The Lie Detector

The Lie Detector (2023)

January 3rd, 20230h 53min

Documentary, History
80%

Overview

In the first decades of the 20th century, when life was being transformed by scientific innovations, researchers made a thrilling new claim: they could tell whether someone was lying by using a machine. Popularly known as the “lie detector,” the device transformed police work, seized headlines and was extolled in movies, TV and comics as an infallible crime-fighting tool. Husbands and wives tested each other’s fidelity. Corporations routinely tested employees’ honesty and government workers were tested for loyalty and “morals.” But the promise of the polygraph turned dark, and the lie detector too often became an apparatus of fear and intimidation. Written and directed by Rob Rapley and executive produced by Cameo George, The Lie Detector is a tale of good intentions, twisted morals and unintended consequences.


Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!

Trailer

Similar Movies

D'Emmanuelle à Emmanuelle

D'Emmanuelle à Emmanuelle


Released on: 2024-09-24
Documentary, TV Movie

« Emmanuelle » was released 50 years ago. Its main character, played by the young Sylvia Kristel, de...

American Coup: Wilmington 1898

American Coup: Wilmington 1898


Released on: 2024-10-21
Documentary, History

The little-known story of a deadly race massacre and carefully orchestrated insurrection in North Ca...

The Phoney War

The Phoney War


Released on: 2019-08-27
History, Documentary, War, TV Movie

September 3rd, 1939. Britain and France declare war on Nazi Germany, only two days after the Wehrmac...

Titanic: The Musical

Titanic: The Musical


Released on: 2023-11-04
History, Music

In the final hours of April 14, 1912, the RMS Titanic, on her maiden voyage from Southampton to New ...

Intercept: A Century of Signals Intelligence

Intercept: A Century of Signals Intelligence


Released on: 2023-09-05
Documentary

A thought provoking documentary feature film providing a comprehensive exploration of the evolution ...

Mirror

Mirror


Released on: 1975-03-07
Drama, History

A dying man in his forties recalls his childhood, his mother, the war and personal moments that tell...

The Power of Good: Nicholas Winton

The Power of Good: Nicholas Winton


Released on: 2003-03-27
Documentary, History

A gripping documentary about the courage and determination of a young English stockbroker who saved ...

The Scent of Fear

The Scent of Fear


Released on: 2021-05-20
Documentary

The film is a journey around the world where we meet people who are frozen in fear, people who searc...

Padre Pio - La notte del profeta

Padre Pio - La notte del profeta


Released on: 1995-12-09
Drama, Mystery, History, TV Movie

What’s Wrong with Our Sun?

What’s Wrong with Our Sun?


Released on:
Documentary

We're All Going to Die

We're All Going to Die


Released on: 2024-10-31
Documentary, Adventure, Drama

Ben is worried. Overwhelmed by the world's encroaching crises, he travels from Brandenburg to London...

Super Telescope: Mission to the Edge of the Universe
Manufacturing Death: Birth of the Atom Bomb

Manufacturing Death: Birth of the Atom Bomb


Released on: 2023-06-01
Documentary, History

The birth of the atomic bomb changed the world forever. In the years before the Manhattan project, a...

Lucy-Weltraummission in Senegal

Lucy-Weltraummission in Senegal


Released on: 2024-08-10
Documentary, TV Movie

Harbin

Harbin


Released on: 2024-12-24
Action, Thriller, History, War

In 1909, several years after Korea is forced into becoming a Japanese colony, freedom fighters plot ...

The Cable That Changed the World

The Cable That Changed the World


Released on: 2024-08-05
Documentary, History

The first transatlantic communications cable, traversing the ocean floor from Valentia Island, Count...

Cologne Cathedral: The French Cathedral on the Rhine

Cologne Cathedral: The French Cathedral on the Rhine


Released on: 2024-09-21
Documentary, TV Movie

An exploration of Cologne Cathedral, an emblematic monument and world heritage site. The towering pl...

La Grande Aventure du France

La Grande Aventure du France


Released on: 2020-06-17
History, Documentary, TV Movie

Explorer: Lost in the Arctic

Explorer: Lost in the Arctic


Released on: 2023-08-24
Documentary, TV Movie

Sir John Franklin set off from England in 1845 with two ships and 129 men to be the first to navigat...