| Additional Details |
| Description |
It's no surprise that Ricky Gervais would be able to assemble a cast of funnymen (and funnywomen) for his directorial debut, but THE OFFICE star truly impresses with this list: Jennifer Garner, Louis C.K., Tina Fey, Christopher Guest, Jeffrey Tambor, and Jonah Hill. THE INVENTION OF LYING stars Gervais (who co-directed and co-wrote the script with Matthew Robinson) as a man living in a world where no one tells lies. When he discovers that he doesn't have to always tell the truth, things begin to change with inevitably hilarious results. |
| Year |
2009 |
| Cast & Crew |
| Director |
Matthew Robinson
/ Ricky Gervais
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| Main Cast |
Rob Lowe
/ Jennifer Garner
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| Supporting Cast |
Ricky Gervais
/ John Hodgman
/ Louis C.K.
/ Christopher Guest
/ Jeffrey Tambor
/ Tina Fey
/ Jonah Hill
/ Stephen Merchant
/ Stephanie March
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| Screenwriter |
Matthew Robinson
/ Ricky Gervais
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| Director of Photography |
Tim Suhrstedt
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| Composer |
Tim Atack
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| Producer |
Lynda Obst
/ Oly Obst
/ Ricky Gervais
/ Dan Lin
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| Executive Producer |
Ted Field
/ Paris Kasidokostas Latsis
/ Terry Dougas
/ Susan Baden-Powell
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| Reviews |
| Box Office |
3.5 stars out of 5 -- "The film is loads of fun and boasts an all star comic cast....Their spirited interaction with this clever script is worth the price of admission alone." Barbara Goslawski
(17th Sep, 2009)
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| USA Today |
3 stars out of 4 -- "The film takes off with all pistons firing, fusing a more accessible IDIOCRACY with the absurdity of THE LIFE OF BRIAN." Claudia Puig
(2nd Oct, 2009)
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| Chicago Sun-Times |
3 stars out of 4 -- "In its amiable, quiet, PG-13 way, THE INVENTION OF LYING is a remarkably radical comedy." Roger Ebert
(30th Sep, 2009)
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| A.V. Club |
"Between laughs, LYING uses it skewed reality to comment on our own need to create useful fictions to wallpaper over the abyss." Keith Phipps
(1st Oct, 2009)
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| Entertainment Weekly |
"The performances are razor sharp. And the ideas in this movie are, no kidding, big." -- Grade: B+ Lisa Schwarzbaum
(9th Oct, 2009)
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