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The Good Lie (2014)

PG-13 · 2014-09-10 · 1h 50m · EN
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Miracles are made by people who refuse to stop believing.

A young refugee of the Sudanese Civil War who wins a lottery for relocation to the United States with three other lost boys. Encountering the modern world for the first time, they develop an unlikely friendship with a brash American woman assigned to help them, but the young man struggles to adjust to this new life and his feelings of guilt about the brother he left behind.

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Philippe FalardeauDirector
Budget
$20M
Box office
$3.4M

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Reese WitherspoonReese WitherspoonCarrie DavisCorey StollCorey StollJackThad LuckinbillThad LuckinbillMattSarah BakerSarah BakerPamela LowiMaria HowellMaria HowellINS AgentJoshua MikelJoshua MikelDaveMike PniewskiMike PniewskiNick CostasArnold OcengArnold OcengMamereGer DuanyGer DuanyJeremiahEmmanuel JalEmmanuel JalPaulKuoth WielKuoth WielAbitalFemi OgunsFemi OgunsTheo

Keywords

RefugeeKansasSudaneseKansas, usa

Movie DNA

Genre affinityDramaTheme affinityRefugee · Kansas · SudaneseDialogue densityDramaDirector preference209745Actor preference27510 · 59115 · 41419Country preferenceIn

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What is The Good Lie about?

A young refugee of the Sudanese Civil War who wins a lottery for relocation to the United States with three other lost boys. Encountering the modern world for the first time, they develop an unlikely friendship with a brash American woman assigned to help them, but the young man struggles to adjust to this new life and his feelings of guilt about the brother he left behind.

How long is The Good Lie?

The Good Lie has a runtime of 110 minutes.

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