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Phony

  • 2022
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
2.3/10
203
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Phony (2022)
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A struggling filmmaker, unlucky in love, enlists the aid of a womanizing friend to create an exploitative documentary about online dating.A struggling filmmaker, unlucky in love, enlists the aid of a womanizing friend to create an exploitative documentary about online dating.A struggling filmmaker, unlucky in love, enlists the aid of a womanizing friend to create an exploitative documentary about online dating.

  • Director
    • David Bush
  • Writer
    • David Bush
  • Stars
    • Shiree Adkins
    • David Bush
    • Sophia Dietzel
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  • IMDb RATING
    2.3/10
    203
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • David Bush
    • Writer
      • David Bush
    • Stars
      • Shiree Adkins
      • David Bush
      • Sophia Dietzel
    • 8User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 6 wins & 4 nominations total

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    Shiree Adkins
      David Bush
      Sophia Dietzel
      Lorna Street Dopson
      Lorna Street Dopson
      Jamie Freeman
      Angel Giuffria
      Sophie Howell
      Sophie Howell
      Ashley Humphrey
      Ashton Leigh
      Ashton Leigh
      Larry E. Lundy Jr.
      T.C. Matherne
      T.C. Matherne
      Manon Pages
      Manon Pages
      Jeff Pearson
      Jeff Pearson
      Melissa Saint-Amand
      Melissa Saint-Amand
      Aline Stokes
      Aline Stokes
      Holly Ward
      Holly Ward
        Ciera Weary
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        10nikkijbrown22

        Smart & Hilarious Mockumentary

        This is a hilarious and very smart film that appears, on the surface, to be about two guys making a documentary about telling lies to get girls in bed, but this is just the veneer of a tale that pokes fun at men, women, the film industry, and society. The movie does an excellent job of revealing the absurdity of human desires, attempts to fulfill them, and ensuing complications. If you're looking for some good laughs, I highly recommend Phony!
        9tylerreames

        Layered!

        As expected from the creative mind of David Bush - a film to make you laugh, and think, and to be super confused. Layers upon layers, and brilliantly done.
        1zack_gideon

        Doesn't make sense

        I got a headache near the one hour mark and then turned it off. The movie starts off ok but then gets super confusing and it's literally just people arguing. Don't bother.
        1mdinan-66023

        Waste of time

        I've never left a movie review before, but this movie was so terrible I was compelled to do so to save others from wasting over an hour of their life watching this. The movie actually starts off interesting and showed some promise. That's what kept me watching, to see where it was leading and where it was going. About halfway through the film, it just lost all point, direction, and story and just became a film trying to make a film that just didn't work. I hate to bash a young black man attempting to make a film (or doing anything positive), but this was just bad and pointless. The movie begins to argue with itself about the movie and never really reaches any solid ground on having a point. Completely directionless, the characters make no sense and the "plot" ends up being some type of "me too" moment that is very weak and meaningless. I'm mad I wasted my time viewing this, and I hope the director finds actual writers who have plot, theme, purpose, and goals in mind when directing his next film. This could have been soo much better than how it turned out to be.
        1gee1926

        Stupid movie in stupid times. The iPhone era ruined relationships

        I've caught girls filming me. Cameras are so small you can't even get laid without someone sneaky filming you. I feel terrible for this generation it's a sad video recording life.nobody is safe.

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          As a nod to legitimate filmmaking, and the thematic similarities and shared shoot location (Baton Rouge), director David Bush set several scenes at the same establishments used in Steven Soderbergh's Sex, Lies, and Videotape, shot 30 years prior.

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          • 2022 (United States)
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          • English
        • Production company
          • Fable House Films
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