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The Lie
2018
· Movie
· 95 min
F
MEANRANK
48/100
Every rating
34–60
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 34, highest is Kinopoisk on 60.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A teenage girl confesses to her parents that she may have murdered her best friend in a fit of rage. In a panic, the parents make a series of terrible decisions to cover up the alleged crime, constructing an elaborate alibi. Their web of lies quickly spirals out of control, destroying their relationships and leading to devastating consequences they never anticipated.
Details
- Director
- Veena Sud
- Writer
- Veena Sud
- Based on
- We Monsters
- Released
- 13 September 2018
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Rated
- R
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