2009 · 1h 40m · PG-13
In a world where everyone can only tell the truth... This guy can lie.
A comedy set in a world where no one has ever lied, until a writer seizes the opportunity for personal gain.
It's a world where everyone tells the truth - and just about anything they're thinking. Mark Bellison is a screenwriter, about to be fired. He's short and chunky with a flat nose - a genetic setup that means he won't get to first base with Anna, the woman he loves. At a bank, on the spur of the moment he blurts out a fib, with eye-popping results. Then, when his mother's on her deathbed, frightened of the eternal void awaiting her, Mark invents fiction. The hospital staff overhear his description of Heaven, believe every word, and tell others. Soon Mark is a prophet, his first inventive screenplay makes him rich, and he's basically a good guy. But will that be enough for Anna?
Ricky Gervais
Mark Bellison
Jennifer Garner
Anna McDoogles
Louis C.K.
Greg Kleinschmidt
Rob Lowe
Brad Kessler
Jonah Hill
Frank Fawcett
Jeffrey Tambor
Anthony James
Fionnula Flanagan
Martha Bellison
Tina Fey
Shelley Bailey
Donna Sorbello
Anna's Mother
Jason Bateman
Doctor
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Jim the Bartender
Jimmi Simpson
Bob
Stephanie March
Blonde
Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Landlord
John Hodgman
Wedding Overseer
Nate Corddry
News Reporter
Christopher Guest
Nathan Goldfrappe
Alton Fitzgerald White
Angelo Badsmith
Edward Norton
Cop
Shaun Williamson
Richard Bellison
Stephen Merchant
Man at the Door
Michael Patrick Gough
Homeless Man
Ashlie Atkinson
Bank Teller
Lisa Paige Robinson
Arguing Girlfriend
Matt Stadelmann
Arguing Boyfriend
Martin Starr
Waiter #1
Tate Ellington
Waiter #2
Arnie Burton
Waiter at Fancy Restaurant
Bobby Moynihan
Assistant
Cole Jensen
Short Fat Brian
Conner Rayburn
Son
Roz Ryan
Nurse #1
Nada Despotovich
Nurse #2
Jared Voss
Person #1
Jessica Baade
Person #2
Elena Wohl
Person #3
Matthew Robinson
Person #4
Donald Foley
Yelling Man
Patrick Shea
Man #7
Joe Stapleton
Man #8
Dennis Lemoine
Young Man
Lance Norris
Man #1
Joe Wong
Man #2
Collin Knight
Man #3
Eric André
Man #4
Gene Amoroso
Man #5
Armen Garo
Man #6
Dreama Walker
Receptionist
Brigid O'Connor
Woman #1
Christine Mascott
Woman #2
Ellen Colton
Woman #3
Layla Hosseini
Woman #4
Erica Newhall
Woman #5
Nydia Calon
Woman #6
Hope Farley
Woman #7
Paul Donlon
Elderly #1
Mauriel Gould
Elderly #2
Mary Klug
Elderly #3
Rachel Harker
Woman in Business Suit
Brett Cramp
Crying Man
Toni Saladna
Cocktail Waitress
Guy Strauss
Pit Man
Nick Towne
Roulette Dealer
Luz Alexandra Ramos
Chip Woman
Ken Cheeseman
Shouting Man
David Pittu
Tour Guide
Danielle Perry
Hostess in La Bonisera
Joseph Badalucco Jr.
Blue Collar Guy
Douglass Bowen Flynn
Tourist #1
Celeste Oliva
Secretary
Jake Watkins
Bully Kid
Valerie Hager
Talking Head Woman
Alison Quinn
Talking Head Woman
Mitchell Roche
Talking Head Man
John Franchi
Casino Gambler (uncredited)