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Based on a tragic true-life incident, director Joe Carnahan's survival thriller stars Zachary Levi as one of four friends who head out on a fishing expedition and their boat capsizes in a nasty storm.
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
Purchase on Prime Video or Apple TV Cabrini is based on the true-life story of Italian immigrant Francesca Cabrini.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 9 Mar. 2026
Rose is such a project, a historical drama that plays out like a folk tale, an aggregate of many similar true-life stories — some detected, others not — lightly fictionalized and thoughtfully distilled into one.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 16 Feb. 2026
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.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 27 Jan. 2026
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
Purchase on Prime Video or Apple TV Cabrini is based on the true-life story of Italian immigrant Francesca Cabrini.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 9 Mar. 2026
Rose is such a project, a historical drama that plays out like a folk tale, an aggregate of many similar true-life stories — some detected, others not — lightly fictionalized and thoughtfully distilled into one.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 16 Feb. 2026
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.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 27 Jan. 2026
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“True-life.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/true-life. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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