Movies Similar to Why do people lie?

Grill(2023)

Tara is denied electricity bill support by Social Services, who tells her to simply get a free grill instead - a task that leads Tara into uncomfortable situations. Inspired by true events, "Grill" offers a satirical look at how a rich country in Scandinavia deals with poverty.

Origini(2017)

When I'm Rich(1977)

A man fantasises and has a power trip over what he would do if he became rich.

Triggerwarnung(2024)

Alina has her first Tinder date with Louis after a long-term relationship. After the date, they have sex, even though Alina didn't really want to.

Heavy Lifting(2016)

A gay man has to fend off a woman after he helps her and she develops a crush on him.

I Was Busy Dreaming About Boys(2024)

Alma is sexually harassed by a friend in a club. At first she wants to forget all about it quickly and dismisses it as a drunken slip of the tongue. But the experience sends her into a downward spiral that she can't seem to get out of - until she has to.

The Devil's Ball(2023)

After receiving a suspicious suicide note, a pro hacker investigates a mysterious theatre troupe, only to come dangerously close to his own curtain call.

Fish!(2011)

Jeff heads home to rest before cooking for an important person. When he is lured to a pool by an amorous mermaid, he has to choose between satisfying his libido or staying focused on the future.

Auguste(2018)

The Sibony family is celebrating Christmas’ Eve. This year, Juliette, the eldest daughter, has an announcement to make – an announcement which is supposed to thrill her family. Except for one detail…

Khuruf(2018)

A road movie starring a Muslim family, a checkpoint and a flock of sheep.

DC Showcase: The Phantom Stranger(2020)

Jess joins her friends at a party in a dilapidated mansion hosted by the mysterious Seth. When odd things begin to happen to Jess and her friends, the Phantom Stranger intervenes to save her from a dreary fate.

Danny Boy(2010)

A young poet falling in love. A city that awaits a drama to unfold. A time of sadness and conformity, a time of decisions. There is light, there is hope, there is poetry behind the dark clouds of our world.

Doretha's Blues(2021)

Doretha goes out for her evening drink at her local watering hole when a news story dredges up old memories.

Baatein(2019)

Set in a quaint town in Maharashtra - Palghar. We follow Jeet, a young documentary filmmaker as he spends the day with Mrs. Deshpande & Tulika, her young niece. Mrs. Deshpande is a widowed science professor grieving the death of her young son. The unlikely trio strike a friendship as they express some of their deepest fears. A few unexpected and uncomfortable conversations take place that changes their outlook towards life forever.

The Happiness Salesman(2010)

Karen is resigned to a life of suburban ennui, the dreams of her youth a distant memory. On an autumn afternoon as she struggles to get her baby to sleep she is disturbed by a door-to-door Salesman. Desperate for adult companionship she engages with the enigmatic Salesman. He claims that he can sell her something that will radically change her life; he offers Karen, an opportunity to fulfill her long forgotten dreams and ambitions.

My Paws Are Soft, My Bones Are Heavy(2024)

On this lonesome birthday, Johan tries to celebrate it as if his late mother is still here. Succumbing to his past, though in reality, there is only Paran, his best friend.

Last Monday(2010)

Every Monday evening Alan and Bob sit at Kelly's bar embellishing on their secret unhappy lives, while flirting with the stunning bartender, Cheryl. The diluted dreamers struggle to save face when a high profile attorney enters their sanctuary, armed with an eye for detail and a dose of reality.

Terminal(2013)

George, stoic and overprotective, travels to Zurich with his daughter Rachel. One is planning physician-assisted suicide; the other has just one day left to intervene.

Echo(2023)

A reframing of the classic tale of Narcissus, the director draws on snippets of conversation with a trusted friend to muse on gender and identity. Just as shimmers are difficult to grasp as knowable entities, so does the concept of a gendered self feel unknowable except through reflection. Is it Narcissus that Echo truly longs for, or simply the Knowing he possesses when gazing upon himself?

Sugar Honey

Sugar Honey follows a Christian college student who attempts to become a sugar baby, desperate for money to pay her college tuition.