The Good Liar

2019 109 min ★ 6.7 Crime

Career con man Roy sets his sights on his latest mark: recently widowed Betty, worth millions. And he means to take it all. But as the two draw closer, what should have been another simple swindle takes on the ultimate stakes.

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Cast

Helen Mirren

Betty McLeish

Ian McKellen

Roy Courtnay

Russell Tovey

Steven

Jim Carter

Vincent

Mark Lewis Jones

Bryn

Laurie Davidson

Hans Taub (1948)

Phil Dunster

Roy Courtnay (1948)

Lucian Msamati

Beni

Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson

Vlad

Tunji Kasim

Michael

Details

Director

Bill Condon

Screenplay

Jeffrey Hatcher

Tagline

"Read between the lies."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$10,000,000

Revenue

$33,856,058

Production

New Line Cinema, Bron Studios, 1000 Eyes

Reviews

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Manuel São Bento

February 18, 2020

★ 7/10

If you enjoy reading my Spoiler-Free reviews, please follow my blog @ https://www.msbreviews.com Exquisite performances from two all-time greats: Ian McKellen and Helen Mirren. They carry the whole film on their shoulders, and it's mostly due to their extremely captivating displays that I genuinely enjoyed this movie. Unfortunately, its screenplay lacks believability and some creativity since ...

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JPV852

February 19, 2020

★ 5/10

Great performances from both McKellan and Mirren which isn't surprising, but the final act with the reveal of the twist might've been unpredictable, but I like my mystery-thrillers to throw in some clues leading up to it, which this one was out of left field. For the performances might be worth checking out, but the plot almost undid all that was working up until the reveal. **2.75/5**