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The Good Liar

  • 20192019
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  • 1h 49m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
41K
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Helen Mirren and Ian McKellen in The Good Liar (2019)
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Consummate con man Roy Courtnay has set his sights on his latest mark: the recently widowed Betty McLeish, worth millions. But this time, what should have been a simple swindle escalates int... Read allConsummate con man Roy Courtnay has set his sights on his latest mark: the recently widowed Betty McLeish, worth millions. But this time, what should have been a simple swindle escalates into a cat-and-mouse game with the ultimate stakes.Consummate con man Roy Courtnay has set his sights on his latest mark: the recently widowed Betty McLeish, worth millions. But this time, what should have been a simple swindle escalates into a cat-and-mouse game with the ultimate stakes.
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
41K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,745
1,840
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Bill Condon
    • Writers
      • Nicholas Searle(based on the novel by)
      • Jeffrey Hatcher(screenplay by)
    • Stars
      • Helen Mirren
      • Ian McKellen
      • Russell Tovey
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Bill Condon
    • Writers
      • Nicholas Searle(based on the novel by)
      • Jeffrey Hatcher(screenplay by)
    • Stars
      • Helen Mirren
      • Ian McKellen
      • Russell Tovey
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 404User reviews
    • 154Critic reviews
    • 55Metascore
    • Awards
      • 5 nominations

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    Ian McKellen in The Good Liar (2019)
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    Helen Mirren and Ian McKellen in The Good Liar (2019)

    Top cast

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    Helen Mirren
    Helen Mirren
    • Betty McLeish
    Ian McKellen
    Ian McKellen
    • Roy Courtnay
    Russell Tovey
    Russell Tovey
    • Stephen
    Jim Carter
    Jim Carter
    • Vincent
    Mark Lewis Jones
    Mark Lewis Jones
    • Bryn
    Laurie Davidson
    Laurie Davidson
    • Hans Taub (1948)
    Phil Dunster
    Phil Dunster
    • Roy Courtnay (1948)
    Lucian Msamati
    Lucian Msamati
    • Beni
    Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson
    Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson
    • Vlad
    Tunji Kasim
    Tunji Kasim
    • Michael
    Spike White
    Spike White
    • Hans Taub (1943)
    Stella Stocker
    Stella Stocker
    • Frau Schröder
    Daniel Betts
    Daniel Betts
    • Herr Schröder
    Nell Williams
    Nell Williams
    • Lili
    Celine Buckens
    Celine Buckens
    • Annalise
    Lily Dodsworth-Evans
    Lily Dodsworth-Evans
    • Hannalore
    Athena Strates
    • Charlotte
    Aleksandar Jovanovic
    Aleksandar Jovanovic
    • Martin Geiger
    • Director
      • Bill Condon
    • Writers
      • Nicholas Searle(based on the novel by)
      • Jeffrey Hatcher(screenplay by)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The Charing Cross station used in this movie is the closed Charing Cross station on the Jubilee Line. It was used in Skyfall (2012).
    • Goofs
      The viewer is assured that "Betty" can be certain about "Roy's" identity because she has a lock of Hans' hair from 1943 as well as from Roy from when she trimmed his hair. But DNA is not extracted from hair clippings - the DNA is in the root of the hair.
    • Quotes

      [leaving a screening of "Inglourious Basterds"]

      Roy Courtnay: Well, I may have missed a step, but I am fairly certain that Adolf Hitler was not machine-gunned to death in a French cinema.

      Betty McLeish: Well, it would have been rather good if he had been.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Graham Norton Show: Dame Julie Andrews/Jennifer Aniston/Reese Witherspoon/Ian McKellen/Dua Lipa (2019)
    • Soundtracks
      99 Bottles (Instrumental)
      Written and Performed by Garrett Marshall Barnes, Isaac Lucas, Jaron Lamot, Jason Rabinowitz, Kurt Zimmer and Cheapshot (as Colton Fisher)

      Courtesy of The Math Club

    User reviews404

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    Top review
    8/10
    great performances in an interesting film
    "The Good Liar" from 2019 stars Helen Mirren and Ian McKellan. Stop right there. You really can't go wrong with these two. The film also stars Russell Tovey, Jim Carter, and John Lewis Jones.

    The story is derivative: a con man (McKellan) romances his mark (Mirren) in the hopes of getting her money, despite interference from her suspicious grandson (Tovey).

    There are two twists, one expected, and one unexpected. I like this kind of film, so I'm not going to go into what's believable and what isn't. The performances sold me, and I found the movie very entertaining. Having seen a lot of "out there" Spanish mysteries and suspense films, this one was mild in comparison in terms of a realistic plot.

    Not the most exciting film I've ever seen, but certainly a good one.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 15, 2019 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official Instagram
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
      • Russian
      • French
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Lời Nói Dối Hoàn Hảo
    • Filming locations
      • Fetcham, Surrey, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • BRON Studios
      • Creative Wealth Media Finance
      • New Line Cinema
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $10,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $17,156,058
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $5,605,051
      • Nov 17, 2019
    • Gross worldwide
      • $33,856,058
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 49 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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