Dual identity movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant dual identity movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out suspense, psychological, suspenseful, captivating, serious and realistic films and TV shows about / with dual identity, murder, investigation, danger, police, chase, storytelling, violence, double life and justice plots mostly in Drama, Thriller and Crime genres shot in USA, UK, South Korea and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as dual identity: Flower of Evil (2020), Class of Lies (2019), The Secret of My Success (1987), A History of Violence (2005), Mary Reilly (1996), Don't Look Back (2009), The Dark Knight (2008), My Bloody Valentine (2009), Doppelganger. The Double (2023), Fight Club (1999).
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List of dual identity movies
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min.
TV show
Story:
Baik Hee Sung, an ordinary family man, is actually a psychopath whose past is dotted with crime and violence. His hopeless life changes completely after he meets his wife. He had to falsify everything about himself to marry her. His wife, Cha Ji ...
Style:
dorama, psychological, unusual plot structure, detective, tense ...
Plot:
female detective, investigation, hidden identity, dual identity, husband wife relationship, murder, mother daughter relationship, psychopath, twists and turns, family conflict, married couple, father daughter relationship ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min.
TV show
Story:
Ki Moo-Hyeok, a lawyer with a high winning rate, only cares about money. Due to a murder case at a high school which he deals with, his reputation as a lawyer hits rock bottom. To regain his good name as a lawyer, he sneaks into the high school and ...
Style:
dorama, psychological, tense, slasher, suspense
Plot:
investigation, dual identity, teacher, law enforcement, justice, chase, dark secret, hidden identity, twists and turns, society, lawyer, high school ...
Place:
korea
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Brantley Foster, a well-educated kid from Kansas, has always dreamed of making it big in New York, but once in New York, he learns that jobs - and girls - are hard to get. When Brantley visits his uncle, Howard Prescott, who runs a ...
Style:
feel good, light, realistic, humorous, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens, family friendly, manly, date night, chick flick ...
Plot:
office, rich and poor, aunt nephew relationship, workplace, businessman, passionate kiss, mistaken identity, love triangle, workplace romance, office worker, job promotion, corporation ...
Time:
80s, year 1987, 20th century, future
Place:
new york, kansas, usa, florida, new jersey ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, UK, Germany
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
An average family is thrust into the spotlight after the father commits a seemingly self-defense murder at his diner.
Style:
disturbing, tense, neo noir, sexy, harsh ...
Audience:
date night, manly
Plot:
twists and turns, self defense, revenge, violent, small town, organized crime, sex scene, redemption, gangster, sex, murder, attempted robbery ...
Time:
year 2005, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
indiana, philadelphia, columbus ohio, usa, pennsylvania ...
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A housemaid falls in love with Dr. Jekyll and his darkly mysterious counterpart, Mr. Hyde.
Style:
gothic, suspense, gothic horror, atmospheric, costume drama ...
Plot:
jekyll and hyde, servant, laboratory, prostitute, dual identity, mad scientist, hiding, brothel madam, sexual assault, eroticism, sexual attraction, brothel ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1880s, year 1996, 90s
Place:
scotland, london
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France, Italy, Luxembourg, Belgium
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Panic attacks and memory loss signal the plight of a writer whose body is inexplicably being taken over by another woman.
Style:
sexy, psychological, suspense, serious, atmospheric ...
Plot:
accidental incest, memory loss, haunted by the past, loss of daughter, family crisis, erotica, unfulfillment, supernatural, obsession, self discovery, identity crisis, women ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
italy, france, europe
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 152 min.
Story:
Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but ...
Style:
tense, epic, action packed, neo noir, atmospheric ...
Audience:
date night, kids, chick flick, boys' night, manly ...
Plot:
superhero, batman, heroes, vigilante, secret identity, tragic hero, organized crime, moral dilemma, psychopath, master criminal, revenge, corruption ...
Time:
year 2008, 2000s, future, 21st century
Place:
london, north america, usa, hong kong
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Ten years ago, a tragedy changed the town of Harmony forever. Tom Hanniger, an inexperienced coal miner, caused an accident in the tunnels that trapped and killed five men and sent the only survivor, Harry Warden, into a permanent coma. But Harry ...
Style:
slasher, scary, intense, stylized, brutal ...
Audience:
teens, date night
Plot:
miner, serial killer, mine, valentine's day, gory, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, unknown killer, mining town, strong violent content, killer, mysterious villain, psycho killer ...
Time:
2000s, year 2009, 21st century
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Poland, Latvia
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Hans and Jan Bitner live separated from each other by an iron curtain. Hans works in an office in Strasbourg, he leads a quiet, almost monotonous life. Bitner is a Polish patriot, involved in the affairs of "Solidarity" and the fight for a ...
Style:
suspenseful, psychological thriller, psychological, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
iron curtain, dual identity, double life, cold war, identity crisis, secret, lookalikes, life is a bitch, problem, resistance, repression, introspection ...
