

Liar Liar
1997-03-21 · 86 min · ★ 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.
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Production details
- Directors
- Tom Shadyac
- Production companies
- Universal Pictures, Imagine Entertainment
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 45,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 302,710,615
Top Cast
Jim CarreyFletcher Reede
Maura TierneyAudrey Reede
Justin CooperMax Reede
Cary ElwesJerry
Anne HaneyGreta
Amanda DonohoeMiranda
Swoosie KurtzDana Appleton
Jason BernardJudge Marshall Stevens
Krista AllenLady in Elevator
Jennifer TillySamantha Cole
Mitchell RyanMr. Allan
Christopher MayerKenneth Falk
Eric PierpointRichard Cole
Randall 'Tex' CobbSkull
Cheri OteriJane
Jarrad PaulZit Boy
Marianne MuellerleileMs. BerryTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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