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Lying and Stealing

Lying and Stealing

Crime · Comedy · Drama · 2019

Hoping to leave his criminal lifestyle behind him, a successful art thief teams up with a sexy con woman to pull off the ultimate heist and set himself free.

Movie details

Lying and Stealing

“Good artists create. Great artists steal.”

2019 Crime · Comedy · Drama 1h 40m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

5.8 / 10

Community rating

Hoping to leave his criminal lifestyle behind him, a successful art thief teams up with a sexy con woman to pull off the ultimate heist and set himself free.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Lying and Stealing?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Matt Aselton

Written by

Adam Nagata · Matt Aselton

Theo James

Theo James

Ivan

Emily Ratajkowski

Emily Ratajkowski

Elyse

Fred Melamed

Fred Melamed

Dimitri

Aris Alvarado

Aris Alvarado

Pool Man

Fernanda Andrade

Fernanda Andrade

Mary

T

Tim Bader

Aaron

Joe Bucaro III

Joe Bucaro III

Anatoli / Aristotle

Court is in session

Put Lying and Stealing on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Adrenaline Seeker

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.