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Liar Liar
1997
· Movie
· 86 min
B
MEANRANK
71/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #2048
- IMDb #2351
- Google retired #1508
- Rotten Tomatoes #1704
- Metacritic #1400
- Letterboxd #2760
+9 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1778
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #2091
- Metacritic Critics #1484
- Metacritic Audience #1365
- Criticker #2500
- Douban #825
- Kinopoisk #704
- AlloCiné #2840
- Trakt #2001
Every rating
40–88
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 40, highest is Google on 88.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A fast-talking lawyer and chronic liar is forced to live by his son's birthday wish: that for 24 hours, he cannot tell a lie. His condition causes chaos in his courtroom and personal life as he is compelled to be brutally honest in every situation, no matter the consequences.
Details
- Director
- Tom Shadyac
- Writers
- Paul Guay, Stephen Mazur
- Released
- 21 March 1997
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $45.0M
- Box office
- $302.7M
- Awards
- 3 wins, 4 nominations
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Awards & nominations
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| Golden Globe Awards 1998 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Jim Carrey | Nominee |
| ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards 1998 | Top Box Office Films | John Debney | Winner |
| MTV Movie & TV Awards 1998 | Best Comedic Performance | Jim Carrey | Winner |
| Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 1998 | Favorite Movie | Liar Liar | Nominee |
| Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 1998 | Favorite Movie Actor | Jim Carrey | Nominee |
| People's Choice Awards 1998 | Favorite Comedy Motion Picture | Liar Liar | Winner |
| Young Artist Award 1998 | Best Performance in a Feature Film: Young Actor Age Ten or Under | Justin Cooper | Nominee |
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Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Jim Carrey | Nominee |
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top Box Office Films | John Debney | Winner |
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Comedic Performance | Jim Carrey | Winner |
People's Choice Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Favorite Comedy Motion Picture | Liar Liar | Winner |
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
2 nominations
| Favorite Movie | Liar Liar | Nominee |
| Favorite Movie Actor | Jim Carrey | Nominee |
Young Artist Award
1 nomination
| Best Performance in a Feature Film: Young Actor Age Ten or Under | Justin Cooper | Nominee |