The Good Lie

The Good Lie (2014)★ 6.9/10

PG-13 · KE,IN,US,CA,ZA · 110 min · September 7, 2014

  • Drama
  • Biography

Directed by: Philippe Falardeau

Written by: Margaret Nagle

A group of Sudanese refugees, given the chance to resettle in the U.S., arrive in Kansas City, Missouri, where their encounter with an employment agency counselor forever changes all of their lives.

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Reese WitherspoonCarrieArnold OcengMamereGer DuanyJeremiahEmmanuel JalPaulCorey StollJackKuoth WielAbitalFemi OgunsTheoSarah BakerPamelaLindsey GarrettJennyPeterdeng MongokYoung MamereOkwar JaleYoung TheoThon KuethYoung JeremiahDeng AjuetYoung PaulKeji JaleYoung AbitalDavid MadingiYoung GabrielKon Akoue AuokYoung DanielSibusisu MoyoYoung SimonAntoine Wonder KalambayBoy (River of Children)Elikana JaleJamesAfemo OmilamiDr. MonyangMichael H. ColeReverend TrutnerBrian KurlanderFrankJimi KocinaKarlJoshua MikelDaveMike PniewskiNickThad LuckinbillMattVince PisaniINS BostonKimberly BantaINS Kansas CityTravis SmithRogerSharon ConleyErin SullivanRaj KalaMan in English ClassParisa JohnstonSari Woman in English ClassHeather LydaHomeless WomanMaria HowellINS AgentClifton GutermanINS ClerkKenny AlfonsoPolice OfficerVictor McCayReedJacob Kuol AlierFargo BoyBerglind JonsdottirSwedish OfficialDhan KuethMajokIsrael Matseke-ZuluBracelet SoldierKeith WoulardSoldierJohn PrendergastTobyTiffany JonesRefugee WorkerNathaniel RamabulanaU.N. WorkerLavine DimoGuinea Worm GirlJulia AyiolVillage MotherSope AlukoProcessing Office WomanSuehyla El-Attar YoungImmigration OfficialAbena AyivorImmigration Official #2Levi BurdickINS OfficialLele LedwabaFood WorkerMari MalekParty GuestFlora Peter DengAbital's MotherSom AidooRefugee (uncredited)Grace BaineWoman on Bus (uncredited)Rick BradyMan on Shoprider in airport (uncredited)Frederick CarpenterAirplane Passenger (uncredited)Franco CastanHospital Doctor (uncredited)John CollierFactory Worker (uncredited)Nancy DeMarsAirport Traveller (uncredited)Orlando Vargas DiazLimo Driver with Sign (uncredited)Kaitlyn ErvinSoldier's Girlfriend (uncredited)John FleischmannINS Agent Standin (uncredited)Miranda-Lynn GartinSocial Worker (uncredited)Jeff GloverNY-NJ Port Authority Officer Munoz (uncredited)Jeffrey KarantzaKansas City Police Officer (uncredited)Scott LedbetterPolice Officer (uncredited)Cara MantellaBecky (uncredited)McCarrie McCauslandSouth African Boy (uncredited)Ken MeldePassenger #1 (uncredited)Ravi NaiduProfessor (uncredited)David PascuaParishioner (uncredited)Melissa Diane PaulWaitress Melissa (uncredited)Mary Shannon RussellHospital Nurse (uncredited)Richard SaxtonProfessor (uncredited)Alexia StipAirport Girl with Sign (uncredited)Adetinpo ThomasChurch Goer (uncredited)Kelly TippensChicken Pox Mom (uncredited)