- BFI identifier742712
- Date2009 (Copyright)
2009-10-02 (Release) - Production countryUSA, United Kingdom
- Production company
- SynopsisRomantic comedy. In an alternative reality where everyone tells the truth, one man develops the ability to lie. Whilst his unique faculty brings him fame and fortune, he finds that it will not help him to win over the woman he loves. (Synopsis)
- Work historyBudget reported as $4,000,000 (estimated).
- Genre
- CategoryFiction
- Subject
- CreditsDirected by/A Ricky Gervais film: Ricky Gervais
Directed by/A Matthew Robinson film: Matthew Robinson
©: MRC II Distribution Company LP
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Title
The Invention of Lying (Original)
This Side of the Truth (Working)
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Work - 742712 - 2009 (Copyright)
USA - Film - Fiction
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