
Movies that feel likeThe Invention of Lying (2009)
If you loved The Invention of Lying, the closest films we have are The Mermaid (2016), The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) and Bruce Almighty (2003). All three share The Invention of Lying's witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
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If The Invention of Lying hit the spot, these will too

Witty where it counts, playful underneath
The difference: Reviewed even better

Dreamlike and romantic in the same breath
The difference: 24 years apart, and the 1980s show

One thread runs through both: religion

Witty comedy in both cases
The difference: Leans harder into science fiction than The Invention of Lying does

Fantasy built on play, twice over

The same two preoccupations: romcom, and romance

Romance with a pulse of dream logic, in both cases

Both lean on romance more than on comedy

Witty fantasy, and it commits to that


Common ground: romance
The difference: Trades the dream logic of The Invention of Lying for an angle of its own

Fantasy built on dream logic, twice over
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