the truth

Meaning

1. Editorial85% of films

   the real facts about a situation, rather than a lie, a secret, or a false story

2. Editorial10% of films

   an emphatic claim that what was just said is genuinely so

In the movies · 251

• You know, what you were saying, that's the truth.Key Largo1948
• Like not always telling the truth.Take the Money and Run1969
• You're on your way to uncovering the truth.Mysterious Skin2005
• Tell the truth.Gifted2017
• It's the truth.Little Miss Sunshine2006
• That's the truth.The Holiday2006
• Whisper the truth?Velvet Buzzsaw2019
• The truth, Conor O'Malley! Tell me the truth, boy!A Monster Calls2016