The Invention of Lying (2009) movie poster

The Invention of Lying (2009)

"In a world where everyone can only tell the truth... This guy can lie."
ThumbScore
👍 65%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 57%
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Director
Ricky Gervais, Matthew Robinson
Runtime
1h 40m
Country
United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
6.2/10 (2,281 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
56%
Metacritic
58

Cast

Ricky Gervais as Mark Bellison · 69% avg
Jennifer Garner as Anna McDoogles · 69% avg
Louis C.K. as Greg Kleinschmidt · 71% avg
Rob Lowe as Brad Kessler · 71% avg
Jonah Hill as Frank Fawcett · 71% avg
Jeffrey Tambor as Anthony James · 73% avg
Fionnula Flanagan as Martha Bellison · 75% avg
Tina Fey as Shelley Bailey · 70% avg

Is The Invention of Lying good?

It's divisive. Only 65% of audiences liked it, by Google's archived audience score. Critics agree, scoring it 57%.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#2124 / 2672 · Comedy
Rank in its year
#176 / 230 · 2009

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

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. Wikipedia ↗

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What Reddit Thinks

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Movies like About Time, The Invention of Lying, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Stranger than Fiction.
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