The Good Liar

1hr 49m

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1hr 49m
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Career con artist Roy Courtnay can hardly believe his luck when he meets well-to-do widow Betty McLeish online. As Betty opens her home and life to him, Roy is… More Details »

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Bill Condon

Producer:

Jason Cloth, Bill Condon, Aaron L. Gilbert

Writer:

Jeffrey Hatcher, Nicholas Searle

Release Date:

Nov 15, 2019

Runtime:

1hr 49m

Synopsis

Career con artist Roy Courtnay can hardly believe his luck when he meets well-to-do widow Betty McLeish online. As Betty opens her home and life to him, Roy is surprised to find himself caring about her, turning what should be a cut-and-dry swindle into the most treacherous tightrope walk of his life.

Cast

Helen Mirren
Ian McKellen
Russell Tovey
Jim Carter
Mark Lewis Jones
Laurie Davidson
Phil Dunster
Lucian Msamati
Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson
Tunji Kasim

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Trivia

First feature film collaboration for British stage and screen legends Dame Helen Mirren and Sir Ian McKellen.

Goofs

Although the film is set in 2009, Roy puts the current plastic UK £10 note on the counter in the butcher's shop instead of a paper one from the period.

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Was looking forward to this movie. It did not disappoint

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The ending is worth the price of the movie ticket! Such a thing as Karma and one of the main characters got that served coldblooded! I left the movie theater still discussing the movie with my girlfriend! Like wow, this person could not stop lying for nothing! Great cast and very entertaining! Winning!

CJ

Carrie J

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Based on 31 Critics

USER SCORE (34)

Mixed or average reviews based on 34 Reviews

50

Nov 7, 2019

For all its nasty twists and turns, its fake-outs and flashbacks and pile-up of double-crosses, this story of an elderly con man and the wealthy widow he targets feels fatally devoid of danger. Square, tame and tidy as the London-area house kept by Mirren’s primly elegant, creamy-complexioned septuagenarian, The Good Liar is a work of skill but little spark.

Jon Frosch

The Hollywood Reporter

40

Nov 7, 2019

Hoping to be a stylish, witty conman thriller, The Good Liar starts out as an amusing lark but fails to stay ahead of its audience, piling on the ludicrousness until it’s impossible to take the proceedings seriously.

Tim Grierson

Screen International

40

Nov 7, 2019

The Good Liar really wants to be either a thriller or a caper. Unfortunately, it has neither the excitement necessary for the former nor the fun required of the latter.

Elizabeth Weitzman

TheWrap

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