Lying and Stealing

Lying and Stealing
Lying and Stealing
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Matt Aselton
Written by	Matt Aselton; Adam Nagata;
Produced by	Mohamed AlRafi; Naomi Despres; Michael Costigan;
Starring	Theo James; Emily Ratajkowski; Fred Melamed; Ebon Moss-Bachrach; Isiah Whitlock Jr.; Evan Handler;
Cinematography	Corey Walter
Edited by	Geoff Hounsell
Music by	Sonya Belousova; Giona Ostinelli;
Production; companies	Cota Films; 50 Degrees Entertainment; Voltage Pictures;
Distributed by	Vertical Entertainment; DirecTV Cinema;
Release date	July 12, 2019;
Country	United States
Language	English

Lying and Stealing is an American crime drama film, directed by Matt Aselton from a screenplay by Aselton and Adam Nagata. It stars Theo James, Emily Ratajkowski, Fred Melamed, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Isiah Whitlock Jr. and Evan Handler.

It was released on July 12, 2019, by Vertical Entertainment.

Plot[]

Ivan Warding is a thief who specializes in stealing art from the elite of Los Angeles. He is obliged to a crime boss and wants to get out of the art heist business. Elyse Tibaldi is an in-debt aspiring actress who is also a con-woman. Together they plot one last heist and con that will set both free from their obligations.

Cast[]

Theo James as Ivan Warding
Emily Ratajkowski as Elyse Tibaldi
Fred Melamed as Dimitri Maropakis
Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ray Warding
Isiah Whitlock Jr. as Lyman Wilkers
Evan Handler as Eric Maropakis
John Gatins as Aton Eisenstadt
Fernanda Andrade as Mary Bertring
Bob Stephenson as Mr. Oklahoma
Keith Powell as Mike Williams

Production[]

In November 2017, it was announced Theo James, Emily Ratajkowski, Fred Melamed, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Evan Handler and John Gatins joined the cast of the film, with Matt Aseleton directing from a screenplay he wrote alongside Adam Nagata.^[1]

Release[]

In January 2019, Vertical Entertainment and DirecTV Cinema acquired distribution rights to the film.^[2] It was released on July 12, 2019.^[3]

Critical response[]

On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 62% based on 13 reviews, with an average rating of 6/10.^[4] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 50 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".^[5]

Dennis Harvey of Variety magazine wrote: "Yet even given its budgetary limits and second-tier cast, 'Lying and Stealing' manages to be a retro escapist pleasure — one whose cleverness might actually have been muffled by flashier surface assets."^[6]

References[]

^ Keslassy, Elsa (November 4, 2017). "Global Road Unveils First Still, Full Cast on 'Lying and Stealing' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
^ Hipes, Patrick (January 25, 2019). "Theo James-Emily Ratajkowski Movie 'Lying And Stealing' Heading For Theaters In Vertical-DirecTV Deal". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
^ "Virtually every movie coming out this summer". Los Angeles Times. April 25, 2019. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
^ "Lying and Stealing". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
^ "Lying and Stealing". Metacritic. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
^ Harvey, Dennis (12 July 2019). "Film Review: 'Lying and Stealing'". Variety.

External links[]

Lying and Stealing at IMDb

[1] Keslassy, Elsa (November 4, 2017). "Global Road Unveils First Still, Full Cast on 'Lying and Stealing' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved April 25, 2019.

[2] Hipes, Patrick (January 25, 2019). "Theo James-Emily Ratajkowski Movie 'Lying And Stealing' Heading For Theaters In Vertical-DirecTV Deal". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 25, 2019.

[3] "Virtually every movie coming out this summer". Los Angeles Times. April 25, 2019. Retrieved April 25, 2019.

[4] "Lying and Stealing". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved October 10, 2021.

[5] "Lying and Stealing". Metacritic. Retrieved July 12, 2019.

[6] Harvey, Dennis (12 July 2019). "Film Review: 'Lying and Stealing'". Variety.

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