Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Labyrinthine
- Violence
- Moderate
- lurid
- paranoid
- seductive
- late night viewing
- noir marathon
What critics said
Critics found the film stylish and compulsively watchable in places, especially praising Kevin Bacon, but broadly judged its overcomplicated noir plotting unbelievable and its central casting uneven.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Karen investigates Maureen's death while receiving potentially deceptive excerpts from Lanny's memoir.
The investigation probes the private history behind the famous comedy partnership of Lanny and Vince.
The film combines lurid erotic episodes, murder intrigue, and deliberately exaggerated noir atmosphere.
Karen's 1972 research reconstructs the unexplained 1957 breakup and death through interviews and documents.
Films like Where the Truth Lies, and why
The Last Seduction
shared erotic noir atmosphere, celebrity scandal, and murder-mystery plotting
The Long Goodbye
shared labyrinthine noir structure, unreliable revelations, and morally compromised entertainers
Sunset Boulevard
shared Hollywood mythology, sexual intrigue, and investigation into a concealed death
Mulholland Drive
shared metafictional mystery, dual timelines, and psychologically charged celebrity culture
Movie Details
- Director
- Atom Egoyan
- Release Date
- 2005-10-07
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Rating
- 6.2 / 10 (327)
Cast
- Kevin Bacon
- Colin Firth
- Alison Lohman
- David Hayman
- Rachel Blanchard
- Maury Chaykin
- Sonja Bennett
- Kristin Adams
- Deborah Grover
- Beau Starr
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Where the Truth Lies about?
- A journalist pursuing the secret behind a comedian duo's vanished partnership is drawn into a seductive, unreliable noir of celebrity, sex, and murder.
- What is Where the Truth Lies like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Where the Truth Lies as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as labyrinthine.
- Is Where the Truth Lies violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Where the Truth Lies as moderate.
- What did critics think of Where the Truth Lies?
- Critics found the film stylish and compulsively watchable in places, especially praising Kevin Bacon, but broadly judged its overcomplicated noir plotting unbelievable and its central casting uneven.
- Which films are like Where the Truth Lies?
- Films with a similar feel include The Last Seduction, The Long Goodbye, Sunset Boulevard, and Mulholland Drive.
- How long is Where the Truth Lies?
- Where the Truth Lies runs 107 minutes.
- Where can I watch Where the Truth Lies?
- In United States, Where the Truth Lies streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
