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Liar Liar (1997)

★ 6.7 · 6,194 ratings on TMDB

Trust me.

Liar Liar poster★ 6.7

Forced by his son's birthday wish, fast-talking attorney and habitual liar Fletcher Reede must tell the truth for the next 24 hours.

DirectorTom Shadyac
CastAmanda Donohoe, Anne Haney, Cary Elwes, Jason Bernard, Jennifer Tilly, Jim Carrey
GenresComedy
The emergence reading

Liar Liar keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8/E10 of the E0–E14 reality ladder.

zero-distanceUS
⇄ Parameter shift — the dial this world turnsrigor: loose
E8truthcannot lie for 24 hours (forced truthfulness) (cognition · personal)
Also inFilms that alter a rule of reality
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