Movie Substrate · Film

Where the Truth Lies (2005)

★ 6.1 · 314 ratings on TMDB

Your best friend could be your worst enemy.

Where the Truth Lies poster★ 6.1

An ambitious reporter probes the reasons behind the sudden split of a 1950s comedy team.

DirectorAtom Egoyan
CastAlison Lohman, Beau Starr, Colin Firth, David Hayman, Deborah Grover, Kevin Bacon
GenresDrama, Mystery, Thriller
The emergence reading

Where the Truth Lies keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8/E9 of the E0–E14 reality ladder.

zero-distanceCA
Explore Movie Substrate → Where to watch ↗ TMDB ↗ Rotten Tomatoes ↗ Ask about this film → Reading look wrong? → Copy link

Same rung, same subject

Films fighting at the same level of reality, about the same things.

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)E8/E9Joker (2019)E8/E9Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)E8/E9It (2017)E8/E9Back to the Future (1985)E8/E9Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)E8/E9

Same subject, different rung

The same preoccupations examined at another scale — one mind versus a nation.

A Conspiracy of Faith (2016)E11/E12 · Drama, MysteryBridge of Spies (2015)E10/E12 · Drama, ThrillerContagion (2011)E4/E14 · Drama, ThrillerJack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014)E11/E12 · Drama, ThrillerConclave (2024)E10/E11 · Drama, ThrillerWhite House Down (2013)E10/E11 · Drama, Thriller

Same people

Shared director or cast.

Devil's Knot (2013)dir. Atom EgoyanThe Sweet Hereafter (1997)dir. Atom EgoyanThe Captive (2014)dir. Atom EgoyanKingsman: The Secret Service (2015)Colin FirthThe King's Speech (2010)Colin Firth1917 (2019)Colin Firth