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I Know This Much Is True

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I Know This Much Is True

Series Details & Credits

HBO | Release Date: May 10, 2020

Summary: The six-episode limited series finds identical twin brothers Dominick and Thomas Birdsey (both played by Mark Ruffalo) dealing with metal illness, relationship issues and secrets in this adaptation of Wally Lamb's novel of the same name.

Genre(s): Drama, Movie/Mini-Series

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S1:E6. Episode 6
Air Date: June 14, 2020
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S1:E5. Episode Five
Air Date: June 7, 2020
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S1:E4. Episode Four
Air Date: May 31, 2020

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66

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Critic Reviews

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The Times Carol Midgley

May 18, 2020

Season 1 Review: It won't cheer you up. However, its unrelenting misery did not stop it being almost exhilarating to watch, mainly because of beautiful, near-perfect performances by Mark Ruffalo. Read full review

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Collider Jeff Sneider

May 11, 2020

Season 1 Review: Cianfrance has a gift for exploring the complex relationships between people, and he deals the cards straight here. There's also a timeless quality to his work that makes I Know This Much Is True feel like it could've been set at any point in the last few decades. Read full review

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Decider

Joel Keller

Jun 24, 2020

Season 1 Review: I Know This Much Is True is an emotionally harrowing tale, but Ruffalo’s performance is so remarkable that you’ll find hope in the relationship between the Birdsey brothers. Read full review

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The Detroit News

Tom Long

Aug 14, 2020

Season 1 Review: It’s all technically impressive. And it’s all a monumental bummer. Read full review

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The Independent Ed Cumming

May 11, 2020

Season 1 Review: There is enough despair in the atmosphere. I Know This Much Is True is sensitively written, stylishly directed, brilliantly acted, and impossible to recommend. Read full review

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The Hollywood Reporter

Daniel Fienberg

Apr 29, 2020

Season 1 Review: The acting, and Cianfrance's commitment to letting the performances play out in long, uninterrupted conversations, are what occasionally make I Know This Much Is True feel exhilarating, rather than just like a miserablist dirge. The conclusions the series reaches after six episodes, alas, aren't as revelatory as they should be regarding mental illness, family and what hope any of us can find when we're lost in dark places. Read full review

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Slant Magazine

Chuck Bowen

May 7, 2020

Season 1 Review: The limited series is a carnival of horrors weighed down by moralizing, hysteria, and cross-associations. Read full review

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WhiskeyStories

Jun 16, 2020

Grade A, bold capital letter DRAMA - as overt as a punch in the gut. Kathryn Hahn and John Procaccino are stellar, and I had no idea Ruffalo was this **** good. You don't hear Cianfrance's name come up in the 'modern greats' conversation as often as it should.

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JLuis_001

Jul 7, 2020

''From destruction comes renovation''

I Know This Much Is True was a harsh relentless drama. From beginning to end, you can barely see a glimpse of light. This is not a happy story, at all. It's tragedy after tragedy, combined with frustration, grief, loss, depression and death. Mark''From destruction comes renovation''

I Know This Much Is True was a harsh relentless drama.

From beginning to end, you can barely see a glimpse of light.
This is not a happy story, at all. It's tragedy after tragedy, combined with frustration, grief, loss, depression and death.

Mark Ruffalo does a phenomenal job. And it reminds the world of the great dramatic actor he is. Especially for those who only recognize him as Bruce Banner / Hulk.

There's other good names in the cast like Imogen Poots, Kathryn Hahn, Melissa Leo and Juliette Lewis but this show belongs in its entirety to Ruffalo and his double performance.

There are steps of calm and redemption towards the end but even so this miniseries perhaps will not be liked by many for its dark and pessimistic tone but it's a very well-run story that I liked quite a lot despite the hopelessness of its thematic.

A solid return for director Derek Cianfrance.… Expand

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MeryVentura

Jun 15, 2020

I'll say this; if critics disliked it because ''it's too sad'' then take a walk to rainbow land. Derek Cianfrance work is valued because of his honesty when it comes about family. ''I know this much is true'' is a beautiful portrait of it. His directing as always, is remarkable, and the artI'll say this; if critics disliked it because ''it's too sad'' then take a walk to rainbow land. Derek Cianfrance work is valued because of his honesty when it comes about family. ''I know this much is true'' is a beautiful portrait of it. His directing as always, is remarkable, and the art direction is subtle but present. The cast so well put and natural, one of the best performances of Mark Ruffalo so far. Though I have to say, besides all positives sides, the last two episodes felt in a hurry, I would have written at least seven. That's the main reason I'm not giving it a 9/10.… Expand

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: May 10, 2020
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  S1:E6. Episode 6
  Air Date: June 14, 2020
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  S1:E5. Episode Five
  Air Date: June 7, 2020
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  S1:E4. Episode Four
  Air Date: May 31, 2020
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  S1:E3. Episode Three
  Air Date: May 24, 2020
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  S1:E2. Episode Two
  Air Date: May 17, 2020
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  Air Date: May 10, 2020