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Documentaries like An Honest Liar

Not everyone loves An Honest Liar for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love An Honest Liar

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  1. You like a magician's true story full of real hoaxes.

  2. You like a story about tricks that plays a few on you too.

  3. You like a portrait of James Randi, a showman who made his name unmasking others.

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  • F for Fake1973

    • a story about tricks that plays a few on you too

    Good for you if you like a narrator who calls himself a charlatan and still keeps you guessing.

  • They'll Love Me When I'm Dead2018

    • a magician's true story full of real hoaxes
    • a portrait of James Randi, a showman who made his name unmasking others

    Good for you if you want the real story behind a film shot over years and left unfinished.

  • Imagine: John Lennon1988

    • a magician's true story full of real hoaxes
    • a portrait of James Randi, a showman who made his name unmasking others

    Good for you if you want Lennon in his own voice, from Liverpool to New York.

  • The Times of Harvey Milk1984

    • a magician's true story full of real hoaxes

    Good for you if you want the real Harvey Milk, in the footage of his time.

  • McMillion$2020

    • a magician's true story full of real hoaxes

    Good for you if you like a true story too strange to make up.

  • Bobby Fischer Against the World2011

    • a magician's true story full of real hoaxes
    • a portrait of James Randi, a showman who made his name unmasking others

    Good for you if you like the true story of a genius who never fit in.

  • Pray Away2021

    • a magician's true story full of real hoaxes
    • a portrait of James Randi, a showman who made his name unmasking others

    Good for you if you want the true story of conversion therapy told by those who led it.

  • Finding Vivian Maier2014

    • a magician's true story full of real hoaxes

    Good for you if you like a real discovery told by the man who made it.

  • Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story2018

    • a magician's true story full of real hoaxes
    • a portrait of James Randi, a showman who made his name unmasking others

    Good for you if you like learning that a Hollywood star co-invented frequency hopping.

  • The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley2019

    • a magician's true story full of real hoaxes
    • a portrait of James Randi, a showman who made his name unmasking others

    Good for you if you want the true story of Theranos and its blood test.

  • Trust No One: The Hunt for the Crypto King2022

    • a magician's true story full of real hoaxes

    Good for you if you want the real story of QuadrigaCX told by the people who lost money.

  • Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten2007

    • a magician's true story full of real hoaxes
    • a portrait of James Randi, a showman who made his name unmasking others

    Good for you if you want Joe Strummer's whole life, before and after the band.

  • The Imposter2012

    • a story about tricks that plays a few on you too

    Good for you if you like a story that gets stranger every ten minutes.

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