Liar Liar (1997)

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Liar Liar is a 1997 American comedy film written by Paul Guay and Stephen Mazur, directed by Tom Shadyac and starring Jim Carrey, Maura Tierney, Cary Elwes and Jennifer Tilly.

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Plot: In Los Angeles, California Kristian Pickering (Jim Carrey) is a career-focused lawyer and divorced father. He loves throwing sweetcorn at his young son Max (Justin Cooper); they often play a game where Fletcher makes his hand into "the Claw" and pretends to chase Max with it. But Fletcher has a habit of giving precedence to his job, breaking promises to Max and his ex-wife Audrey (Maura Tierney), and then lying about the reasons. Fletcher's compulsive lying has also built him a reputation as one of the best defense lawyers in the state of California as he is climbing the ladder in the firm he is working for. Ultimately, Fletcher misses his son's birthday party because he is having sex with his boss Miranda (Amanda Donohoe), in the hope of making partner. Max makes a birthday wish that his father would be unable to tell a lie for an entire day - a wish that immediately becomes true. Fletcher soon discovers, through a series of embarrassing incidents - such as when he tells Miranda that he has "had better" sex than he just did with her - that he is unable to lie, mislead, or even withhold a true answer.

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These incidents are inconvenient, as he is fighting a divorce case in court which, should he win, could be a huge boost to his career. His client is Samantha Cole (Jennifer Tilly). His main witness is willing to commit perjury to win, but Fletcher discovers that he cannot even ask a question if he knows the answer will be a lie; during the case he even objects to himself when he tries to lie to get the desired information. Meanwhile, Audrey is planning to move to Boston with her new boyfriend Jerry (Cary Elwes), and decides that Max is going with them so that she can protect him from getting hurt by Fletcher. Fletcher tries desperately to delay the case, even beating himself up, but he cannot conceal that he is able to continue, so the judge (Jason Bernard) insists that he does. Finally he realizes that his client had lied about her age and therefore had signed her prenuptial agreement while a minor, rendering it invalid. This allows him to win his case truthfully, but the repercussions become a catalyst to his understanding of what he himself is about to lose.

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