De film speelt zich af in een wereld waar nog nooit iemand heeft gelogen. Mark, een scriptschrijver, ontdekt een manier om wel te liegen. Hij gebruikt dit middel om hogerop te komen en en passant de vrouw van zijn dromen te veroveren.
Nee, helaas is The Invention of Lying nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Directing | Ricky Gervais | Director |
| Writing | Ricky Gervais | Writer |
| Production | Hannah Pillemer | Producer's Assistant |
| Art | Priscilla Elliott | Art Direction |
| Writing | Matthew Robinson | Writer |
| Art | Alec Hammond | Production Design |
| Production | Sue Baden-Powell | Executive Producer |
| Production | Rachel Abarbanell | Associate Producer |
| Camera | Sam Urdank | Still Photographer |
| Production | Paris Kassidokostas-Latsis | Executive Producer |
| Production | Wendy Cox | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Matthew Robinson | Director |
| Art | Kathleen Rosen | Set Decoration |
| Production | Dan Lin | Producer |
| Production | Lynda Obst | Producer |
| Sound | Michael Connell | Music Editor |
| Production | Francine Maisler | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Susie DeSanto | Costume Design |
| Camera | Tim Suhrstedt | Director of Photography |
| Production | Ricky Gervais | Producer |
| Production | Terry Dougas | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Dana Millman | Music Supervisor |
| Sound | Tim Atack | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Lynn Kressel | Casting |
| Directing | Scott Peterson | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Lawrence Karman | Steadicam Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marisa Aboitiz | Costume Supervisor |
| Production | Oly Obst | Producer |
| Camera | Lawrence Karman | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Jeffrey Greeley | Camera Operator |
| Production | Ted Field | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Tom Foligno | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Emanuele Giraldo | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Chris Gill | Editor |
| Sound | Glenn Freemantle | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Glenn Freemantle | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Crew | Kelley Ray | Digital Effects Supervisor |
| Sound | David J. Schwartz | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Jack Stew | Foley Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Deborah La Mia Denaver | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eve Morrow | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Hugo Adams | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Niv Adiri | Sound |
| Sound | Mark DeSimone | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Mike Prestwood Smith | Sound |
| Sound | Andrea King | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Glen Gathard | Assistant Foley Artist |
