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Invention of Lying (The)

Country: USA, Language: English, 100 mins

  • Director: Ricky Gervais; Matthew Robinson
  • Writer: Ricky Gervais; Matthew Robinson
  • Producer: Rachel Abarbanell; Sue Baden-Powell

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It's a world where everyone tells the truth - and just about anything they're thinking. Mark Bellison is a screenwriter, about to be fired. He's short and chunky with a flat nose - a genetic setup that means he won't get to first base with Anna, the woman he loves. At a bank, on the spur of the moment he blurts out a fib, with eye-popping results. Then, when his mother's on her deathbed, frightened of the eternal void awaiting her, Mark invents fiction. The hospital staff overhear his description of Heaven, believe every word, and tell others. Soon Mark is a prophet, his first inventive screenplay makes him rich, and he's basically a good guy. But will that be enough for Anna?


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Cast & Characters

Ricky Gervais as Mark Bellison;
Jennifer Garner as Anna McDoogles;
Jonah Hill as Frank;
Louis C.K. as Greg;
Jeffrey Tambor as Anthony;
Fionnula Flanagan as Martha Bellison;
Rob Lowe as Brad Kessler;
Tina Fey as Shelley;
Donna Sorbello as Anna's Mother;
Stephanie March as Blonde;
Ruben Santiago-Hudson as Landlord;
John Hodgman as Wedding Overseer;
Nate Corddry as News Reporter;
Jimmi Simpson as Bob;
Martin Starr as Waiter #1