Impostor movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant impostor movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out suspense, realistic, suspenseful, tense, captivating and humorous films and TV shows about / with impostor, dishonesty, deception, redemption, father daughter relationship, twists and turns, storytelling, runaway, cons and scams and satire plots mostly in Drama, Comedy and Mystery genres shot in USA, UK, Canada and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as impostor: Impastor (2015), The Stepdaughter (2000), The Riches (2007), Long Live Freedom (2013), The Great Impostor (1960), There Will Be Blood (2007), The Pretender (1996), The Scapegoat (2012), The Serpent's Kiss (1997), They Are Among Us (2004).
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List of impostor movies
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Buddy Dobbs, a slacker on the run from a loan shark, steals a man's identity and ends up posing as a small town's new gay pastor.
Style:
captivating, feel good, tense, light, dark comedy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
pastor, impostor, pretending to be gay, small town, slacker, identity theft, deception, society, dishonesty, double life, secret identity, fish out of water ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
After a childhood spent going from one abusive foster home to the next, Susan seeks revenge on the mother who abandoned her. Susan's search leads her to a ranch where her long-lost sister begins to suspect the beautiful drifter isn't who ...
Style:
psychological, realistic, serious, suspenseful, independent film ...
Plot:
psychopath, life turned upside down, haunted by the past, rivalry, parents and children, farm, adoption, murder, impostor, horse ranch, bad girl, women ...
Time:
90s
Place:
california, usa, los angeles
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
A family of crooks assume the identity of an upper-middle-class suburban clan in the Deep South.
Style:
disturbing, light, humorous, captivating, realistic ...
Plot:
impostor, gypsy, impersonating, double life, secret, starting over, parents and children, deception, neighbor, dishonesty, lifestyle, fish out of water ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
louisiana, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
The elections are approaching and the largest opposition party in the country do not look good. Its leader, Enrico Oliveri can not stand the pressure and disappears. Fearing a scandal, the eminence grise of the party had brought into play the twin ...
Style:
realistic, humorous, semi serious, clever, funny ...
Plot:
twins, politics, political rally, impostor, campaign, switching roles, disorder, hidden identity, state affairs, dishonesty, political party, politician ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
italy, europe, france
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Fitionalized account of Ferdinand Waldo Demara Jr. who stole or created fictional identities and worked in a variety of occupations, most quite successfully.
Style:
crime drama, suspense, period piece, medical drama, black and white
Plot:
impostor, con artists, deception, spy, character study, identity theft, biopic, moral ambiguity, true crime, fraud, intrigue, identity crisis ...
Time:
year 1961
Place:
canada
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 158 min.
Story:
Ruthless silver miner, turned oil prospector, Daniel Plainview moves to oil-rich California. Using his adopted son to project a trustworthy, family-man image, Plainview cons local landowners into selling him their valuable properties for a pittance. ...
Style:
serious, cerebral, epic, visually stunning, gloomy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
oil, character study, greed, money, capitalism, rise to the top, ambition, rivalry, father son relationship, abusive father, impostor, mission ...
Time:
1900s, 20th century, turn of the century, middle ages, 19th century ...
Place:
california, texas, pacific ocean, los angeles, america ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The Pretender is an American television series that aired on NBC from 1996 to 2000. The series starred Michael T. Weiss as Jarod, a genius and former child prodigy with the ability to become anyone he wants to be, i.e., to flawlessly impersonate ...
Style:
atmospheric, exciting, serious, disturbing, bleak ...
Plot:
goodhearted, secret hideout, righting the wronged, justice, genius, secret place, undercover, hopes, prodigy, good versus evil, self discovery, encounter ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 2000s
Place:
delaware
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Set in 1952, as England prepares for the coronation, The Scapegoat tells the story of two very different men who have one thing in common - a face.
Style:
atmospheric, period piece, serious, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot:
lookalikes, scapegoat, dark humor, hidden identity, switching roles, family problems, dishonesty, family relations, disorder, coincidence, cons and scams, estate ...
Time:
20th century, 50s, 1950s, year 1952
Place:
england, europe
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A man sends a young architect (Ewan McGregor) to build an extravagant garden to bankrupt the husband of the woman (Greta Scacchi) he once loved.
Style:
semi serious, realistic, humorous, sentimental, independent film ...
Plot:
garden, impostor, cousin cousin relationship, deception, husband wife relationship, father daughter relationship, doctor, mental illness, love triangle, fall in love, conspiracy, couples ...
