FeatureR2019·109m·6.7

The Good Liar

Read between the lies.

Crime

Career con man Roy sets his sights on his latest mark: recently widowed Betty, worth millions. And he means to take it all. But as the two draw closer, what should have been another simple swindle takes on the ultimate stakes.

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Cast

Helen Mirren

Betty McLeish

Ian McKellen

Roy Courtnay

Russell Tovey

Steven

Jim Carter

Vincent

Mark Lewis Jones

Bryn

Laurie Davidson

Hans Taub (1948)

Phil Dunster

Roy Courtnay (1948)

Lucian Msamati

Beni

Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson

Vlad

Tunji Kasim

Michael

Spike White

Hans Taub (1943)

Stella Stocker

Frau Schröder

Daniel Betts

Herr Schröder

Nell Williams

Lili

Céline Buckens

Annalise

Lily Dodsworth-Evans

Hannalore

Athena Strates

Charlotte

Aleksandar Jovanović

Martin Geiger

Albert Welling

German Industrialist

Michael Culkin

Dr. Livesey

Details

Status: Released
Original language: English
Languages: German, English
Budget: $10.0M
Revenue: $33.9M
Age rating: R
Quality: 4K UHD · HDR10 · Dolby Vision
Production: New Line CinemaBron Studios1000 Eyes

Crew

Director

Bill Condon

Writers

Nicholas Searle, Jeffrey Hatcher

Keith Madden

Costume Design

Virginia Katz

Editor

Tobias A. Schliessler

Director of Photography

John Stevenson

Production Design

Carter Burwell

Original Music Composer

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Reviews

Manuel São Bento

2/18/2020

7.0

If you enjoy reading my Spoiler-Free reviews, please follow my blog @ https://www.msbreviews.com Exquisite performances from two all-time greats: Ian McKellen and Helen Mirren. They carry the whole film on their shoulders, and it's mostly due to their extremely captivating displays that I genuinely enjoyed this movie. Unfortunately, its screenplay lacks believability and some creativity since the key components of the story are predictable from the get-go. Rating: B

JPV852

2/19/2020

5.0

Great performances from both McKellan and Mirren which isn't surprising, but the final act with the reveal of the twist might've been unpredictable, but I like my mystery-thrillers to throw in some clues leading up to it, which this one was out of left field. For the performances might be worth checking out, but the plot almost undid all that was working up until the reveal. **2.75/5**