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Liar Liar

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1997 film directed by Tom Shadyac

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6.7

Forced by his son's birthday wish, fast-talking attorney and habitual liar Fletcher Reede must tell the truth for the next 24 hours.

Released: 1997-03-2186 minDir: Tom ShadyacComedy, FantasyBudget: $45.0MBox office: $303M

Cast

  • Jim Carrey as Fletcher Reede
  • Maura Tierney as Audrey Reede
  • Justin Cooper as Max Reede
  • Cary Elwes as Jerry
  • Anne Haney as Greta
  • Amanda Donohoe as Miranda

Themes

  • california
  • workaholic
  • truth
  • honesty
  • liar
  • lawyer
  • courtroom
  • ex-husband ex-wife relationship
  • wishes come true
  • dramedy

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Ratings

IMDb

6.9/10

360,402 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

83%

Metacritic

70/100

Year
1997
Runtime
86 min
Genres
Comedy, Fantasy
Rated
PG-13
Awards
4 wins & 6 nominations total

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Key facts

Directed by
Tom Shadyac
Written by
Paul Guay Stephen Mazur
Produced by
Brian Grazer
Starring
Jim Carrey Maura Tierney Jennifer Tilly Swoosie Kurtz Amanda Donohoe Anne Haney Justin Cooper
Cinematography
Russell Boyd
Edited by
Don Zimmerman
Music by
John Debney , James Newton Howard (theme)
Production company
Imagine Entertainment
Distributed by
Universal Pictures
Release dates
March 18, 1997 ( 1997-03-18 ) ( Universal Amphitheatre ) March 21, 1997 ( 1997-03-21 ) (United States)
Running time
86 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$45–65 million
Box office
$302.7 million

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Wikidata facts

Duration
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FilmAffinity ID
486831
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publication date
1997-03-21
title
Liar Liar
box office
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review score
83%
capital cost
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Liar Liar is a 1997 American fantasy comedy film starring Jim Carrey as a lawyer who built his entire career on lying only to find himself cursed to speak only the truth for a single day. He struggles to maintain his career and to reconcile with his ex-wife and son whom he alienated with his pathological lying. The film was directed by Tom Shadyac, and is the second of three collaborations between Carrey and Shadyac, after Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994) and before Bruce Almighty (2003).

Liar Liar was released in the United States on March 18, 1997 by Universal Pictures. The film received positive reviews from critics, and grossed $303 million against a budget of $45 million. At the 55th Golden Globe Awards, Carrey was nominated for Best Actor.

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