Synopsis
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.
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Cast
- Ricky GervaisMark Bellison
- Jennifer GarnerAnna McDoogles
- Louis C.K.Greg Kleinschmidt
- Rob LoweBrad Kessler
- Jonah HillFrank Fawcett
- Jeffrey TamborAnthony James
- Fionnula FlanaganMartha Bellison
- Tina FeyShelley Bailey
- Donna SorbelloAnna's Mother
- Jason BatemanDoctor
Recommendations
- 88
Chicago Sun-Times
In its amiable, quiet, PG-13 way, The Invention of Lying is a remarkably radical comedy. - 83
Entertainment Weekly
The performances are razor sharp. And the ideas in this movie are, no kidding, big. - 80
New York Magazine (Vulture)
However cheeky and blasphemous, this is, at heart, a rather sweet little fable. Which of course would mean nothing if it weren’t explosively funny. - 75
Miami Herald
Gervais' wickedly sly concept lingers quite awhile after the final chuckle. And that's the truth. - 63
ReelViews
It's surprising to admit that the British comedian, known far and wide for his willingness to take risks, plays it safe in The Invention of Lying - a fault from which the movie never truly recovers. - 63
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
This topsy-turvy flick is fitfully funny, but more often it's just odd, like the first draft of a "Twilight Zone" episode that's missing its moral. - 60
Time Out
Once the sharp, clever satire gives way to what feels like a special must-see-TV episode, the movie’s promise slowly deflates. - 50
Chicago Reader
The romantic plot, involving his unrequited loved for Garner, is soured by her character's unconcealed shallowness: she won't have him because his genes aren't up to snuff.
