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- 2020
- R
- Universal Studios
- 1 h 37 m
- 2020
- R
- Universal Studios
- 1 h 37 m
Summary When their teenaged daughter confesses to impulsively killing her best friend, two desperate parents attempt to cover up the horrific crime, leading them into a complicated web of lies and deception.
Directed By: Veena Sud
Written By: Marcus Seibert, Sebastian Ko, Veena Sud
- 2020
- R
- Universal Studios
- 1 h 37 m
- 2020
- R
- Universal Studios
- 1 h 37 m
The Lie
45
4.0
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Summary When their teenaged daughter confesses to impulsively killing her best friend, two desperate parents attempt to cover up the horrific crime, leading them into a complicated web of lies and deception.
Directed By: Veena Sud
Written By: Marcus Seibert, Sebastian Ko, Veena Sud
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 13 Critic Reviews
45
31% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
31% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
38% Negative
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 13 Critic Reviews
45
31% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
31% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
38% Negative
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
Sud – with plenty of inexorable tracking shots through the family’s chilly condo – efficiently tightens the screw as the twitchy mother and indulgent father first bicker, then are doomed together by their blood allegiances.
Playing off intense, uncomfortably tight close-ups where the actors show off finely tuned displays of flickering emotions with long shots that emphasize the plush interiors and tidy suburban gardens that surround them, Sud ratchets up the tension expertly.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 13 User Ratings
4.0
15% Positive
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
54% Mixed
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
31% Negative
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 13 User Ratings
4.0
15% Positive
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
54% Mixed
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
31% Negative
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
A watchable tale of parental dread, propelled by a strong conceit and sustained tension — but let down by its outlandish twist.
Audiences familiar with this kind of story — and the inevitable complications that ensue once characters try to hide a brutal crime — will be ahead of the overheated storytelling.
Even at the attractive price of “free,” it’s not worth it because watching it requires 97 minutes and that’s not time well spent.
Sud’s film is a master class in bad decision-making, improbable choices, and overwrought acting.
This is a whiffed effort at an all too familiar subgenre: the ostensibly dark, searing human drama undercut by the fact that all the humans in it are boorish idiots.
This is the worst movie I've ever seen in my life. The story, the acting, ****. And the worst thing about this movie is plot twist. Don't watch. This is a big waste of time.
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