# The Hoax (2006)

> A cash-strapped novelist impersonates Howard Hughes to sell a fabricated autobiography, turning literary ambition into a dangerously entertaining fraud.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/5034

## Facts

- Runtime: 116 min
- Genres: Comedy, Drama
- Director: Lasse Hallström
- Cast: Richard Gere, Alfred Molina, Marcia Gay Harden, Hope Davis, Julie Delpy, Stanley Tucci, David Aaron Baker, Mamie Gummer
- TMDB rating: 6.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0462338/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: none
- Mood: witty, suspenseful, sardonic, adult movie night, historical drama night

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