Why Would I Lie? (1980)Stream and Watch Online

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Released August 10th, 1980, 'Why Would I Lie?' stars Treat Williams, Lisa Eichhorn, Gabriel Macht, Susan Heldfond The PG movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 45 min, and received a user score of 60 (out of 100) on TMDb, which put together reviews from 1 knowledgeable users.

You probably already know what the movie's about, but just in case... Here's the plot: "Cletus is a compulsive liar. He prefers the term 'fabrication' to lie though. When Cletus becomes a social worker he's assigned the case of a boy called Jorge (with a 'J') who was taken from his mother. Cletus sets out to reunite Jorge with his mother, but to do so he has to fabricate many a story to keep Jorge from being adopted. In search of the mother, Cletus meets and falls in love with a women's advice councillor." .