A Mother's Confession vs The Good Lie
A Mother's Confession has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.4/10 for The Good Lie). The Good Lie is the shorter watch at 1h 50m compared with 1h 53m. The Good Lie is the older of the two (2014 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
A Mother's Confession
The Good Lie| A Mother's Confession | The Good Lie | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.4/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2014 |
| Length | 1h 53m | 1h 50m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Drama |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Maya Table | Philippe Falardeau |
| Main cast | Ciera Angelia, Raymond Seay, George Murray Jr., Brandon McGee, Keon Black | Corey Stoll, Reese Witherspoon, Joshua Mikel, Thad Luckinbill, Maria Howell |
Synopsis
A Mother's Confession
When a gang shooting leaves her son in a coma, a single mother grapples with faith and morality as she seeks vengeance against the perpetrator.
The Good Lie
A young refugee of the Sudanese Civil War who wins a lottery for relocation to the United States with three other lost boys. Encountering the modern world for the first time, they develop an unlikely friendship with a brash American woman assigned to help them, but the young man struggles to adjust to this new life and his feelings of guilt about the brother he left behind.
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