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Deutch previously played true-life figure and French New Wave icon Jean Seberg in Richard Linklater’s Nouvelle Vague, a role that earned her a Film Independent Spirit Award nomination for best supporting performance.
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Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 27 Jan. 2026
Both Noah and Rebecca are dealing with real problems, true-life stuff, the kind of things coming at all of us.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 22 Jan. 2026
But the essence of King’s life, and his commitment to racial equality, can be found in a snapshot of Chicago history: the true-life tale of a national leader who actually came to live in Chicago, that’s right, live, in order to pursue one of the first major civil rights initiatives in the North.
—Michael Peregrine, Chicago Tribune, 19 Jan. 2026
In Ron Howard's true-life historical thriller, Jude Law and Vanessa Kirby are 1930s German lovers working on philosophical manifestos on a remote island in the Galápagos.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 23 Dec. 2025
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Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 27 Jan. 2026
Both Noah and Rebecca are dealing with real problems, true-life stuff, the kind of things coming at all of us.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 22 Jan. 2026
But the essence of King’s life, and his commitment to racial equality, can be found in a snapshot of Chicago history: the true-life tale of a national leader who actually came to live in Chicago, that’s right, live, in order to pursue one of the first major civil rights initiatives in the North.
—Michael Peregrine, Chicago Tribune, 19 Jan. 2026
In Ron Howard's true-life historical thriller, Jude Law and Vanessa Kirby are 1930s German lovers working on philosophical manifestos on a remote island in the Galápagos.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 23 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for true-life
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“True-life.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/true-life. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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