Forgiveness Girl vs The Good Lie
Forgiveness Girl 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 51m. The Good Lie is the older of the two (2014 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Forgiveness Girl
The Good Lie| Forgiveness Girl | The Good Lie | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.4/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2014 |
| Length | 1h 51m | 1h 50m |
| Genres | Drama, Family | Drama |
| Country | US | – |
| Director | Rob Diamond | Philippe Falardeau |
| Main cast | Walter Platz, Scarlett Diamond, Mia Hansen, Melinda Yeaman | Corey Stoll, Reese Witherspoon, Joshua Mikel, Thad Luckinbill, Maria Howell |
Synopsis
Forgiveness Girl
A little girl with cerebral palsy is relentlessly bullied throughout her life, yet finds it in her heart to forgive by seeking strength from a higher source above.
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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