An Honest Liar

2014

Action / Biography / Comedy / Documentary / History

25
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 98% · 40 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 88% · 1K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.4/10 10 11197 11.2K

magic fraud biography paranormal psychic skeptic

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Plot summary

An Honest Liar tells the incredible story of the world-famous magician, escape artist, and world-renowned enemy of deception, James 'The Amazing' Randi. The film brings to life Randi's intricate investigations that publicly exposed psychics, faith healers, and con-artists with quasi-religious fervor. A master deceiver who came out of the closet at the age of 81, Randi created fictional characters, fake psychics, and even turned his partner of 25 years, Jose Alvarez, into a sham guru named Carlos.

Director

Tyler Measom Photo
Tyler Measom

Top cast

Penn Jillette Photo
Penn Jillette as Himself - Magician
Adam Savage Photo
Adam Savage as Himself - Mythbusters
Alice Cooper Photo
Alice Cooper as Himself - Rock Star
Bill Nye Photo
Bill Nye as Himself - The Science Guy
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by william d 5 / 10

The parts where Randi is debunking psychic phenomena

The parts where Randi is debunking psychic phenomena was very interesting, but much of the film is about Jose Alvarez and I just didn't care about that guy's story.
Reviewed by William L 7 / 10

Faith healers and divine spiritualists are just the

Faith healers and divine spiritualists are just the worst, y'know? A neat documentary on fraud and fraudsters, but more interesting as a discussion about the psychology behind people's innate desire to be fooled, and the line between deception and deceit when the underlying intention is under consideration. Presenting fact-based explanations for supposedly bizarre phenomena and getting some form of rebuke is pretty classic territory that political thrillers have explored ad nauseum. Going against this solid (if familiar) premise is Randi's own, surprisingly complex personality - a charismatic individual who gets a somewhat perverse pleasure from countering the prevailing opinion, from being berated because he feels (not without some justification) that he is the smartest man in the room, but silently grappling with the ambiguous moral cutoff between lies for a larger lesson and the incidental damage caused in telling those lies. While the aspects regarding Randi's sexuality and relationship with his partner seem rather out of place early in the runtime, they do ultimately introduce a pretty interesting aspect to Randi's character as the relatively unhurt victim of a deception, but still one that possibly allowed himself to be fooled because of his own self-interest in a loved one. (3.5/5)
Reviewed by Cheryl C 10 / 10

Very interesting and informative. The human element makes

Very interesting and informative. The human element makes the film more compelling.
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