Reality

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Reality

2023,

1h 23m,

Drama/

Mystery & Thriller

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500+ Ratings

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On a Saturday afternoon, in June 2017, Reality Winner, a 25-year-old in cut-off jeans, is confronted at her Georgia home by the FBI. A cryptic conversation begins and Reality's life quickly begins to unravel.

Critics Consensus

Reality's narrow scope and gripping fact-based story add up to a riveting showcase for Sydney Sweeney in the title role.

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Christina Newland

iNews.co.uk

Sep 18, 2024

4/5

Sweeney's complex tricky performance – mixed with the emotional stakes – makes this intriguing drama completely absorbing.

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David Stratton

The Australian

Jul 3, 2023

4/5

It’s a troubling, unsettling and beautifully made production, all the more notable for being a debut feature that rigidly adheres to the actual recording that the FBI men made on the day that a brave young woman lost her freedom.

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Sandra Hall

Sydney Morning Herald

Jun 29, 2023

4/5

Reality is a bizarre blend of the gripping and the banal -- a film in which politeness is used as a weapon and guile is disguised as embarrassment.

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Anthony Carew

The Saturday Paper

Sep 3, 2026

Sydney Sweeney revels in a dressed-down role whose internal conflicts and complexities show the acting mettle that was always beneath her bombshell reputation.

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Yasser Medina

Cinefilia

Feb 1, 2026

6/10

A drama that, to some extent, benefits from Sydney Sweeney's understated performance as the whistleblower, but whose narrative, unfortunately, loses its consistent tone with each skewed question in its ethical discourse. [Full review in Spanish]

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Samantha Schuster

Cinéfilo Serial

Jul 25, 2025

3.5/5

It takes a true story and presents it in an original and creative way, preserving a documentary tone. Thanks to strong performances and a meticulously crafted script, it manages to explore American political maneuvering. [Full Review in Spanish]

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Synopsis

On a Saturday afternoon, in June 2017, Reality Winner, a 25-year-old in cut-off jeans, is confronted at her Georgia home by the FBI. A cryptic conversation begins and Reality's life quickly begins to unravel.

Director: Tina Satter
Producer: Brad Becker-Parton, Riva Marker, Greg Nobile, Noah Stahl
Screenwriter: James Paul Dallas, Tina Satter
Distributor: HBO
Production Co: Seaview Productions, 2 Sq Ft, Cinereach, Tanbark Pictures, In the Cut Productions, Fit Via Vi Film Productions, Burn These Words
Genre: Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): May 29, 2023
Runtime: 1h 23m

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