Big Fat Liar

Name: Big Fat Liar
Released: 2002-2-8
Cast: Frankie Muniz, Paul Giamatti, Amanda Bynes, Lee Majors, Amanda Detmer

Big Fat Liar

PG
1h 27m
2002

44%

age 9+

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Get ready for big FAT laughs! Featuring Hollywood's hottest teen stars, Frankie Muniz (Malcolm in the Middle) and Nickelodeon's Amanda Bynes, Big Fat Liar is the hilarious revenge comedy filled with nonstop action and laugh-out-loud fun! Fourteen-year-old Jason Shepherd (Muniz) has a reputation for stretching the truth. So, when big-time Hollywood producer Marty Wolf (Paul Giamatti) steals his class paper and turns it into a smash hit movie, no one believes Jason's latest tall tale! On a cross-country adventure to set the record straight, Jason and best friend Kaylee (Bynes) devise a high-tech plan to squeeze the truth out of Wolf through a series of outrageous pranks, crazy stunts and big laughs. It's payback time - BIG TIME!

Director:

Shawn Levy

Producer:

Writer:

Dan Schneider

Cast:

Frankie Muniz, Paul Giamatti, Amanda Bynes, Lee Majors, Amanda Detmer, Donald Faison, Sandra Oh, John Cho

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

44%

Critics Consensus: Though there's nothing that offensive about Big Fat Liar, it is filled with Hollywood cliches and cartoonish slapstick, making it strictly for kids.

Reviews

Behind The Lens

Debbie Lynn Elias

Although aimed at kids, adults will find Big Fat Liar just as entertaining, giving them a chance t...

November 7, 2019

FULL REVIEW

Rachel's Reviews (YouTube)

Rachel Wagner

Paul Giamatti just goes for it.

It's a feature best viewed on mute. Or not at all.

Really likeable family comedy set in cutthroat Hollywood.

So farfetched...

Common Sense Media

age 9+

Common Sense Says

Really likeable family comedy set in cutthroat Hollywood.

What Parents Need to Know

Parents need to know that Big Fat Liar is a funny take on ruthlessness in Hollywood full of puerile pratfall humor and name-calling. There are instances of bullying throughout the film -- especially at the beginning -- and the character stereotypes (dumb jock, senile grandmother) are plentiful. While the madcap antics of Frankie Muniz, Amanda Bynes and Paul Giamatti will appeal to kids and grown-ups, lessons on the importance of being honest are found amid all the silliness.