The Hoax

Biopics usually flatter the famous, but this one's about the guy who invented a whole other biopic. A struggling writer hatches a scheme to publish fake memoirs of reclusive billionaire Howard Hughes. It all goes predictably sideways once the lies get thicker than the advance.

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Lasse Hallström directed The Hoax in 2006. See Lasse Hallström's full filmography, where to start with Lasse Hallström, or where to go after you've seen everything by Lasse Hallström.

The Hoax was released in 2006 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 116 minutes.