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  • 2023
  • R
  • Tanweer Alliances
  • 1 h 41 m
  • 2023
  • R
  • Tanweer Alliances
  • 1 h 41 m

Summary Shriver (Michael Shannon), a down-on-his-luck handyman who has never read a book in his life, is mistaken for a famous writer that has been in hiding for over 20 years. With nothing to lose, he accepts an invitation to attend a college literary festival and finds himself surrounded by adoring fans and an English professor (Kate Hudson) w...

Directed By: Michael Maren

Written By: Chris Belden, Michael Maren

  • 2023
  • R
  • Tanweer Alliances
  • 1 h 41 m
  • 2023
  • R
  • Tanweer Alliances
  • 1 h 41 m

A Little White Lie

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 8 Critic Reviews
42
User Score Universal Acclaim Based on 88 User Ratings
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Summary Shriver (Michael Shannon), a down-on-his-luck handyman who has never read a book in his life, is mistaken for a famous writer that has been in hiding for over 20 years. With nothing to lose, he accepts an invitation to attend a college literary festival and finds himself surrounded by adoring fans and an English professor (Kate Hudson) w...

Directed By: Michael Maren

Written By: Chris Belden, Michael Maren

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 8 Critic Reviews
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25% Positive
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38% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 8 Critic Reviews
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38% Negative
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Feb 28, 2023
Maren’s direction is tonally right, full of warmth and touches of humor; he makes it an inviting film to watch.
By Mick LaSalle FULL REVIEW
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Mar 3, 2023
Despite being a bit tonally uneven, A Little White Lie is a lovable indie dramedy led by the always delightful Michael Shannon and Kate Hudson that is worth bookmarking.
By Emily Bernard FULL REVIEW

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aljabriy
Apr 22, 2024
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Ramezi
Apr 23, 2024
إنه ذلك الفيلم الذي يتحدث عن شخص معدوم الثقافة تقريبا ثم يضحك له الحظ بعد حضوره أحد المهرجانات الأدبية
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Feb 28, 2023
The execution of the simultaneous mistaken identity and fish-out-of-water shenanigans that ensue is oddly muted; you keep waiting for Maren to amp up the comic energy and narrative complications, but it isn’t until the satisfyingly madcap climax that he really does.
By Brett Buckalew FULL REVIEW
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Mar 6, 2023
All of A Little White Lie’s problems can be summarized by Alex Wurman’s score. At first promising, inviting and light to compliment the fundamental cheeriness of the genre, it becomes all-encompassing, bearing down on the viewer with a menacing edge.
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Mar 8, 2023
Director Maren doesn’t trust Shannon to convey this inner monologue via his performance — just one example of the film’s plodding lack of wit or sophistication.
By Rene Rodriguez FULL REVIEW
30
Mar 2, 2023
Hobbled by a lack of visual oomph or verbal sparkle, A Little White Lie pokes feebly at impostor syndrome and writerly insecurity.
By Jeannette Catsoulis FULL REVIEW
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Mar 3, 2023
The film's biggest con doesn't come from this imposter protagonist so much as the messy script and direction that squanders an amusing-enough premise, and the apathetic performances from A-listers in search of a purpose other than fulfilling a contractual obligation.
By Tomris Laffly FULL REVIEW
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Anastasiya_72
Apr 22, 2024
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Bewar705
Apr 22, 2024
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Apr 22, 2024
amazing and beautiful. It's a wonderful platform. I've never found anything like it before. It looks beautiful. I'm enjoying it. It was an honor for me to register with you guys. I love you.amazing and beautiful. It's a wonderful platform. I've never found anything like it before. It looks beautiful. I'm enjoying it. It was an honor for me to register with you guys. I love you.
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Apr 22, 2024
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Mudretsova
Apr 22, 2024
Впечатления потрясающе. Очень интересный фильм, посмотрите.)) Актёры сыграли просто супер
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Production Company CaliWood Pictures, Big Fan Films, Thruline Entertainment
Release Date Mar 3, 2023
Duration 1 h 41 m
Rating R
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Tagline The truth is in the fiction.
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