Origin vs The Good Lie
Origin has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.4/10 for The Good Lie). Origin is the shorter watch at 5m compared with 1h 50m. The Good Lie is the older of the two (2014 against 2024). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Origin
The Good Lie| Origin | The Good Lie | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.4/10 |
| Year | 2024 | 2014 |
| Length | 5m | 1h 50m |
| Genres | Drama, Horror | Drama |
| Country | GB | – |
| Director | Joby Stephens | Philippe Falardeau |
| Main cast | Immy Taylor, Emma Hutchings | Corey Stoll, Reese Witherspoon, Joshua Mikel, Thad Luckinbill, Maria Howell |
Synopsis
Origin
1896. Left behind in the family manor, young Mary plays hide and seek with the servant, Beth. But as the game unfolds, she realises Beth isn’t the only one searching for her… Something else is lurking in the dark. And it’s ready to play.
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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