The Invention of Lying

October. 02,2009      PG-13
Rating:
6.4
Trailer Synopsis Cast

Set in a world where the concept of lying doesn't exist, a loser changes his lot when he invents lying and uses it to get ahead.

Ricky Gervais as  Mark Bellison
Jennifer Garner as  Anna McDoogles
Louis C.K. as  Greg Kleinschmidt
Rob Lowe as  Brad Kessler
Jonah Hill as  Frank Fawcett
Jeffrey Tambor as  Anthony James
Fionnula Flanagan as  Martha Bellison
Tina Fey as  Shelley Bailey
Donna Sorbello as  Anna's Mother
Jason Bateman as  Doctor

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