White Lie

Name: White Lie
Genre: Drama
Released: January 5, 2021
Duration: 96 min
Rating: 81
Cast: Amber Anderson, Christine Horne, Connor Jessup, Darrin Baker, Kacey Rohl

2021

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Playtime | Release Date (Streaming): January 5, 2021 | TV-MA

Starring: Amber Anderson, Christine Horne, Connor Jessup, Darrin Baker, Kacey Rohl, Martin Donovan, Shanice Banton, Sharon Lewis, Thomas Olajide, Zahra Bentham

Summary: A popular undergrad faking cancer struggles to maintain her secret.

Director: Calvin Thomas and Yonah Lewis

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: TV-MA

Runtime: 96 min

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Carly Lewis

Sep 14, 2019

As much about deception as it is the fear of being forsaken, White Lie unfurls to become an unexpected empathy inquest. Read full review

Barry Hertz

Jul 21, 2020

White Lie is a wildly entertaining ride. Read full review

Luke Parker

Sep 14, 2019

As a timely testament to our willingness to validate and support rather than investigate, White Lie is both insightful and terrifying. Read full review

Andy Howell

Sep 14, 2019

Directors Calvin Thomas and Yonah Lewis deserve credit for taking a gutsy leap with the subject matter and delivering without pulling any punches. Read full review

The Film Stage Ethan Vestby

Sep 14, 2019

Helped by a strong lead performance that’s neither too big nor too small (just look at the pitch-perfect pinched reactions from Rohl every time she’s challenged on her lie) the film maintains a strong sense restraint amidst all the deliberate discomfort. Read full review

Stephen Dalton

Sep 14, 2019

Driven by nuanced, persuasive performances and shot with an urgent, jittery tension, White Lie is a compelling close-up character study of a recklessly needy anti-heroine caught in an impossible dilemma of her own making. Read full review

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