Time:
17th century
Place:
england, europe, netherlands, london
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Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
The film concerns a sleepy town that is populated mostly by aliens who have been pretending to be humans for a lengthy period of time in order to eventually strip the planet of resources they need to live.
Style:
suspense, scary, serious, suspenseful, exciting
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
evil alien, danger, hidden identity, alien encounter, chaos, imaginary, impostor, supernatural, survival, creature feature, alien, monster ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Jarod reunites with two old friends and unleashes some powerful Centre revelations. Also Jarod and Miss Parker learn more about their pasts.
Style:
psychological, serious, exciting, tense, captivating
Plot:
amnesia, investigator, impostor, conspiracy, protective male, uncover truth, memory lapse, memory loss, fighting crime, partners against crime, special agent, secret agent ...
Time:
2000s
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: Germany
TV show
Story:
Follows a con artist who reinvents himself as the heir of an Arabic fortune.
Style:
satirical, tragicomedy, thrilling, captivating, semi serious ...
Plot:
impostor, con artists, town, con trick, deception, satire, imposture, pretending to be someone else, cons and scams, impersonating, fraud, scam ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 51 min.
TV show
Story:
Dud is a deadbeat but charming ex-surfer who joins a fraternal order hoping to reclaim the simple, happy lifestyle he lost when his father died. Through the Lodge and his newfound connection with the other members, Dud will come to find the missing ...
Style:
captivating, humorous, semi serious, disturbing, cliffhanger
Plot:
secret society, alchemy, impostor, friendship, angst, love interest, interracial couple, slice of life, money problems, brother sister relationship, existentialism, down on your luck ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France, Switzerland, Spain
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Based on the 2000 book of the same name by Emmanuel Carrère, it is inspired by the real-life story of Jean-Claude Romand. L'Adversaire's protagonist Jean-Marc Faure (Auteuil) pursues an imaginary career as a doctor of medicine in a plot ...
Style:
serious, tense, rough, suspenseful, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, hidden truth, mysterious character, hidden identity, police investigation, dishonesty, cons and scams, true crime, mysterious man, deception, husband wife relationship ...
Time:
year 2002, 90s, 20th century
Place:
switzerland, paris france, geneva switzerland, europe, france
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
A snobbish investor and a wily street con-artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires.
Style:
funny, cult classic, black comedy, dark comedy, laugh out loud ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
prostitute, stock market, revenge, fish out of water, rags to riches, social satire, manipulation, wrongful arrest, beggar, wager, poverty, christmas ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1983
Place:
pennsylvania, philadelphia, manhattan new york city, bronx new york city, arizona ...
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Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 157 min.
Story:
Harry starts his fourth year at Hogwarts, competes in the treacherous Triwizard Tournament and faces the evil Lord Voldemort. Ron and Hermione help Harry manage the pressure – but Voldemort lurks, awaiting his chance to destroy Harry and all that ...
Style:
fairy tale, entertaining, atmospheric, sexy, exciting ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, kids, teen fantasy, chick flick ...
Plot:
magic, magical, witch, harry potter, boarding school, friendship, good versus evil, dragon, chosen one, school, wizards and magicians, wizard ...
Time:
year 1994, year 2005, year 1995, 20th century, 2000s ...
Place:
england, europe, london
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
The story of a young, gay black con artist who, posing as the son of Sidney Poitier, cunningly maneuvers his way into the lives of a white, upper-class New York family.
Style:
talky, semi serious, realistic, humorous, cult classic ...
Plot:
art, high society, satire, racism, art dealer, investigation, gay lead character, urban setting, character study, lgbt, social differences, social climbing ...
Time:
90s, year 1993
Place:
new york, usa, afghanistan, california
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
While vacationing with her husband in Italy, a middle-aged woman wakes up one morning to find that the man in bed with her is not her husband but an imposter. He, however, claims he is her husband, and she cannot get anyone to believe her.
Style:
suspense, psychological thriller, twist ending, tense, crime drama ...
Plot:
impostor, whodunit, paranoia, female protagonist, identity crisis, manipulation, claustrophobia, cat and mouse, isolation, vanished man, honeymoon, slow burn ...
Place:
spain, america, italy
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 147 min.
Story:
Mahendra Kumar Choudhuri, the middle prince of the Bhawal Estate (also known as the Bikrampur Estate), was affected by syphilis and was taken to Darjeeling for treatment along with his wife, Chandrabati Devi, brother-in-law, Satya, and a family ...
Style:
period piece, historical drama, captivating, thrilling, psychological ...
