(Dis)Honesty: The Truth About Lies
Release Date: May 15, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
60
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Mixed or average reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
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70
Village VoiceAnna PulleyMay 19, 2015
(Dis)Honesty, a documentary by Yael Melamede about why we lie, shows the extent to which we fib (almost everybody does, it turns out, across nations and gender and social class). Perhaps most interestingly, (Dis)Honesty shows us how we rationalize that mendacity. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinMay 14, 2015
[An] enjoyable, relatable documentary. Read full review
70
VarietyDennis HarveyMay 14, 2015
There’s no revelatory takeaway here, but this entertaining mix of anecdotal evidence, academic research and current affairs is a diverting survey. Read full review
63
Slant MagazineWes GreeneMay 18, 2015
Yael Melamede doesn't dwell on each of her subjects' stories beyond the condensed version that's related on screen. Read full review
60
The DissolveChris KlimekMay 19, 2015
Ariely’s inquiries into how and why we stretch, reframe, or ignore entirely the truth are certainly eye-opening, but he and Melamede are better at demonstrating the ubiquity of subterfuge than prescribing remedies for it. Read full review
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The New York TimesStephen HoldenMay 21, 2015
Because the film doesn’t begin to explore the wider implications of that loss of trust, its findings don’t add up to more than a sardonic gloss on a provocative subject. Read full review
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