Time:
80s, 70s
Place:
poland, france
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2.6M
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
A ticking-time-bomb insomniac and a slippery soap salesman channel primal male aggression into a shocking new form of therapy. Their concept catches on, with underground "fight clubs" forming in every town, until an eccentric gets in the ...
Style:
psychological, twist ending, surprise ending, cerebral, thought provoking ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, chick flick, girls' night, adult
Plot:
twists and turns, self destructing, psychology, split personality, plot twist, nihilism, insanity, obsession, dissociative identity disorder, insomnia, identity crisis, mental illness ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1999, year 2013
Place:
delaware, seattle, iran, america, los angeles ...
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459K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
Spoiled billionaire playboy Oliver Queen is missing and presumed dead when his yacht is lost at sea. He returns five years later a changed man, determined to clean up the city as a hooded vigilante armed with a bow.
Style:
exciting, captivating, realistic, stylized, serious ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, adult
Plot:
superhero, heroes, double life, fighting crime, martial arts, archer, archery, rivalry, vigilantism, scheme, young man, millionaire ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
usa, fictional island, chicago
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1K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: Canada, Germany
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Daniel, a successful TV journalist living life in the fast lane, has fallen into a deep depression. His seemingly perfect life suddenly collapses under him when panic attacks force him to deal with himself and his past.
Style:
homoerotic, erotic, romantic, thought provoking, independent film ...
Plot:
gay, gay interest, gay lead character, gay relationship, childhood trauma, male pubic hair, gay sex, dual identity, phobia, depression, lgbt, nightclub ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Comedy, Musical, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
A funny musical comedy based on the famous theater play "Servant of Two Masters" by Carlo Goldoni.
Style:
sincere, captivating, feel good, entertaining, slapstick comedy ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
gender disguise, servant, love, dual identity, heroes, uncover truth, couples, family relations, dancing, faked death, farce, fugitive ...
Time:
18th century
Place:
venice
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245
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Philippines
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Darna is a Philippine drama/fantasy series adapted from Mars Ravelo's fictional superheroine of the same name; directed by Dominic Zapata and Don Michael Perez and developed by Jun Lana. It is the third series based on the Darna graphic novels ...
Style:
parody, disturbing, captivating, tense
Plot:
female protagonist, dual identity, superheroine, death of family, super villain, super powers, supernatural power, girl heroine, strong female lead, save the world, supernatural ability, supernatural ...
Time:
2000s
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388K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
The next installment in the Superman series. This will be WB's ninth live-action Superman film. The plot is unknown at this time.
Style:
surprise ending, inspirational, emotional, epic, psychotronic ...
Plot:
superhero, urban setting, heroism, villain, alien, superhero team, dog, clone, lex luthor character, superheroine, robot, showdown ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
kansas, north america, antarctica, pentagon
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A first time landlord purchases a run-down, rent-controlled apartment building in hopes of making a solid investment. Everything seems to be going smoothly until, one by one, the tenants begin to meet strange, untimely gruesome deaths.
Style:
scary, serious, bleak, suspenseful, creepy ...
Plot:
investigation, dual identity, danger, law enforcement, pursuit, crossdresser, transvestite, old dark house, home invasion, drug, self mutilation, landlord ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min.
TV show
Story:
Cho Yeo Hwa has been a widow for 15 years. Her in-laws are the most prestigious noble family in the kingdom. During the day, she leads the life of a widow devoted entirely to her dead husband's memory and rarely ventures outside the gate of her ...
Style:
sageuk, captivating, psychological, exciting, witty
Plot:
widow, dual identity, female ninja, master warrior, ninja, martial arts, lynching, female protagonist, double life, female martial artist, swordswoman, injustice ...
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min.
TV show
Story:
Lee Min Suk is just a normal high school hockey player - until he's forced to take his brother's place as the director for a major company. Now he's forced to balance school work, hockey practice, and making multi-million dollar ...
Style:
humorous, semi serious, touching, entertaining, captivating ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
boss and employee, switching roles, pretending to be someone else, double life, hockey player, businessman, dual identity, ice hockey, office romance, fish out of water, employer employee relationship, romantic triangle ...
Place:
korea
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Seeking to raise his credibility as an actor and to land a role as a tough cop on a new show, Hollywood action star Nick Lang works a deal with New York City Police Capt. Brix, who by chance is one of his fans. Nick will be paired with detective Lt. ...
Style:
detective, talky, suspenseful, exciting, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night, teens
Plot:
serial killer, buddy cop, police, movie star, fish out of water, police investigation, murder, actor, buddies, law enforcement, amateur detective, research ...
Time:
90s, future, 80s
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany, Sweden, UK
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A young author comes into possession of a manuscript sent by critically acclaimed writer, Germund Rein, shortly before he commits suicide.
Style:
serious, realistic, enigmatic, psychological, suspense ...
