

Where to watch The Good Lie (2014)
Yes — The Good Lie is free on Kanopy, which you get through most public libraries with a library card.
A young refugee of the Sudanese Civil War who wins a lottery for relocation to the United States with three other lost boys. Encountering the modern world for the first time, they develop an unlikely friendship with a brash American woman assigned to help them, but the young man struggles to adjust to this new life and his feelings of guilt about the brother he left behind.
Every legal way to watch The Good Lie
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A one-off charge for a viewing window, usually 48 hours.
Buy
A one-off charge to keep it in your library.
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The Good Lie — common questions
- Can I watch The Good Lie for free?
- Yes. The Good Lie is streaming at no cost on Kanopy, The Roku Channel, Plex, Plex Channel, Tubi TV. These are licensed services — free because they run ads or are funded by public libraries, not because they are pirating anything.
- Is The Good Lie on Netflix?
- No. The Good Lie is not on Netflix here. The services that do carry it are listed above.
- How do I watch The Good Lie without paying anything?
- Open The Roku Channel — no subscription and, on most of these, no account either. Everything is legal and studio-licensed; you watch ad breaks instead of paying a fee.
- How long is The Good Lie?
- The Good Lie runs 110 minutes, rated PG-13.











