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The Lie

The Lie

Horror · Mystery · Thriller · 2018

A father and daughter are on their way to dance camp when they spot the girl's best friend on the side of the road. When they stop to offer the friend a ride, their good intentions soon result in terrible consequences.

Movie details

The Lie

“It was an accident.”

2018 Horror · Mystery · Thriller 1h 35m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.4 / 10

Community rating

A father and daughter are on their way to dance camp when they spot the girl's best friend on the side of the road. When they stop to offer the friend a ride, their good intentions soon result in terrible consequences.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over The Lie?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Veena Sud

Written by

Veena Sud

Peter Sarsgaard

Peter Sarsgaard

Jay Logan

Mireille Enos

Mireille Enos

Rebecca Logan

Joey King

Joey King

Kayla Logan

Cas Anvar

Cas Anvar

Sam Ifrani

Patti Kim

Patti Kim

Detective Kenji Tagata

Nicholas Lea

Nicholas Lea

Detective Rodney Barnes

Devery Jacobs

Devery Jacobs

Brittany Ifrani

Court is in session

Put The Lie on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.