The Good Lie
2014 · 110 MIN · IMDB 7.4 · 34,213 VOTES · DIR. Philippe Falardeau
Overview
A young refugee of the Sudanese Civil War who wins a lottery for relocation to the United States with three other lost boys. Encountering the modern world for the first time, they develop an unlikely friendship with a brash American woman assigned to help them, but the young man struggles to adjust to this new life and his feelings of guilt about the brother he left behind.
Dialogue Timeline — 999 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:34 (PROPELLERS WHIRRING)
00:06:49 (MUFFLED SCREAMING)
00:19:51 MAMERE: Theo!
00:27:15 Paul, where have you been? Where is your shirt?
00:30:37 You're gonna have just a few months to find a job.
00:34:47 How could you let that happen?
00:38:21 - My darling? - Your husband.
00:41:37 Cozy, huh? These bunk beds were just donated to my church...
00:45:40 Um... Guys, this is Roger. He works with the local police force.
00:47:56 - Something happen in the office or something? - Not exactly.
00:50:23 - Yeah, sure. - Thanks.
00:53:32 (CHUCKLES)
00:58:41 Right now the system is overloaded.
01:02:48 You don't bring me dishonor personally...
01:06:19 Where have you been?
01:10:23 He didn't punch out?
01:13:37 You must find her, please.
01:16:58 What's your fault?
01:20:31 What can I do to make it move faster?
01:23:04 But Santa Claus doesn't come to Sudan.
01:26:51 No.
01:30:08 Yes.
01:35:31 - Mamere? - Theo!
01:39:44 Theo, you gave me life.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed999
Dialogue density9.1 lines / min
First line00:01:34
Final line01:39:44
Production Record
DirectorPhilippe Falardeau
LanguageEnglish
Budget$20,000,000
Revenue$3,396,345
IMDb votes34,213