TRUTH BE TOLD
An entertaining, wholesome comedy about family, marriage, and honesty.
Should You Watch It?
If you want a clean, lighthearted TV movie that stands up for family, marriage, and honesty, Truth Be Told is a good choice. It offers plenty of fun through farm activities, family bonding, and a romantic comedy built around two people pretending to be married.
The movie’s strongest moral element is its clear belief that honesty matters. The deception creates the central conflict, but the film does not celebrate lying as a way of life. The script is good and the movie flows well overall, although the conflict is not always clear.
For an all-ages family viewing experience with wholesome values and plenty of fun, Truth Be Told is worth the trip.
The Story
NO SPOILERS — WE KEEP THE SURPRISESAnnie Morgan is a single marriage counselor in Colorado. At a charity event, she reunites with Mark Crane, a former college football star who now runs an after-school program and needs funding.
When a wealthy entrepreneur offers Annie a radio show on the condition that she bring her family to his New Mexico farm, Annie and Mark agree to pretend they are married. Their weekend includes family questions, farm work, and growing interest in one another.
Is It Any Good?
Three stars means Truth Be Told is an entertaining, solidly made TV movie with some noticeable weaknesses. It has a good script, flows well overall, and fills its farm setting with engaging activities, including horseback riding, an indoor pool, four-wheelers, and a replica western town.
The family and marriage elements give the comedy a strong center. However, the conflict is unclear at some points. Even so, the movie remains fun and entertaining.
The Worldview
Truth Be Told strongly affirms family, marriage, and honesty. Its central characters use lying and deceit to pursue funding and career opportunities, but the film also shows that deception carries repercussions and should be rejected.
The movie presents marriage as important and offers practical help to a struggling married couple. It also celebrates families bonding through shared work, recreation, and care for one another. In this way, the film’s moral vision aligns with biblical teaching about truthfulness, family commitment, and love within marriage.
The film’s central commitment to honesty reflects Scripture’s direct command: “Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor” (Ephesians 4:25).
The Content Guide
The specifics — spoilers included by nature — so you can judge for your own family.
Content Summary
Very strong moral worldview extolling family, marriage and honesty; no foul language; no violence; kissing after wedding vows are taken; man goes behind door to change shirt and not to be seen, but upper male nudity while swimming; no alcohol; no smoking or drugs; and, lying and deceit but rebuked.
Talk About It
Questions for the drive home, the dinner table, or the youth group.
Annie and Mark pretend to be married to pursue good opportunities. Why does a good goal not make deception right?
Ephesians 4:25 · Proverbs 12:22What makes marriage worth protecting, even when a husband and wife are struggling?
Genesis 2:24 · Matthew 19:4–6The families bond while caring for the farm. What are some ways shared work can strengthen a family?
Colossians 3:23 · Galatians 6:2How should we respond when we realize that our dishonesty has hurt someone else?
Proverbs 28:13 · 1 John 1:9The Final Word
Truth Be Told is a wholesome, entertaining comedy with a good script and a strong moral center. Its treatment of honesty, family, and marriage makes it a worthwhile choice for families seeking clean viewing. WORTH THE TRIP.
