The Good Lie sacrifices real-life nuance in order to turn its true story into a Hollywood production, but the results still add up to a compelling, well-acted, and deeply moving drama.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Philippe Falardeau -
Producer -
Ron Howard , Brian Grazer , Karen Kehela Sherwood , Molly Smith , Thad Luckinbill , Trent Luckinbill -
Screenwriter -
Margaret Nagle -
Distributor -
Warner Bros. Pictures -
Production Co -
Reliance Entertainment , Alcon Entertainment , Black Label Media , Imagine Entertainment , Blue Sky Films -
Rating -
PG-13 (Drug Use|Brief Strong Language|Some Violence|Thematic Elements) -
Genre -
Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Oct 3, 2014, Limited -
Release Date (Streaming) -
May 9, 2016 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$2.7M -
Runtime -
1h 49m -
Sound Mix -
Dolby Digital , DTS