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2007

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Richard Gere gives one of the best performances of his career in Lasse Hallstrom's vastly entertaining THE HOAX, based on true events. Gere stars as Clifford Irving, a struggling writer desperate to be a famous bestselling author. After his novel gets rejected, he concocts a crazy plot in which he convinces McGraw-Hill that he .. Read more

Starring	Richard Gere, Michael J. Burg, Julie Delpy, Hope Davis
Director	Lasse Hallstrom
Genres	Comedy, Drama

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- THE HOAX expands and darkens, in the sophisticated script by under-the-radar screenwriter William Wheeler, to comment on the deception and power games that defined Watergate-era America
- 41549
- - Entertainment Weekly
  - 16 Nov 2007 at 02:54
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  Who says crime doesn't pay?
  
  Stories about Howard Hughes abound, in many different formats. Anyone who's seen 'The Aviator' will at least have some understanding of how ... read more »
  
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  Gere - naked...with ambition.
  
  This story, based on fact, is so extraordinary that it deserves 5 stars in itself. You couldn't make it up, as the saying goes. But someone did make it up. ... read more »
  
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- - Nitaray
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  - Farnham
  - 12 Jul 2011 at 13:56
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  No hoax this, it's the real deal
  
  Another excellent performance from Gear, a seriously underated actor in my view.
  
  Ably supported by Alfred Molina, another actor who doesn't ... read more »
  
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  - 05 Mar 2011 at 13:13
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  The Hoax (2007)
  
  Not much happens in this film. Richard Gere isn't convincing at all. Alfred Molina, who plays the friend of Richard Gere's character, is brilliant. It ... read more »
  
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  - London, England
  - 14 Sep 2010 at 09:55
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  The Hoax
  
  Richard Gere at his very best.It was great to see him play a real character,instead of just the wishy washy love interest.His portrayal of this accidental ... read more »
  
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  - grrenfingers
  - 136 reviews
  - New Milton
  - 08 Jun 2010 at 11:54
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  Better than expected
  
  This movie starts very slowly and you may want to give up after 10 - 15 minutes, don't. The story forms into quite a thriller. You may know the outcome ... read more »
  
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- - MoC
  - 15 reviews
  - Belfast
  - 08 May 2010 at 18:53
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  Interesting
  
  This film requires some patience to watch. In a strange way, although I didn't exactly warm to the characters involved, I wanted them to succeed. Excellent ... read more »
  
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  - Leven
  - 30 Jan 2010 at 13:11
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  The Hoax
  
  Very good film, good cast and kept you hooked til the end
  
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  - Banbury
  - 16 Jan 2010 at 20:13
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  Not for me
  
  not my type of film.....................
  
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  - Rhyl
  - 13 Jan 2010 at 20:33
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  passable
  
  Not one of Richard Gere's best,but watchable nonetheless
  
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- - rayweaving
  - 17 reviews
  - Tamworth, uk
  - 08 Dec 2009 at 10:22
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  Surprisingly interesting
  
  Thought this would be a fairly stock drama, but being based on a true story added some interest, and Mr. Gere put in a solid performance... not a great movie, ... read more »
  
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- - monkeybum
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  - Darkest Devon, England
  - 01 Nov 2009 at 13:48
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- - 27
  - 4
  Who says crime doesn't pay?
  
  Stories about Howard Hughes abound, in many different formats. Anyone who's seen 'The Aviator' will at least have some understanding of how ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 511837
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  - Vivacia
  - 28 reviews
  - London
  - 11 Jan 2008 at 18:00
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  True tale of a deception, desperation and greed.
  
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  When a failing career in bookwriting stalls his attempts at earning big money, Clifford Irving (played by Gere) conjurs (with the accent on 'con') up ... read more »
  
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- - PaulaWestwood
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  - Ashton-Under-Lyne
  - 06 Aug 2007 at 11:55
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  The Hoax is it actually showing?
  
  My friend actually knows where this is showing in london?
  
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  - London
  - 30 Aug 2007 at 13:44
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  Pretty Dull
  
  Not much happens in this film. Richard Gere isn't convincing at all. Alfred Molina, who plays the friend of Richard Gere's character, is brilliant.read more »
  
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  - Scottish Borders
  - 14 Aug 2007 at 10:17
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  Waste of time
  
  Good story, but film is boring and it is waste of time
  
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  - Warrington
  - 17 Mar 2008 at 17:14
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  Gave up after 30 mins
  
  Poor performances and weak story. Lost interest early on and withdrew.
  
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- - BigDes
  - 110 reviews
  - Uckfield
  - 20 Aug 2008 at 10:41
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  Intriguing and a highly entertaining true story
  
  Gere portrays author Clifford Irving with confident charisma and complexity, backed up by a superb Alfred Molina (Dr. Otto Octavius in Spider man2) as his ... read more »
  
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- - DanaK
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  - London
  - 28 Aug 2007 at 17:57
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  Based on real events
  
  The movie tells the story of how rejected author Clifford Irving managed to hoodwink numerous top executives at a leading US publisher and Time magazine by ... read more »
  
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  - Essex
  - 15 Feb 2008 at 18:52
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  Intriguing
  
  Borrowed this partly because of the cast of Gere and Tucci.
  
  Didn't know anything about the story but found it intriguing and will look up details... read more »
  
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- - crispin40
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  - 28 Feb 2008 at 16:14
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  good film
  
  this film was really good i really enjoyed it
  
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  - 07 Apr 2008 at 13:20

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Critics' reviews
- THE HOAX expands and darkens, in the sophisticated script by under-the-radar screenwriter William Wheeler, to comment on the deception and power games that defined Watergate-era America
- 41549
- - Entertainment Weekly
  - 16 Nov 2007 at 02:54
- Gere reveals hidden talents, asserting himself with a confident swagger as the Machiavellian figure whose charisma and plausibility pull others along in his wake
- 258856
- - Box Office
  - 28 Mar 2012 at 03:34
- Gere gives 'em the old razzle-dazzle with his roguish charm and sharp comic timing. The surprise is the unexpected feeling he brings to this challenging role
- 41553
- - Rolling Stone
  - 16 Nov 2007 at 02:54
- In his most complex role for years, Richard Gere plays Clifford Irving, a failed novelist and audacious con artist who,... read more on Time Out
- 50385
- - Nigel Floyd
  - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:20
- Briskly entertaining....THE HOAX gestures beyond the particulars of the case, toward a pervasive social unease
- 41552
- - New York Times
  - 16 Nov 2007 at 02:54
- Excellent support cast Molina is terrific
- 41554
- - Sunday Mirror
  - 16 Nov 2007 at 02:54

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- The Hoax
  
  Richard Gere gives one of the best performances of his career in Lasse Hallstrom's vastly entertaining THE HOAX, based on true events. Gere stars as Clifford Irving, a struggling writer desperate to be a famous bestselling author. After his novel gets rejected, he concocts a crazy plot in which he ...