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Big Fat Liar

2002 · 88 min

A light, silly revenge caper full of slapstick pranks and goofy Hollywood satire that's easy to watch with family.

Directed by
Shawn Levy
Genres
Family, Comedy, Adventure
Tagline
Two friends are about to cut one Hollywood big shot down to size.
Overview
After one of his class papers is stolen and turned into a movie, a young student and his best friend exact a hilarious, slapstick revenge on the Hollywood hot shot who has taken credit!

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Directed by
Shawn Levy
Genres
Family, Comedy, Adventure
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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • coming-of-age
  • identity
  • justice
  • family
Places
  • big city
  • small town
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour8
Realism5
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Big Fat Liar Collection

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Genres
family, comedy, adventure
Directed by
Shawn Levy
Written by
Dan Schneider
Starring
Frankie Muniz, Paul Giamatti, Amanda Bynes, Amanda Detmer, Sandra Oh, Russell Hornsby, Michael Bryan French, Christine Tucci
Music
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Cinematography
Jonathan Brown
Runtime
88 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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