Critic Shelf
Home
Discover
Sign in
Your rating
Tap a star, half steps count

The Hoax

Never let the truth get in the way of a good story.
Oct 14, 2006 · 1h 56m
No ratings yet
Comedy
Drama

PLOT

In what would cause a fantastic media frenzy, Clifford Irving sells his bogus biography of Howard Hughes to a premiere publishing house in the early 1970s.

REVIEWS

View reviews

CAST

Richard Gere
Clifford Irving
Alfred Molina
Dick Suskind
Marcia Gay Harden
Edith Irving
Hope Davis
Andrea Tate
Julie Delpy
Nina Van Pallandt
Stanley Tucci
Shelton Fisher
David Aaron Baker
Brad Silber
Mamie Gummer
Dana
Directed by Lasse Hallström

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
$25,000,000
Revenue
$11,772,461
Production
Yari Film Group, Miramax, The Mark Gordon Company, Syndicate Films
Country
US

SIMILAR TITLES

A Girl Returned
2021
The Swimmers
2022
The Walk-Ons
Kristína
1978
Soloz: Game of Life
2025
Evel Knievel on Tour
Critic Shelf
Rate what you watch, show it on shelves, and compare taste with anyone. Film and TV data from TMDB.
ACCOUNT
Sign in
Create account
Delete account
COMPANY
About
Contact
Privacy
Terms
This product uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.
© 2026 Critic Shelf
WATCH · RATE · COMPARE