A Little White Lie is a 2022 American independent comedy film written and directed by Michael Maren and based on the 2013 novel Shriver by Chris Belden.

In April 2017, it was reported that Toni Collette and Thomas Haden Church had been cast in the originally titled film, Shriver, with Michael Maren writing and directing based on Chris Belden's 2013 novel of the same name.

[4] In 2019, Michael Shannon joined the cast as the lead Shriver and afterwards the production was put on hold while Maren received cancer treatment.

[8] The film was originally scheduled to be shot in Canada in 2017, but there were issues with assembling a crew and the production was moved to West Virginia, where it encountered financial difficulties.

[5] In early 2020, while Maren was prepping for principal photography to begin in New Orleans, new producers were brought in who quickly changed the location to Los Angeles.

"[16] Variety's Rene Rodriguez praised Shannon's performance and the film's exploration of the themes of deception and self-discovery, but criticized the pacing and the "lack of wit or sophistication.

Club gave a mixed review, writing "The execution of the simultaneous mistaken identity and fish-out-of-water shenanigans that ensue is oddly muted; you keep waiting for Maren to amp up the comic energy and narrative complications, but it isn't until the satisfyingly madcap climax that he really does.

"[17] Jeannette Catsoulis of The New York Times wrote negatively, saying "Hobbled by a lack of visual oomph or verbal sparkle, A Little White Lie pokes feebly at impostor syndrome and writerly insecurity.