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Body of Lies

2008

Trust no one. Deceive everyone.

The CIA’s hunt is on for the mastermind of a wave of terrorist attacks. Roger Ferris is the agency’s man on the ground, moving from place to place, scrambling to stay ahead of ever-shifting events. An eye in the sky – a satellite link – watches Ferris. At the other end of that real-time link is the CIA’s Ed Hoffman, strategizing events from thousands of miles away. And as Ferris nears the target, he discovers trust can be just as dangerous as it is necessary for survival.

Leonardo DiCaprio Russell Crowe Mark Strong Ali Suliman Simon McBurney Michael Gaston Mehdi Nebbou Golshifteh Farahani Oscar Isaac Alon Abutbul Vince Colosimo Qais Nashif Lubna Azabal Ghali Benlafkih Clara Khoury Giannina Facio Annabelle Wallis Xanthe Elbrick Michael Stuhlbarg Jameel Khoury Aaron Lee Wright

Alternative Titles

House of Lies, Chatter, Penetration, Rede de Mentiras, Мрежа от лъжи, Сукупність брехні, 바디 오브 라이즈, ワールド・オブ・ライズ：2008, 叛諜同謀, Yalanlar Üstünə, Der Mann, der niemals lebte, Совокупность лжи, Pavučina lží, Nessuna verità, Hazugságok hálója, Valheiden verkko, Yalanlar Üstüne, 谎言之躯, Mensonges d’État, W Sieci Kłamstw, Labyrint lží, O Corpo da Mentira, Red de mentiras, Круг лажи, แผนบงการ ยอดจารชนสะท้านโลก, Η Πλεκτάνη, ワールド・オブ・ライズ, גוף השקרים, Un ghem de minciuni, Тіло брехні, Melu virpulī, 謊言對決, Xarxa de mentides, Melo pinklės, Tijelo od laži, Une vie de mensonges, Telo laži, Điệp Vụ Cá Đuối, სიცრუის ერთობლიობა, झूठ ही झूठ

Genres

Thriller Drama Action

Themes

High speed and special ops Politics and human rights War and historical adventure Intense political and terrorist thrillers Exciting spy thrillers with tense intrigue Explosive and action-packed heroes vs. villains Politics, propaganda, and political documentaries Riveting political and presidential drama Show All…

Premiere

05 Oct 2008

USA New York City, New York

03 Nov 2008

France Paris

04 Nov 2008

Italy Rome

06 Nov 2008

UK London

12 Nov 2008

Czechia15+ Palace Film Festival

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09 Oct 2008

Hong Kong
Philippines
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10 Oct 2008

Canada14A
Indonesia
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17 Oct 2008

India

23 Oct 2008

South Korea15

29 Oct 2008

Egypt
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FranceU

07 Nov 2008

Spain

14 Nov 2008

Uruguay

17 Nov 2008

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19 Nov 2008

Belgium

20 Nov 2008

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21 Nov 2008

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12 Jan 2011

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Argentina

27 Nov 2008

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Australia

01 Nov 2008

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Austria

21 Nov 2008

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Belgium

19 Nov 2008

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Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

