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The Invention of Lying (2009)

Directed by Ricky Gervais, Matthew Robinson

Comedy | Fantasy | Romance

Overview

Set in a world where the concept of lying doesn’t exist, a loser changes his lot when he invents lying and uses it to get ahead.

Rated PG-13 | Length 100 minutes

Actors

Ricky Gervais | Jennifer Garner | Louis C.K. | Rob Lowe | Jonah Hill | Jeffrey Tambor | Fionnula Flanagan | Tina Fey | Donna Sorbello | Jason Bateman | Philip Seymour Hoffman | Jimmi Simpson | Stephanie March | Ruben Santiago-Hudson | John Hodgman | Nate Corddry | Christopher Guest | Alton Fitzgerald White | Edward Norton | Shaun Williamson | Stephen Merchant | Michael Patrick Gough | Ashlie Atkinson | Lisa Paige Robinson | Matt Stadelmann | Martin Starr | Tate Ellington | Arnie Burton | Bobby Moynihan | Cole Jensen | Conner Rayburn | Roz Ryan | Nada Despotovich | Jared Voss | Jessica Baade | Elena Wohl | Matthew Robinson | Donald Foley | Patrick Shea | Joe Stapleton | Dennis Lemoine | Lance Norris | Joe Wong | Collin Knight | Eric André | Gene Amoroso | Armen Garo | Dreama Walker | Brigid O'Connor | Christine Mascott | Ellen Colton | Layla Hosseini | Erica Newhall | Nydia Calon | Hope Farley | Paul Donlon | Mauriel Gould | Mary Klug | Rachel Harker | Brett Cramp | Toni Saladna | Guy Strauss | Nick Towne | Luz Alexandra Ramos | Ken Cheeseman | David Pittu | Danielle Perry | Joseph Badalucco Jr. | Douglass Bowen Flynn | Celeste Olivia | Jake Watkins | Valerie Hager | Alison Quinn | Mitchell Roche | John Franchi

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Viewing Notes

And on the opposite end, an utter disappointment in Ricky Gervais’ The Invention of Lying (2009). Not bowled over by his writing or direction here in what could’ve been better than average. Instead it’s a meandering tale that doesn’t adhere to its own rules.

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