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An Honest Liar

2014 · 90 min · Director: Justin Weinstein, Tyler Measom ★ IMDb 7.4 · 11,228 ratings

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AN HONEST LIAR is a feature documentary about 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, the artist Jose Alvarez, into a sham guru named Carlos. But when a shocking revelation in Randi's personal life is discovered, it isn't clear whether Randi is still the deceiver - or the deceived.

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An Honest Liar (2014) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 30%, Surprise 25%, Inspiration 25%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

30%Humor
25%Surprise
25%Inspiration
  1. Humor30%
  2. Surprise25%
  3. Inspiration25%
  4. Confusion20%

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The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Surprise, Inspiration. Genres: Comedy, Documentary, Biography. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Surprise and Inspiration. Its IMDb rating of 7.4/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 74/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Curiosity
  • Tension
  • Empathy

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Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Relief

Dominant emotion: Empathy

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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 73 %, then peaks around 83 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityCuriosityTensionEmpathy
2.5 %≈ 2′Curiosity47 %52 %10 %3 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Curiosity50 %55 %11 %8 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Curiosity53 %55 %11 %18 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Curiosity51 %53 %11 %24 %
22.5 %≈ 20′Curiosity51 %55 %20 %15 %
27.5 %≈ 25′Curiosity54 %53 %34 %14 %
32.5 %≈ 29′Tension58 %50 %44 %26 %
37.5 %≈ 34′Curiosity64 %60 %51 %35 %
42.5 %≈ 38′Curiosity65 %59 %45 %38 %
47.5 %≈ 43′Relief55 %44 %23 %34 %
52.5 %≈ 47′Curiosity48 %46 %13 %23 %
57.5 %≈ 52′Curiosity49 %59 %19 %10 %
62.5 %≈ 56′Curiosity49 %61 %26 %6 %
67.5 %≈ 61′Curiosity49 %56 %30 %13 %
72.5 %≈ 65′Curiosity56 %49 %39 %30 %
77.5 %≈ 70′Tension69 %50 %55 %54 %
82.5 %≈ 74′Empathy73 %57 %60 %63 %
87.5 %≈ 79′Tension73 %50 %63 %63 %
92.5 %≈ 83′Relief70 %35 %55 %61 %
97.5 %≈ 88′Curiosity58 %32 %32 %50 %
Riches to rags

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

JR
James Randi

PJ
Penn Jillette

AS
Adam Savage

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Teller

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Bill Nye

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UG
Uri Geller

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PJ
Penn Jillette

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Alice Cooper

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HH
Harry Houdini

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Richard Wiseman

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Details

Directed by
Justin Weinstein, Tyler Measom
Written by
Justin Weinstein, Tyler Measom, Greg O'Toole
Type
Movies
Released
2014
Runtime
90 min
Country
United States, United Kingdom
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.4 · 11,228 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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