The Good Lie (2014)

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Miracles are made by people who refuse to stop believing.

A young refugee of the Sudanese Civil War who wins a lottery for relocation to the United States with three other lost boys. Encountering the modern world for the first time, they develop an unlikely friendship with a brash American woman assigned to help them, but the young man struggles to adjust to this new life and his feelings of guilt about the brother he left behind.

• Released: 2014-09-10
• Genres: Drama
• Runtime: 1h 50m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.5/10 from 622 votes

Directed by Philippe Falardeau.

Top cast

• Reese Witherspoon as Carrie Davis
• Corey Stoll as Jack
• Arnold Oceng as Mamere
• Ger Duany as Jeremiah
• Thad Luckinbill as Matt
• Afemo Omilami as Dr. Monyang
• Sarah Baker as Pamela Lowi
• Joshua Mikel as Dave
• Mike Pniewski as Nick Costas
• Lindsey Garrett as Jenny

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Good Lie

• United States: watch free on Kanopy, The Roku Channel, Plex, Plex Channel, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Lionsgate+ Amazon Channels; watch free on Rakuten TV; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
• India: stream on Lionsgate+ Amazon Channels; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Canada: watch free on Tubi TV; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Lionsgate+ Amazon Channels; rent on Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV

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