascent to the presidency and his weighty moral decisions during wartime.

Biographical account of America's President for the latter part of WWII. Shows Truman's rise from small-town nobody to leader of the USA, his decision to use the Atomic Bomb against Japan, and subsequent election as the US' post-war President.

Questions people ask

  • Does Truman end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of films.

  • Is Truman easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 60% of films.

  • Is Truman scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

  • Is Truman violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Truman sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

84/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

There is almost nothing else like this.

Rarity77

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise86

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love90

How much audiences actually like it

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Same Mood as Truman

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Truman, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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