Little White Lies poster

Little White Lies (2010)

Film · 2h 34m · In French

Comedy, Drama, Foreign (non-English)

Friends on a beach vacation unravel intimate deceptions, revealing witty and melancholic truths about their relationships.

Melancholy and earnest, with dry wit. A date-night pick at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.

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Little White Lies parents guide

There is no US rating to lean on, so here is what we tagged: some strong language.

Scare
Not scary
Jump scares
None noted
Gore
No gore
Violence
No real violence
Sex and nudity
Mild
Mild means innuendo, or sex implied off screen, with no nudity.
Language
Moderate
Some strong profanity, a few f-words.

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What is Little White Lies about?

Despite a traumatic event, a group of friends decide to go ahead with their annual beach vacation. Their relationships, convictions, sense of guilt and friendship are sorely tested. They are finally forced to own up to the little white lies they've been telling each other.

Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)

Bittersweet. It earns its ending, but not everyone gets what they want.

Cast and crew

Directed byGuillaume Canet
StarringFrançois Cluzet, Marion Cotillard, Benoît Magimel, Gilles Lellouche, Jean Dujardin, Valérie Bonneton

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