An Honest Liar

Nov 2 2014 Not Rated 1h 30m
Biography, Comedy, Documentary

An Honest Liar tells the incredible story of the world-famous magician, escape artist, and world-renowned enemy of deception, James 'The Amazing' Randi. The film brings to life Randi's intricate investigations that publicly exposed psychics, faith healers, and con-artists with quasi-religious fervor. A master deceiver who came out of the closet at the age of 81, Randi created fictional characters, fake psychics, and even turned his partner of 25 years, Jose Alvarez, into a sham guru names Carlos.

Plot

AN HONEST LIAR is a feature documentary about the world-famous magician, escape artist, and world-renowned enemy of deception, James 'The Amazing' Randi. The film brings to life Randi's intricate investigations that publicly exposed psychics, faith healers, and con-artists with quasi-religious fervor. A master deceiver who came out of the closet at the age of 81, Randi created fictional characters, fake psychics, and even turned his partner of 25 years, the artist Jose Alvarez, into a sham guru named Carlos. But when a shocking revelation in Randi's personal life is discovered, it isn't clear whether Randi is still the deceiver - or the deceived.

Written by

Justin Weinstein, Greg O'Toole, Tyler Measom

Directed by

Tyler Measom, Justin Weinstein

Cast

James Randi, Penn Jillette, Teller

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Pure Mutt Productions, Left Turn Films

Languages

English

Awards

6 wins & 4 nominations

Trailers
An Honest Liar OFFICIAL TRAILER
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# of Votes
11,024
Average Rating
7.4 out of 10
Metascore
76
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