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Release Date:
30 January 1998 (USA)
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Tagline:
There are two sides to every lie.
Plot:
Textile company heir Wayland is accused of murder of a prostitute named Elizabeth, whose body was found cut in two in the park...
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Murder
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Textile Company
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Liar
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Compulsive Liar
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Awards:
3 wins
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You'll love the movie if you are intelligent enough to understand the psychological games
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Chris Penn | ... | Detective Phillip Braxton | |
| Ellen Burstyn | ... | Mook | |
| Tim Roth | ... | James Walter Wayland | |
| Renée Zellweger | ... | Elizabeth | |
| Michael Rooker | ... | Detective Edward Kennesaw | |
| Rosanna Arquette | ... | Mrs. Kennesaw | |
| Don Winston | ... | Warren | |
| Michael Parks | ... | Dr. Banyard | |
| Mark Damon | ... | Wayland's Father | |
| J.C. Quinn | ... | Priest | |
| Jody Wilhelm | ... | Mrs. Wayland | |
| Ocie Pouncie | ... | Boogie | |
| Bob Hungerford | ... | Jebby | |
| Genevieve Butler | ... | Mary Kennesaw | |
| Chelsea Butler | ... | Chelsea Kennesaw |
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Also Known As:
Liar (UK)
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MPAA:
Rated R for violence, language and some sexual content.
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Runtime:
106 min | Germany:93 min (TV version)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Iceland:16 |
Netherlands:12 (re-rating) |
Philippines:PG-13 |
Argentina:16 |
Australia:MA |
Belgium:KNT |
Brazil:18 |
Chile:18 |
France:U |
Netherlands:16 |
Peru:18 |
South Korea:18 |
Spain:18 |
Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) |
UK:18 |
USA:R
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It isn't too hard to understand why this movie wasn't a great success at the box office. Most people expect to see an average Hollywood version of a cop movie and they will be very disappointed when seeing this one. No, it isn't about the good cop chasing the bad guys, making a beautiful little hole in the forehead of everyone that doesn't obey the law. This movie is much more subtle and probably a lot harder to understand for a lot of people.
In fact, the whole movie is created around only three actors. But not just three actors, we are talking about Chris Penn, Tim Roth and Michael Rooker, who all did an excellent job. Trust me, never have I been more fascinated by three men in a darkened room, pushing each other to their mental and physical limits.
This is how the story goes: A prostitute has been murdered and there is one suspect. He's an extremely intelligent, epileptic alcoholic who is able to deceive everybody, even the polygraph. His investigators try to make him confess the murder by playing little mind games, only to see that he outsmarts them time after time.
The dialogs are fascinating, the use of flashbacks very interesting. Add some tense interrogation scenes with a lot of psychological war fare and a huge plot twist at the end of the movie and you know you have something special. I guess those psychological games will not be understood by everybody, but you'll love it if you are intelligent enough to understand them. I know I did and I give this movie an 8/10.