Does The Good Lie end with hope?

Yes. More hopeful than 81% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Yes. More sad than 75% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Good Lie easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Good Lie scary?

Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Good Lie violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Good Lie

Name: The Good Lie
Genre: Drama
Released: 2014
Duration: 110 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Reese Witherspoon, Corey Stoll, Arnold Oceng, Ger Duany, Thad Luckinbill

Miracles are made by people who refuse to stop believing.

Directed by Philippe Falardeau

Produced by Alcon Entertainment, Black Label Media

2014110 min7.5 / 10

A hopeful yet melancholic story about displaced Sudanese refugees finding unexpected friendship and belonging in America, anchored by themes of survival, guilt, and human connection.

A young refugee of the Sudanese Civil War who wins a lottery for relocation to the United States with three other lost boys. Encountering the modern world for the first time, they develop an unlikely friendship with a brash American woman assigned to help them, but the young man struggles to adjust to this new life and his feelings of guilt about the brother he left behind.

Clusters

Unlikely Caregiver Friendships Immigrants and Exiles U S States And Regions Middle East and Africa

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Refugee Kansas, Usa Sudanese

Where to watch

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Questions people ask

Does The Good Lie end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.
Is The Good Lie sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.
Is The Good Lie easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.
Is The Good Lie scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.
Is The Good Lie violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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