---
title: 'The Invention of Lying (2009)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ricky Gervais'
released: '2009-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 100
certification: 'PG-13'
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-invention-of-lying-2009'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1058017/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Invention of Lying (2009)

2009 · PG-13 · 100 min · Fantasy, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

The Invention of Lying is a 2009 romantic fantasy comedy film written and directed by comedian Ricky Gervais and writer Matthew Robinson in their directorial debuts. The film stars Gervais as the first human with the ability to lie in a world where people can only tell the truth. The cast also includes Jennifer Garner, Jonah Hill, Louis C.K., Jeffrey Tambor, Fionnula Flanagan, Rob Lowe, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Tina Fey.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Ricky Gervais](https://cinepixo.com/people/ricky-gervais), [Matthew Robinson](https://cinepixo.com/people/matthew-robinson)
- **Screenplay:** [Ricky Gervais](https://cinepixo.com/people/ricky-gervais), [Matthew Robinson](https://cinepixo.com/people/matthew-robinson)
- **Producer:** [Ricky Gervais](https://cinepixo.com/people/ricky-gervais), [Dan Lin](https://cinepixo.com/people/dan-lin)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Tim Atack](https://cinepixo.com/people/tim-atack)
- **Director of Photography:** [Tim Suhrstedt](https://cinepixo.com/people/tim-suhrstedt)
- **Editor:** [Chris Gill](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-gill)

## Cast

- [Jonah Hill](https://cinepixo.com/people/jonah-hill)
- [Ricky Gervais](https://cinepixo.com/people/ricky-gervais)
- [Eric André](https://cinepixo.com/people/eric-andre)
- [Jason Bateman](https://cinepixo.com/people/jason-bateman)
- [Philip Seymour Hoffman](https://cinepixo.com/people/philip-seymour-hoffman)
- [Stephen Merchant](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-merchant)
- [Jeffrey Tambor](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeffrey-tambor)
- [Tina Fey](https://cinepixo.com/people/tina-fey)
- [Rob Lowe](https://cinepixo.com/people/rob-lowe)
- [Matthew Robinson](https://cinepixo.com/people/matthew-robinson)
- [Ruben Santiago-Hudson](https://cinepixo.com/people/ruben-santiago-hudson)
- [Louis C.K.](https://cinepixo.com/people/louis-c-k)
- [John Hodgman](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-hodgman)
- [Jimmi Simpson](https://cinepixo.com/people/jimmi-simpson)
- [Roz Ryan](https://cinepixo.com/people/roz-ryan)

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