Jack McCall is a fast-talking literary agent, who can close any deal, any time, any way. He has set his sights on New Age guru Dr. Sinja for his own selfish purposes. But Dr. Sinja is on to him, and Jack’s life comes unglued after a magical Bodhi tree mysteriously appears in his backyard. With every word Jack speaks, a leaf falls from the tree and he realizes that when the last leaf falls, both he and the tree are toast. Words have never failed Jack McCall, but now he’s got to stop talking and conjure up some outrageous ways to communicate or he’s a goner.
Directed by Brian Robbins
liar
literary agent
Rank
#207 in 2012·#8289 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
2.5 / 5
Where to Watch
Cast
Eddie Murphy
Jack McCall
Kerry Washington
Caroline McCall
Cliff Curtis
Dr. Sinja
Clark Duke
Aaron Wiseberger
Allison Janney
Samantha Davis
Ruby Dee
Annie McCall
Alain Chabat
Christian Leger de la Touffe
Jill Basey
Woman in Starbucks
Greg Collins
Construction Worker
Edi Patterson
Young Female Agent
John Gatins
Valet
Tracy Mulholland
Young Student
Crew
Brian Robbins
Director
John Debney
Original Music Composer
Clark Mathis
Director of Photography
Nicolas Cage
Producer
Brian Robbins
Producer
Alain Chabat
Producer
Norman Golightly
Producer
Scott Wilder
Stunts
Danny Epper
Stunts
Erik Rondell
Stunts
Camille Friend
Hair Department Head
Kevin Kaska
Orchestrator
Popular Reviews
263 reviews
Jayvee
6.0★ · 05/06/26
0% on Rotten Tomatoes is really exaggerated—this was a fun, harmless comedy-drama
0% on Rotten Tomatoes is really exaggerated—this was a fun, harmless comedy-drama
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Ethan Saracin
5.0★ · 05/13/26
nothing to say.
nothing to say.
Sanni63
5.0★ · 03/22/26
Eddie Murphy always has a way of making me laugh but the plot was way too predictable
Eddie Murphy always has a way of making me laugh but the plot was way too predictable
