Film2006116 min

The Hoax

Name: The Hoax
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2006
Duration: 116 min
Cast: Richard Gere, Alfred Molina, Marcia Gay Harden, Hope Davis, Julie Delpy

Taste attributes: comedydramahistoricalbiographyslowfresh & originalrealisticintricatelineargrittyemotive & stirringcomplex relationship

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"Never let the truth get in the way of a good story."

Boxlist takeA grounded comedy-drama that is emotional, slow-paced and inventive. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Taste details

Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: gritty · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

6.4 /10

TMDB · 141 votes

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What lines up

Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it

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Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism
Weightiness: Balanced weightiness, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

In what would cause a fantastic media frenzy, Clifford Irving sells his bogus biography of Howard Hughes to a premiere publishing house in the early 1970s.

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