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| The Invention of Lying (2009) |
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| Release Date
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2 October 2009 |
| Also Known As
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This Side of the Truth (USA) (working title) |
| MPAA
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Rated PG-13 for language including some sexual material and a drug reference. |
| Runtime
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100 min | Canada:99 min (Toronto International Film Festival) |
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USA |
| Language
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English |
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Color |
| Certification
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USA:PG-13 (certificate #45305) | UK:12A | Ireland:15A |
| Filming Locations
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Boston, Massachusetts, USA |
| Company
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Lin Pictures |
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Overwiew :In an alternate reality, lying -- even the concept of a lie -- does not even exist. Everyone -- from politicians to advertisers to the man and woman on the street -- speaks the truth and nothing but the truth with no thought of the consequences. But when a down-on-his-luck loser named Mark suddenly develops the ability to lie, he finds that dishonesty has its rewards. In a world where every word is assumed to be the absolute truth, Mark easily lies his way to fame and fortune. But lies have a way of spreading, and Mark begins to realize that things are getting a little out of control when some of his tallest tales are being taken as, well, gospel. With the entire world now hanging on his every word, there is only one thing Mark has not been able to lie his way into: the heart of the woman he loves. |
Starring :
Ricky Gervais, Jennifer Garner, Rob Lowe, Tina Fey, Jonah Hill, Louis C.K., Tina Fey, Christopher Guest, Jeffrey Tambor, Stephen Merchant, Nathan Corddry, Jimmi Simpson, Patrick Stewart
Directors :
Ricky Gervais
Producers :
Lynda Obst, Oliver Obst, Dan Lin
Writers :
Ricky Gervais, Matthew Robinson |
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Rolling Stone - Peter Travers
: It's no fun watching Gervais work out a tired fantasy of turning hot babes into chubby chasers. We want Gervais in all his merry, malicious glory.
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B-
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Reelviews - James Berardinelli
: ...feels a little too much like a wasted opportunity.
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B-
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Entertainment Weekly - Lisa Schwarzbaum
: ...seriously subversive.
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B+
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Chicago Tribune - Michael Phillips
: ...the premise is so rich, and some of the variations on the central theme are so clever, you forgive the problems.
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B
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Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert
: In its amiable, quiet, PG-13 way, The Invention of Lying is a remarkably radical comedy.
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A-
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Boston Globe - Ty Burr
: ...the British comic actor Ricky Gervais has come up with a wickedly funny idea for a movie - and then purged the wickedness right out of it.
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