The Invention of Lying Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Dec. 26, 2009

The Invention of Lying

Release Date: Friday, October 2, 2009 Nationwide

Jonah Hill, Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman, Terry Dougas, Patrick Stewart, Rob Lowe, Ricky Gervais, Sue Baden-Powell, Tina Fey, Jeffrey Tambor, Ted Field, Christopher Guest, Lynda Obst, Oly Obst, Matt Robinson

PG-13 Comedy N/A

3.7

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Plot

What's the story about?

From Ricky Gervais, the award-winning creator and star of the original BBC series "The Office" and HBO's "Extras," comes the new romantic comedy "The Invention of Lying," which takes place in an alternate reality where 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 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.

Comedy

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The Invention of Lying.

Ricky Gervais
Dog Man, The Muppets
Jennifer Garner
Deadpool & Wolverine, The Adam Project
Rob Lowe
Dog Gone, Super Troopers 2
Jonah Hill
The Wolf of Wall Street, The LEGO Movie
Tina Fey
Mean Girls, STEVE! (martin)
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Christopher Guest
A Mighty Wind, For Your Consideration
Jason Bateman
Carry-On, Zootopia
Patrick Stewart
The Emoji Movie, Logan
J
Jeffrey Tambor
The Accountant, The Hangover

Crew Behind the Film

The The Invention of Lying behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Ricky Gervais last directed Special Correspondents and Cemetery Junction. The film's writer Ricky Gervais last wrote Special Correspondents and Cemetery Junction.

Director: Ricky Gervais
Matt Robinson
Screenwriters: Ricky Gervais
Matt Robinson
Producers: Lynda Obst
Oly Obst

Studios: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Company: Lynda Obst Productions; Media Rights Capital

Additional Information

MPA Rating: PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for language including some sexual material and a drug reference
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: This Side of the Truth
Language: English

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Production Details

What we know about the The Invention of Lying movie production.

Production Updates

Aug 2009

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

The Invention of Lying was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, October 2, 2009. in around 1,707 theaters There were 6 other movies released on the same date, including Toy Story 2 in 3-D, Toy Story in 3-D and Whip It!.

Movie Theaters

2009-10-02 Nationwide

United States

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