Liar, Liar
Liar, Liar

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Liar, Liar

1993
Movie
90 min
English

The true story of an eleven year old girl who has a reputation for telling tall tales. So when she accuses her father of molesting her, will anybody believe her story?

Insights

IMDb6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes50%
Metacritic57/100
Google Users79%
Director: Tom ShadyacGenres: Comedy, Fantasy

Plot Summary

A fast-talking lawyer, Fletcher Reins, habitually lies to his clients, his boss, and even his ex-wife and son. However, his five-year-old son, Max, makes a birthday wish that his father cannot tell a lie for 24 hours. Suddenly, Fletcher finds himself physically incapable of uttering a falsehood, leading to a chaotic and hilarious series of events as he tries to salvage his career and mend his family relationships.

Critical Reception

Liar Liar was a significant commercial success and received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised Jim Carrey's energetic performance and the film's humor, despite some finding the premise somewhat predictable.

What Reviewers Say

  • Jim Carrey's comedic brilliance is on full display, carrying the film with his signature physical and verbal comedy.

  • The supporting cast provides solid performances that complement Carrey's antics.

  • While the premise is familiar, the execution is energetic and often laugh-out-loud funny.

Google audience: Audiences largely enjoyed Liar Liar, finding it a hilarious and entertaining comedy driven by Jim Carrey's outstanding performance. Many viewers appreciated the film's ability to blend laughs with a heartwarming story about family.

Fun Fact

Jim Carrey reportedly improvised many of the iconic rubber-faced expressions and physical gags in the film, which were not explicitly written in the script.

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