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  • 2011
  • R
  • Screen Media Films
  • 1 h 20 m
  • 2011
  • R
  • Screen Media Films
  • 1 h 20 m

Summary When they first met, Lonnie and Clover were young idealists, but an unplanned baby forced them to flip the script. Lonnie put his music on hold and got a shitty job. And now Clover is abandoning her activism for an "opportunity" in the corporate world. Drowning in disappointments, Lonnie decides he needs some time off work to reexamine h...

Directed By: Joshua Leonard

Written By: T. Coraghessan Boyle, Jeff Feuerzeig, Mark Webber, Jess Weixler, Joshua Leonard

  • 2011
  • R
  • Screen Media Films
  • 1 h 20 m
  • 2011
  • R
  • Screen Media Films
  • 1 h 20 m

The Lie

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 12 Critic Reviews
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Summary When they first met, Lonnie and Clover were young idealists, but an unplanned baby forced them to flip the script. Lonnie put his music on hold and got a shitty job. And now Clover is abandoning her activism for an "opportunity" in the corporate world. Drowning in disappointments, Lonnie decides he needs some time off work to reexamine h...

Directed By: Joshua Leonard

Written By: T. Coraghessan Boyle, Jeff Feuerzeig, Mark Webber, Jess Weixler, Joshua Leonard

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 12 Critic Reviews
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6 Reviews
33% Mixed
4 Reviews
17% Negative
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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 12 Critic Reviews
59
50% Positive
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33% Mixed
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17% Negative
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90
Nov 17, 2011
Comprising small, near-perfect scenes played out largely at dinner tables and on couches, The Lie wonders if it's possible to rewrite lives and remake choices.
By Jeannette Catsoulis FULL REVIEW
75
Nov 16, 2011
The Lie's payoff strikes an unexpected, refreshingly open note that makes this slight little indie more resonant than its scale suggests. The line this couple is about to cross is significant, and the film takes it seriously.
By Scott Tobias FULL REVIEW
65
Nov 17, 2011
Embedded in The Lie is a sharp look at the moral limbo of a complacent life, the self-defeat of committing by halves, the self-interest of false equivalencies - but only the shallowest attempts are made to chip its themes out.
By Michelle Orange FULL REVIEW
60
Nov 17, 2011
It doesn't try too hard, but what The Lie is working at, in its unassuming, amusing way, is a mini-portrait of growing pains in a time of extended adolescence. The truth is, that kind of thing is never easy, no matter what age.
By Joe Neumaier FULL REVIEW
60
Nov 14, 2011
Likeably shaggy, it has arthouse appeal and a winning cast.
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40
Nov 14, 2011
Thinly amusing tale with not-especially-appealing characters.
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25
Nov 13, 2011
It's hard to say which is worse: the unfunny caricatures or the indulgent soul-searching.
By Andrew Schenker FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Das Films, Perception Media
Release Date Nov 18, 2011
Duration 1 h 20 m
Rating R
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Tagline He's about to have a moment of truth.
Website http://www.facebook.com/theliemovie
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Awards

Asheville Cinema Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Sundance Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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