Plot:
private detective, investigation, husband wife relationship, dual identity, revenge, guilt, suspicion, being followed, publisher, breakup, assassination plot, marital problem ...
Place:
amsterdam, stockholm sweden, berlin germany
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Jamaica
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
James Bond must investigate a mysterious murder case of a British agent in New Orleans. Soon he finds himself up against a gangster boss named Mr. Big.
Style:
saga, retro, exciting, humorous, action adventure ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
spy, james bond, 007, espionage, snake, fictional country, virginity, human sacrifice, interracial romance, cia, occult, british ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
caribbean, west indies, louisiana, united kingdom, fictional island ...
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: China
TV show
Story:
Mo Lian Cheng is the 8th prince of Dongyue who is forced to marry Qu Tan Er who was already in love with Mo Yi Huai (Mo Lian Cheng's elder brother). Qu Tan Er tries to commit suicide one day because she doesn't want to marry Mo Lian Cheng ...
Style:
costume drama, humorous, feel good, captivating, semi serious ...
Plot:
forced marriage, split personality, reincarnation, love triangle, romantic rivalry, amnesia, lost love, royal family, palace intrigue, supernatural power, secret, dual identity ...
Place:
ancient china, china
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Kim Ji-yong leads a double life as a Korean National Police University student by day and the Vigilante by night, personally punishing criminals who evade the law. He is surrounded by people who all possess different ulterior motives.
Style:
psychological, suspense, crime drama, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
vigilante, police, double life, fight, criminal, dual identity, justice, moral ambiguity, moral dilemma, lynching, fighting crime, secret identity ...
Place:
korea, seoul
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Hollie dressed in disguise as her best friend Ying Shu at a matchmaking blind date, in order to scare off the suitor. However, Hollie hadn't expected the other matchmaking party to be Timo, the new CEO of Hollie's company. Hollie behaved ...
Style:
romantic comedy, captivating, thrilling, psychological, feel good ...
Plot:
deception, dual identity, fake relationship, ceo, corporation, proposal, mistaken identity, workplace romance, fake dating, blind date, pretense, couple relations ...
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Lisa Boeri is at the top of her corporate career, but at night she frequents the notorious Club Tulpa, owned by a mysterious Tibetan guru. Unshackled from repression and guilt, Lisa will do anything with any stranger to attain a higher ...
Style:
captivating, disturbing, suspense
Plot:
sex club, bdsm, lesbian sex, female nudity, threesome, erotic fantasy, dual identity, murder, death threat, murder mystery, murderer, female protagonist ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
My Own Worst Enemy is an American television drama that aired on NBC in 2008. It premiered on October 13 and ended on December 15 after 9 episodes. The series was produced by Universal Media Studios. Jason Smilovic was the executive producer; David ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, exciting, tense, fast ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
split personality, secret agent, disorder, working undercover, undercover, danger, workplace, suburbs, husband wife relationship, dual identity, housewife, chases and races ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
Tom Ripley is a calculating young man who believes it's better to be a fake somebody than a real nobody. Opportunity knocks in the form of a wealthy U.S. shipbuilder who hires Tom to travel to Italy to bring back his playboy son, Dickie. Ripley ...
Style:
suspense, psychological thriller, psychological, enigmatic, cerebral ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
obsession, manipulation, gay, serial killer, lgbtq, homosexuality, secret identity, gay subtext, psychopath, envy, jealousy, sociopath ...
Time:
50s, 20th century, 1950s, year 1999, 90s ...
Place:
italy, rome italy, mediterranean sea, europe, persia ...
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Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Lawyer Gabriel Utterson is astonished to learn that his lifelong friend Henry Jekyll has apparently committed murder and suicide in the space of one night. A lengthy “confession” written in Jekyll’s own hand tells an incredible story – that ...
Style:
psychological thriller, psychological horror, gothic, suspenseful, atmospheric ...
Plot:
murder, dual identity, transformation, split personality, investigation, identity crisis, macabre, human nature, moral ambiguity, mad scientist, confession, laboratory ...
Time:
victorian era, 19th century
Place:
london
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30K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Israel, USA, UK, Greece
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
A Mossad agent embarks on her first mission as a computer hacker in her home town of Tehran.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, exciting, suspenseful, thrilling ...
Plot:
mossad, covert operation, computer, terrorist group, danger, israeli, hacker, spy, secret agent, hostage, criminal, computer hacker ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
israel, tehran iran, iran, middle east, palestine
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Genre: Comedy, Musical, War
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A young girl decides to join a Husar squadron and fight against Napoleon. Dressed as a man she has a hard time adjusting to the rude Husar life styles.
Style:
entertaining, captivating, tense, uplifting
Audience:
girls' night, teens, family outing
Plot:
napoleonic wars, imperial russia, female warrior, gender disguise, dishonesty, dual identity, society, danger, friendship, operetta, russian history, female soldier ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
ussr, russia
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