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An Honest Liar(Movie, 2014)

1h 30min | Genres: History, Comedy, Documentary
An Honest LiarRating: 3.6/5 (with 8888 votes)
An Honest Liar is a 2014 biographical feature film documentary, directed and produced by Justin Weinstein and Tyler Measom, written by Weinstein, Greg O'Toole and Measom, produced through Left Turn Films, Pure Mutt Productions and Part2 Filmworks, and distributed by Abramorama. The film documents the life of former magician, escape artist, and skeptical educator James Randi, in particular the investigations through which he publicly exposed psychics, faith healers, and con-artists. The film also focuses on Randi's relationship with his partner of 25 years, José Alvarez, who at the time of filming, had been discovered to be living under a false identity, calling into question "whether Randi was the deceiver or the deceived." The film was screened at a number of 2014 film festivals, including the Tribeca Film Festival, Hot Docs, and AFI Docs Festival, where it won the Audience Award for Best Feature. It was released in February 2015. ()
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About An Honest Liar

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.

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Production country: United States of America (USA)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 11 languages: Czech (CS), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Swedish (SV), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 04/18/2014
Director: Tyler Measom, Justin Weinstein
Composer: Joel Goodman
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Exposed: Magicians, Psychics and Frauds"

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