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The Lie

"It was an accident."

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.

Top Cast

  • 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

  • Dani Kind

    Dani Kind

    Trini

  • Alan van Sprang

    Alan van Sprang

    Greg

Overview

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.

Rating

6.4 / 10
794 Reviews
2 Popular

3 Reviews

  • JPV852
    JPV852
    6 Feb 14, 2021

    Performances were pretty good if not unexceptional. The twist ending is pretty dark and I did have a queasy feeling throughout its entire 90-minute running time. However, despite being engaged with the story and characters, and I can't my finger on it, just something didn't quite gel. **3.0/5**

  • tmdb15435519
    tmdb15435519
    7 Jun 22, 2021

    I re-titled this, "The Making of a Serial Killer" with about 10 minutes left, then 5 minutes later changed my mind. Wow, what an insane ending.

  • Wuchak
    Wuchak
    8 Oct 25, 2022

    **_Oh, what a tangled web we weave_** In an unspecified wintery city in New York, likely Buffalo, a musician father (Peter Sarsgaard) and his ex-wife, a lawyer (Mireille Enos), concoct a lie to save their daughter (Joey King) from serious legal ramifications, but one lie leads to another and... “The Lie” (2018) is a drama with crime thriller elements, a morality tale in the vein of “A Simple Plan” (1998), albeit with an altogether different story. Like “Match Point” (2005), it’s a dramatic snowball that builds to avalanche proportions, manipulating you into rooting for the protagonists despite their dubious decisions in a life-changing situation. Armchair critics contend that the set-up is unbelievable, but we’re talking about mid-teenage girls here, who are subject to all kinds of questionable whims rooted in immature emotions. Look no further than Taylor Smith, who pushed Jordan Holgerson off a bridge at Moulton Falls near Vancouver, Washington, on August 7, 2018 (see the video on Youtube). As for the potential transgression in question, look up what happened to 16 year-old Skylar Neese on the night of July 5, 2012, in the Morgantown, West Virginia, area, which is featured on the real-life crime series See No Evil, Season 1, Episode 6. The less I say, the better. If you like films like the two noted above and "The River King" (2005), "Snow Angels" (2007), “Frozen River” (2008) and "The Drowning" (2016), check this one out. The movie runs 1 hour, 36 minutes, and was shot in the Toronto area. GRADE: A-

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