Cinematography:
Tim SuhrstedtComposer:
Tim AtackCast:
Ricky Gervais, Jennifer Garner, Jonah Hill, Jason Bateman, Tina Fey, Rob Lowe, Christopher Guest, Jeffrey Tambor, John Hodgman, Louis C.K., Stephanie March (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
In a world where people speak the truth, a screenwriter invents the "lie" and goes on to change not just the nature of movie-making, but creates the basis of religion. After much effort, he also gets the girl he loves. "The Invention of Lying" takes place in an alternate reality in which lying -- even the concept of a lie -- does not 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 Bellison (Ricky Gervais) 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. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Ricky Gervais
UK
Best movies:
Stardust, le mystère de l'étoile (2007)
The Little Prince (2015)
Cemetery Junction (2010)
Jennifer Garner
USA
Best movies:
Catch Me If You Can (2002)
Cyrano de Bergerac (2008) (theatrical recording)
Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)
Jonah Hill
USA
Best movies:
Django Unchained (2012)
How to Train Your Dragon (2010)
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
Jason Bateman
USA
Best movies:
Zootopia (2016)
Disconnect (2012)
Juno (2007)
Tina Fey
USA
Best movies:
Soul (2020)
Megamind (2010)
Game Change (2012) (TV movie) - a.f.
Rob Lowe
USA
Best movies:
Contact (1997)
Thank You for Smoking (2005)
A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote (2020) (TV movie)
Christopher Guest
USA
Best movies:
The Princess Bride (1987)
A Few Good Men (1992)
Death Wish (1974)
Jeffrey Tambor
USA
Best movies:
Raiponce (2010)
...And Justice for All (1979)
The Hangover (2009)
John Hodgman
USA
Best movies:
Coraline (2009)
The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart (2023)
Learning to Drive (2014)
Louis C.K.
USA
Best movies:
Trumbo (2015)
Fourth of July (2022)
Blue Jasmine (2013)
Stephanie March
USA
Best movies:
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)
Jesse Stone: Night Passage (2006) (TV movie)
The Invention of Lying (2009)
Jimmi Simpson
USA
Best movies:
Zodiac (2007)
Rose Red (2002) (series)
Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part Three (2024)
Fionnula Flanagan
Ireland
Best movies:
Song of the Sea (2014)
The Others (2001)
How the West Was Won (1976) (series)
Conner Rayburn
USA
Best movies:
Madagascar 2 (2008)
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007)
The Invention of Lying (2009)
Philip Seymour Hoffman
USA
Best movies:
Mary and Max (2009)
Scent of a Woman (1992)
Cold Mountain (2003)
Edward Norton
USA
Best movies:
American History X (1998)
Fight Club (1999)
Primal Fear (1996)
Dan Marshall
Israel
Best movies:
Shutter Island (2010)
Mildred Pierce (2011) (series)
The Town (2010)
Jeffrey Corazzini
USA
Best movies:
Shutter Island (2010)
The Departed (2006)
Meet Joe Black (1998)
Ken Cheeseman
Best movies:
Shutter Island (2010)
Mystic River (2003)
The Crucible (1996)
Ruben Santiago-Hudson
USA
Best movies:
American Gangster (2007)
The Devil's Advocate (1997)
Coming to America (1988)