Why Would I Lie? vs Wonderful Nightmare
Wonderful Nightmare has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 7.5/10 for Why Would I Lie?). Why Would I Lie? is the shorter watch at 1h 45m compared with 2h 2m. Why Would I Lie? is the older of the two (1980 against 2026). Both are comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Why Would I Lie?
Wonderful Nightmare| Why Would I Lie? | Wonderful Nightmare | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.5/10 | ★ 8.5/10 |
| Year | 1980 | 2026 |
| Length | 1h 45m | 2h 2m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Country | – | Philippines |
| Director | Larry Peerce | RC Delos Reyes |
| Main cast | Gabriel Macht, Treat Williams, Sonny Carl Davis, Lisa Eichhorn, Susan Heldfond | Quinn Carrillo, Candy Pangilinan, TJ Valderrama, Denise Esteban, Benj Manalo |
Synopsis
Why Would I Lie?
Cletus is a compulsive liar. He prefers the term 'fabrication' to lie though. When Cletus becomes a social worker he's assigned the case of a boy called Jorge (with a 'J') who was taken from his mother. Cletus sets out to reunite Jorge with his mother, but to do so he has to fabricate many a story to keep Jorge from being adopted. In search of the mother, Cletus meets and falls in love with a women's advice councillor.
Wonderful Nightmare
It follows a high-flying, career-driven lawyer who dies prematurely due to a clerical error in heaven.
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