19 Dec 2008

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Brazil

20 Nov 2008

Theatrical16

Canada

10 Oct 2008

Theatrical14A

Colombia

21 Nov 2008

Theatrical

Croatia

20 Nov 2008

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Czechia

12 Nov 2008

Premiere15+ Palace Film Festival

28 Nov 2008

Theatrical12

Denmark

28 Nov 2008

Theatrical15

Egypt

29 Oct 2008

Theatrical

Estonia

28 Nov 2008

Theatrical

Finland

28 Nov 2008

Theatrical

France

03 Nov 2008

Premiere Paris

05 Nov 2008

TheatricalU

Germany

20 Nov 2008

Theatrical16

Greece

20 Nov 2008

Theatrical

Hong Kong

09 Oct 2008

Theatrical

Hungary

27 Nov 2008

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Iceland

21 Nov 2008

Theatrical

India

17 Oct 2008

Theatrical

Indonesia

10 Oct 2008

Theatrical

Ireland

21 Nov 2008

Theatrical15A

Israel

20 Nov 2008

Theatrical

Italy

04 Nov 2008

Premiere Rome

21 Nov 2008

TheatricalT

Japan

20 Dec 2008

Theatrical

Latvia

28 Nov 2008

Theatrical

Lithuania

17 Nov 2008

TheatricalN-13

Malaysia

04 Dec 2008

Theatrical

Mexico

28 Nov 2008

Theatrical

Netherlands

27 Nov 2008

Theatrical16

08 Apr 2009

Physical16 DVD

12 Jan 2011

Physical16 Blu ray

12 Sep 2011

TV16 Veronica

Norway

21 Nov 2008

Theatrical

Panama

21 Nov 2008

Theatrical

Peru

27 Nov 2008

Theatrical

Philippines

09 Oct 2008

Theatrical

Poland

21 Nov 2008

Theatrical18

Portugal

20 Nov 2008

TheatricalM/16

Romania

28 Nov 2008

Theatrical15

Russian Federation

20 Nov 2008

Theatrical16+

Serbia

29 Oct 2008

Theatrical

Singapore

20 Nov 2008

Theatrical

Slovakia

27 Nov 2008

Theatrical

South Korea

23 Oct 2008

Theatrical15

Spain

07 Nov 2008

Theatrical

Sweden

05 Dec 2008

Theatrical

Switzerland

20 Nov 2008

Theatrical16

21 Nov 2008

Theatrical

26 Nov 2008

Theatrical

Thailand

09 Oct 2008

Theatrical

Turkey

19 Dec 2008

Theatrical

UK

06 Nov 2008

Premiere London

21 Nov 2008

Theatrical15

30 Mar 2009

Physical15 DVD / Blu-ray

USA

05 Oct 2008

Premiere New York City, New York

10 Oct 2008

TheatricalR

17 Feb 2009

Physical DVD

Ukraine

20 Nov 2008

Theatrical

United Arab Emirates

30 Mar 2009

Physical DVD

Uruguay

14 Nov 2008

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Review by The Film Fox ★★ 4

I like Ridley Scott but I can't trust a director who ends a middle eastern terrorist thriller with a Guns n Roses song.
Review by nickusen

incredibly strong supporting cast: Oscar Issac pops in, utterly upstages Leo for fifteen minutes then leaves, Mark Strong looks incredible with a hairpiece and a turtleneck, Michael Stuhlberg appears for quite literally 30 seconds to provide a hysterical line read before immediately dipping. just wonderful stuff out of the boys in the bullpen
Review by Rafael "Parker!!" Jovine ★★★½ 4

Action!: The Scott Brothers – How To Get Screwed By Spielberg Twice W/ Ridley Scott
The most impressive aspect of this movie is not the horrible treatment the CIA gives to the Middle East or the great performance from DiCaprio, but rather the fact that for the first time in his entire filmography within this new millennium, Mark Strong appears with hair on screen.
But seriously, out of all the Russell Crowe movies where he plays someone involved in or against the government, this is the one where Crowe is utterly wasted. Ultimately, this is Leo's show, and for the most part he does a great job. Even though the ending was unexpected, the film follows the routine for this…
Review by Michael Stuhlman ★½ 2

It's hard to make a strong political or social statement about the middle East when your main Jordanian character is played by Mark Strong.
Review by Will ★★★ 1

All I could think about while watching this was Portrait of a Lady on Fire. This has no relation to it what’s so ever, it’s just taken over my life.
Review by cinemacl🎃wn ★★★

Building on the existing tension between United States & Middle-East, Ridley Scott's Body of Lies is a dense, detailed & briefly engaging take on modern terrorism that is well-supported by commendable performances & does an effective job in capturing the difference between the methods both of these nations employ in countering terrorism.
Set in the Middle-East, the story concerns a CIA operative who has been tasked to track a terrorist leader. He meets with the head of Jordan intelligence who's after the same person & offers help but soon finds himself caught in the middle of these two intelligence organisations who are equally skeptical of each other's intentions.
Directed by Ridley Scott & adapted from the novel of the same name, the film is exquisitely…
Review by Daryl ★★★

