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The Invention of Lying (2009)

Oct 2, 2009 · 1h 40m

6.2/10 TMDB user score
2,448 votes on TMDB

In a world where everyone can only tell the truth... This guy can lie.

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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  • Louis C.K. Louis C.K. Greg Kleinschmidt
  • Rob Lowe Rob Lowe Brad Kessler
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  • Jeffrey Tambor Jeffrey Tambor Anthony James
  • Fionnula Flanagan Fionnula Flanagan Martha Bellison
  • Tina Fey Tina Fey Shelley Bailey
  • Donna Sorbello Donna Sorbello Anna's Mother
  • Jason Bateman Jason Bateman Doctor
  • Philip Seymour Hoffman Philip Seymour Hoffman Jim the Bartender
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  • Stephanie March Stephanie March Blonde
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  • John Hodgman John Hodgman Wedding Overseer
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