The Good Liar

Not to be confused with The Good Liars, an American comedy duo.

The Good Liar
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBill Condon
Screenplay byJeffrey Hatcher
Based onThe Good Liar
by Nicholas Searle
Produced by
  • Bill Condon
  • Greg Yolen
Starring
CinematographyTobias A. Schliessler
Edited byVirginia Katz
Music byCarter Burwell[1]
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release dates
  • October 28, 2019 (2019-10-28) (BFI Southbank)
  • November 8, 2019 (2019-11-08) (United Kingdom)
  • November 15, 2019 (2019-11-15) (United States)
Running time
109 minutes[2]
Countries
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$10 million[3][4]
Box office$33.9 million[4][5]

The Good Liar is a 2019 crime thriller film directed and produced by Bill Condon and written by Jeffrey Hatcher, based on the 2015 novel of the same name by Nicholas Searle. It stars Ian McKellen as a career con artist who meets a wealthy widow (Helen Mirren) online, and then discovers that his plan to steal her fortune has unexpected roadblocks.

The film premiered at the BFI Southbank in London on October 28, 2019. It was released by Warner Bros. Pictures in the United Kingdom on November 8, 2019, and in the United States on November 15, 2019. It received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $33 million against a budget of $10 million.

  1. ^ "Carter Burwell to Score Bill Condon's 'The Good Liar' | Film Music Reporter". Film Music Reporter. November 12, 2018. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
  2. ^ "THE GOOD LIAR". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
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  4. ^ a b "The Good Liar". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
  5. ^ "The Good Liar (2019)". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved February 5, 2020.