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The Good Lie

Miracles are made by people who refuse to stop believing.
Miracles are made by people who refuse to stop believing.
Drama - 2014
The Good Lie
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A young refugee of the Sudanese Civil War who wins a lottery for relocation to the United States with three other lost boys. Encountering the modern world for the first time, they develop an unlikely friendship with a brash American woman assigned to help them, but the young man struggles to adjust to this new life and his feelings of guilt about the brother he left behind.
Director:
,
Philippe Falardeau
Cast:
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Reese Witherspoon
,
Afemo Omilami
,
Thad Luckinbill
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Corey Stoll
,
Maria Howell
,
Sharon Conley
,
Sarah Baker
,
Arnold Oceng
,
Ger Duany
,
Joshua Mikel

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Details

Runtime:
110 min
Release date:
10 Sep 2014
Country:
IN, KE, US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$20,000,000
Revenue:
$3,396,345
Awards:
3 wins & 7 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

rotten:
There's a sense that The Good Lie wants to say something profound but the message is as muddled as its delineation of history is.
– James Berardinelli,
ReelViews,
26 Oct 2014
fresh:
The main characters are played by actual refugees-two of whom were child soldiers-and their uninflected, authoritative performances compensate for the feel-good simplifications of Margaret Nagle's script.
– Ben Sachs,
Chicago Reader,
23 Oct 2014
fresh:
A well-told tale that illuminates the experiences of the 20,000 "lost boys" (and girls) of Sudan, with such grace, insight and humor, it can be forgiven a few simplifying liberties taken in the name of moving the narrative along.
– Kristin Tillotson,
Minneapolis Star Tribune,
16 Oct 2014
fresh:
If a moviegoer can't cry for the great tragedy of these Sudanese children, and be touched by their small victories, then who on earth deserves our tears and cheers?
– Richard Corliss,
TIME Magazine,
16 Oct 2014
fresh:
It's often earnest to a fault and fearful of its deeper, darker implications. Still, you won't leave The Good Lie unmoved. Its heart really is in the right place,
– Peter Travers,
Rolling Stone,
3 Oct 2014
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