A rather formulaic story with things happening but nothing really happening. Limited action, very dialogue driven, and a basic romantic subplot that brings nothing to the story. Body of Lies is shot well, it's engaging enough, but it's all rather dense. Leonardo Dicaprio basically saves this film as he is so watchable.
’House of Ridley’
Review by EccyReviews ★★★½

Leonardo got punk’d 😂
This movie was … alright. I mainly watched this because of Leonardo and Russel crowes appearances but saying that it was a all star cast and directed by Ridley Scott I thought it was kind of bland and boring. The opening scene was incredible and thought this movie would of been but it was a very average movie. Wouldn’t recommend tbh. 💣🇯🇴🇬🇧🔫🎥
Review by Deckk ★★ 1

100-word review: Wish I could say this is my least favourite Ridley Scott film to date by cause of it being incredibly offensive (don't get me wrong, it sometimes is), but in all honesty: it's mostly because it's unsubstantial and incohesive. One of those 'thrillers' where I'm never really thrilled, as half the time I don't even know why something is important. Body of Lies also isn't as critical of a picture as it itself may think. Screeningnotes' review captures it perfectly I think: "like Michael Bay trying to make The Hurt Locker." Also, what's up with Russell Crowe? (Hair-wise and performance-wise).
Review by 🇵🇱 Steve G 🇵🇸 ★★ 5

I talk a lot about how the first few films of Ridley Scott's career look like miracles each time he makes another dreary, pointless film. But really, The Martian is looking like the real miracle.
Because anybody starting their career with that The Duellists / Alien / Blade Runner trilogy is going to have a lot to live up to. The Martian, though, is a great film swimming in a sea of utter crap. Where did that come from? It's like the 2010s Event Horizon, a totally unexpected joy from somebody who I couldn't possibly expect that from. Certainly not anymore.
One of the pieces of crap floating round The Martian is Body of Lies. At no point did I…
Review by ScreeningNotes ★★ 6

I will be the last person to say that Ridley Scott doesn't consistently film good looking movies, but you also won't often find me praising any of the work he's done in the recent past for its depth or characterization. Body of Lies is a fine thriller if your expectations are low. Leo is typical Leo, Crowe and Strong are effective support, some of the cinematography is solid, and the production design is as typically astounding as most of Scott's work.
Beyond that things start to degrade. There's no substance to anything, and you'll often find yourself uncertain about what's going on or why you should be worried about anything or anyone. Then it gets worse: the whole premise of…
Review by Logan Kenny ★★★ 1

in the middle of framing innocent civilians for terrorist attacks due to their nationalities in order to boost American imperialist agendas, dealing with Jordanian Mark Strong (?) in a series of conspiracy laden conflicts and notably, reacting to a crying man threatened by terrorists to do a suicide bombing who mentions his PHD by saying “is your PHD in chemistry” before asking if he’s an expert in making bombs (!) Leo DiCaprio is trying to fuck a woman from the same place he’s breaking apart. the tangible dissonance between loving someone in a place you are directly tearing apart with national violence could have been interesting, and DiCaprio does his most with the material to make the dichotomy of a…

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Trust no one. Deceive everyone.

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Premiere

05 Oct 2008

03 Nov 2008

04 Nov 2008

06 Nov 2008

12 Nov 2008

Theatrical

09 Oct 2008

10 Oct 2008

17 Oct 2008

23 Oct 2008

29 Oct 2008

01 Nov 2008

05 Nov 2008

07 Nov 2008

14 Nov 2008

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04 Dec 2008

05 Dec 2008

19 Dec 2008

20 Dec 2008

Physical

17 Feb 2009

30 Mar 2009

08 Apr 2009

12 Jan 2011

TV

12 Sep 2011

Argentina

27 Nov 2008

Australia

01 Nov 2008

Austria

21 Nov 2008

Belgium

19 Nov 2008

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

19 Dec 2008

Brazil

20 Nov 2008

Director

Producers

Writers

Original Writer

Casting

Editor

Cinematography

Assistant Directors

Executive Producers

Lighting

Camera Operators

Production Design

Art Direction

Set Decoration

Special Effects

Visual Effects

Stunts

Composer

Sound

Costume Design

Makeup

Hairstyling