The Good Liar

Career con man Roy sets his sights on his latest mark: recently widowed Betty, worth millions. And he means to take it all. But as the two draw closer, what should have been another simple swindle takes on the ultimate stakes.

Cast

Helen Mirren

as Betty McLeish

Ian McKellen

as Roy Courtnay

Russell Tovey

as Steven

Jim Carter

as Vincent

Mark Lewis Jones

as Bryn

Laurie Davidson

as Hans Taub (1948)

Phil Dunster

as Roy Courtnay (1948)

Lucian Msamati

as Beni

Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson

as Vlad

Tunji Kasim

as Michael

Reviews

Manuel São Bento

If you enjoy reading my Spoiler-Free reviews, please follow my blog @ https://www.msbreviews.com Exquisite performances from two all-time greats: Ian McKellen and Helen Mirren. They carry the whole film on their shoulders, and it's mostly due to their extremely captivating displays that I genuin...

JPV852

Great performances from both McKellan and Mirren which isn't surprising, but the final act with the reveal of the twist might've been unpredictable, but I like my mystery-thrillers to throw in some clues leading up to it, which this one was out of left field. For the performances might be worth chec...

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