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A Story So Unbelievable It Must Be True.
Release Date: Friday, April 27, 2012 Limited
In small-town Texas, the local mortician strikes up a friendship with a wealthy widow, though when he kills her, he goes to great lengths to create the illusion that she's alive.
Director: Richard Linklater
Starring: Jack Black • Shirley MacLaine • Matthew McConaughey • Rip Torn
PG-13 Comedy 1 hr, 44 m
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