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The Good Liar

  • 2019
  • K-16
  • 1h 49m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
45K
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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.

  • Director
    • Bill Condon
  • Writers
    • Nicholas Searle
    • Jeffrey Hatcher
  • Stars
    • Helen Mirren
    • Ian McKellen
    • Russell Tovey
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    45K
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    • Director
      • Bill Condon
    • Writers
      • Nicholas Searle
      • Jeffrey Hatcher
    • Stars
      • Helen Mirren
      • Ian McKellen
      • Russell Tovey
    • 411User reviews
    • 157Critic reviews
    • 55Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 6 nominations

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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
      • Jeffrey Hatcher
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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 007 Skyfall (2012).
    • Goofs
      in 2009, Stephen tells Betty and Roy he is going to Spandau Prison to do research. Spandau Prison was demolished, literally ground to dust, and dumped at sea in 1987 to forestall neo-Nazis from turning it into a shrine. A shopping mall was built on the land.
    • 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 D Lucas, Jaron Lamot, Jason Rabinowitz, Kurt Zimmer and Cheapshot (as Colton Fisher)

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    User reviews411

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    7/10
    A stellar cast holds a sub par plot
    It's not an overly bad film by any sense of the word, I actually enjoyed it a fair bit hence the 7 but I will echo that it was a fairly predictable job but the outstanding cast definitely carried it, I'd recommend it if your on the unlimited cinema deal or when it arrives to one of the multiple streaming services, good twist at the end
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    • Release date
      • November 8, 2019 (United Kingdom)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Official sites
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    • Languages
      • English
      • German
      • Russian
      • French
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Hyvä valehtelija
    • Filming locations
      • Fetcham, Surrey, England, UK(exterior scenes)
    • 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
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    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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