Little White Lies

Little White Lies (2012)

  • 50% of critics liked it
    (28 reviews)

  • 35% want to see it
    (1,474 ratings)

LITTLE WHITE LIES follows a group of longtime friends who reunite for their annual beach vacation despite a traumatic accident involving one of their own. During their seaside getaway, they all make discoveries about each other and are finally forced to own up to the little white lies they've been… More

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Unrated, 2 hr. 34 min.
Directed By
Guillaume Canet
Genres
Drama, Art House & International, Comedy
In Theaters
Jul 27, 2012 Limited
MPI Group

Critic Reviews

  • Rick Groen, Globe and Mail

    In what's meant to be a French take on The Big Chill -- comedy meets pathos as friends gather at a country house in the wake of a tragedy -- writer-director Guillaume Canet has wrought a meandering script that exercises everything except restraint.

  • Linda Barnard, Toronto Star

    At 154 minutes, Little White Lies goes on 30 minutes longer than necessary and, with the exception of Cotillard, is heavily weighted toward the men's stories.

  • Michael Rechtshaffen, Hollywood Reporter

    Canet has difficulty maintaining the film's finely calibrated tragic-comedic balance in the heavily maudlin third act, much to its detriment.

  • Jordan Mintzer, Variety

    With a meandering 2 1/2-hour edit that could easily lose a reel or two, the fun gives way to several longueurs midway through.

  • Matthew Toomey, ABC Radio Brisbane

    Some of the film's themes are a touch overdone but I'd strongly recommend this for lovers of great French cinema.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Carlos M


    With a first-rate cast and a great soundtrack, this is a compelling film that already begins in an impressive plan-séquence. Warm-hearted and funny, though with a maudlin conclusion, it centers on a group of characters who are flawed and entirely human - like they should be.

  • Emile T


    Some of the best character development I've ever seen. Also, this is the first movie that ever made me cry in theatres. I pretty much loved it and decided to overcome its flaws, which actually allow the viewer to omit them only if they have a heart. Cause this movie is going… More

  • Lorenzo v


    <i>"Call yourselves friends? You buy into each other's lies."</i> Every year, Max, a successful restaurant owner, and Véro, his eco-friendly wife invite a merry group of friends to their beautiful beach house to celebrate Antoine's birthday and… More

  • Nicolas K


    A wonderful European gem with a great cast and a well written script built on intriguing characters with Woody Allen-esque obsessions that during their most recent vacation are confronted with truths which they would have rather not known. A tad longer than I would have liked it to… More

  • Jonny C


    Good French drama with François Cluzet and Marion Cotillard. Little White Lies (Les Petits Mouchoirs) is about eight friends who are settling into middle age have for years observed an annual tradition where they get together to enjoy some vacation time. However, fate has put a damper… More

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