真实故事

杀人犯克里斯蒂安（詹姆斯·弗兰科 James Franco 饰）一直用纽约时报记者麦克（乔纳·希尔 Jonah Hill 饰）的名义过着隐姓埋名的生活，而正当麦克因假新闻被炒鱿鱼时，克里斯蒂安在墨西哥被捕。为了拯救自己的名声，麦克决定前往探监，并试图从这位神秘男子身上挖出真相。 在他穷追不舍的调查之下，揭开了克里斯蒂安真实的一面，包含谋杀、爱情、欺骗、救赎……Jonah Hill plays Michael Finkel, a recently terminated New York Times journalist who's struggling for work after a story gone wrong. One day, he receives a phone call from a man regarding an FBI Most Wanted individual named Christian Longo, who's been captured and claimed to be living as Finkel. Longo and Finkel meet and form a potentially marriage shattering bond while Longo is in prison awaiting his trial. Finkel exchanges journalism tips for the real events behind Longo's alleged heinous acts of murdering his family. Through the twists and turns in the movie, only at the end will Finkel uncover the True Story.