The Invention of Lying

(2009)

★ 6.2 IMDb · 2,405 votes

Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

Year: 2009

Runtime: 139 мин

Country: United States of America

Director: Рики Джервэйс, Мэттью Робинсон

Cast: Рики Джервэйс, Дженнифер Гарнер, Луис С.К., Роб Лоу, Джона Хилл, Джеффри Тэмбор, Фионнула Флэнаган, Тина Фей, Донна Сорбелло, Джейсон Бейтман

Plot

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.

It's a world where everyone tells the truth - and just about anything they're thinking. Mark Bellison is a screenwriter, about to be fired. He's short and chunky with a flat nose - a genetic setup that means he won't get to first base with Anna, the woman he loves. At a bank, on the spur of the moment he blurts out a fib, with eye-popping results. Then, when his mother's on her deathbed, frightened of the eternal void awaiting her, Mark invents fiction. The hospital staff overhear his description of Heaven, believe every word, and tell others. Soon Mark is a prophet, his first inventive screenplay makes him rich, and he's basically a good guy. But will that be enough for Anna?