Author: The JT LeRoy Story
2016 · Movie · 110 min · ★ 6.6 · 75% critics
A documentary looks back at a literary scandal that shook the publishing world, centered on a celebrated young author persona whose gritty childhood stories drew international attention. As the truth emerges, the film explores authorship, identity, and the public fascination around a carefully built myth.
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Details
- Years
- 2016
- Release date
- 2016-01-22
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 75/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (31 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy real-life identity mysteries and media-culture stories like We Live in Public; Not for you if literary scandals or deception-driven documentaries feel frustrating.
Pros: intriguing literary scandal; identity-focused story; celebrity-world intrigue | Cons: narrow subject focus; deception-heavy premise; limited review context
Cast & crew
Laura Albert
as Herself
Bruce Benderson
- PG
Panio Gianopoulos
Winona Ryder
as Herself
- IS
Ira Silverberg
Savannah Knoop
Courtney Love
as Herself
Dennis Cooper
Directed by Jeff Feuerzeig