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The Invention of Lying

2009·100 min

The Invention of Lying

Directed by Ricky Gervais

ComedyFantasyRomance

Set in a world where the concept of lying doesn't exist, a loser changes his lot when he invents lying and uses it to get ahead.

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Mark Bellison

Jennifer Garner

Anna McDoogles

Greg Kleinschmidt

Brad Kessler

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Matthew Robinson

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The Invention of Lying (2009) is about set in a world where the concept of lying doesn't exist, a loser changes his lot when he invents lying and uses it to get ahead.

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Ricky Gervais directed The Invention of Lying (2009).

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