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The Hoax
The Hoax

The Hoax

October 14, 2006
1h 56m
Comedy
Drama
Critics
85/100
Story
82/100
Acting
88/100
Cinematography
90/100
Soundtrack
80/100

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.

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Director
Lasse Hallström
Cast
Richard Gere, Alfred Molina, Marcia Gay Harden, Hope Davis, Julie Delpy, Stanley Tucci, David Aaron Baker, Mamie Gummer, Zeljko Ivanek, Eli Wallach
Release Date
October 14, 2006
Production
Yari Film Group, Miramax, The Mark Gordon Company, Bob Yari Productions

Rating Distribution

User Ratings

5 Stars65%
1235
4 Stars25%
475
3 Stars8%
152
2 Stars2%
38
1 Stars0%
0
Total: 1,900 ratings

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