The Good Liar
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| Directed by | Bill Condon |
| Screenplay by | Jeffrey Hatcher |
| Based on | The Good Liar by Nicholas Searle |
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| Cinematography | Tobias A. Schliessler |
| Edited by | Virginia Katz |
| Music by | Carter Burwell |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
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| Language | English |
| Budget | $10 million |
| Box office | $33.9 million |
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.