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The Hoax (2006) · Cineora

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A LASSE HALLSTRÖM FILM

The Hoax

20061h 56mRMovie

ComedyDrama

IMDb6.6/ 10 · 17.8K votes

NEVER LET THE TRUTH GET IN THE WAY OF A GOOD STORY.

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.

Funny
Quirky
Thought-provoking
True story
Period piece
Antihero

Pace: Measured
Intensity: Mild
Complexity: Some focus

Good for talking about after and a rainy day.

DirectorLasse Hallström

FormatFeature film

TMDB6.3 / 10

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The people behind the story

Top cast

Richard GereClifford Irving

Alfred MolinaDick Suskind

Marcia Gay HardenEdith Irving

Hope DavisAndrea Tate

Julie DelpyNina Van Pallandt

Stanley TucciShelton Fisher

David Aaron BakerBrad Silber

Mamie GummerDana

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