Plot:
prince, impostor, royalty, secret, heir, intrigue, biopic, legal battle, courtroom drama, social commentary, grief, investigation ...
Place:
kolkata, india
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
A true story about Frank Abagnale Jr. who, before his 19th birthday, successfully conned millions of dollars worth of checks as a Pan Am pilot, doctor, and legal prosecutor. An FBI agent makes it his mission to put him behind bars. But Frank not ...
Style:
clever, exciting, captivating, entertaining, inspirational ...
Audience:
date night, teens, chick flick
Plot:
con artists, adaptation, master criminal, creativity, deception, fbi, fraud, con man, impostor, prodigy, business, biopic ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, year 1967, 70s, year 2002 ...
Place:
los angeles, new orleans, new york, washington d.c., france ...
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Genre: Animation, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
Based on the visual novel social deduction video game of the same name where the crew of a spaceship must deduce who among them is a Gnosia, an alien-like creature, and put them into cryosleep before it kills them.
Style:
anime, suspense, tense, psychological thriller, mysterious ...
Plot:
uncertainty, impostor, spaceship, survival, space, betrayal, suspicion, paranoia, deception, psychological manipulation, mind game, murder mystery ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Because she picked the wrong door, Anna ends up confessing her marriage problems to a financial adviser named William Faber. Touched by her distress, somewhat excited as well, Faber does not have the courage to tell her that he is not a ...
Style:
psychological, philosophical, atmospheric, romantic drama, touching ...
Plot:
obsession, adultery, mistaken identity, rape, orgasm, fall in love, marriage, sex talk, dishonesty, love and romance, family problems, crumbling marriage ...
Time:
year 2004, 21st century
Place:
france, paris france, europe
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
To avoid having the space program cancelled, officials substitute a lookalike for an astronaut who died on a Mars mission.
Style:
tense, political thriller, suspense, tragic
Plot:
mars, space exploration, nasa, impostor, cover up, space program, space, cold war, double life, conspiracy, body swapping, ethics ...
Time:
near future, 70s
Place:
soviet union, ussr
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Liz, just returned home after a mental breakdown, has to welcome a relative stranger into her home when Caitlin, a young, vivacious woman, claims to be her husband's daughter.
Style:
emotional
Plot:
impostor, long lost daughter, mistress, father daughter relationship, incest, older man younger woman relationship, computer, teenager, rebellious teenager, affair, argument, woman seduces a man ...
Place:
washington state
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Two FBI agent brothers, Marcus and Kevin Copeland, accidentally foil a drug bust. As punishment, they are forced to escort a pair of socialites to the Hamptons, where they're going to be used as bait for a kidnapper. But when the girls realize ...
Style:
humorous, hilarious, funny, parody, satirical ...
Audience:
teens, date night, chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
cross dressing, dumb, fbi, working undercover, fish out of water, undercover, goofy hero, satire, gender bending, nothing goes right, buddy cop, gender disguise ...
Time:
year 2004, future, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, new york
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 46 min.
TV show
Story:
A criminal from Chicago who bungles a heist is forced to hideout in a small Australian reef town in Far North Queensland posing as the new church Reverend.
Style:
semi serious, thrilling, captivating, satirical, suspense ...
Plot:
church, satire, impostor, criminal, pretense, cover up, runaway, bandit, pastor, hidden identity, new identity, small town ...
Place:
australia, chicago
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Genre: Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: Germany, France, Poland, Portugal, China
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
The Captain captures the final act of the Third Reich as Hitler's dream falls completely into ruins. The downfall is the seen through the eyes of a young German soldier who, amidst the chaos, decides to desert.
Style:
thought provoking, tense, black and white, suspense, psychological ...
Plot:
impostor, nazi, nazi germany, abuse, deserter, world war two, execution, nazi officer, war criminal, aerial bombardment, german soldier, world war ...
Time:
1940s, year 1945, year 2017, 20th century
Place:
germany, canada
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A widower suspects that his seemingly perfect adolescent daughter is a heartless killer.
Style:
suspenseful, psychological thriller, dark, suspense, bleak ...
Plot:
murder, evil child, girl, killer child, father daughter relationship, widower, psychopath, child murders a child, female psychopath, single father, school, child murderess ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Iran
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Amangol (Altinay Ghelich Taghani) is the eldest daughter in a poor rural family. To help support them, her head is shaven and begins work as a boy named Aman in an isolated carpet weaving shop. The girls who work there are beaten by the owner, as is ...
Style:
captivating, sincere, sentimental, touching, crying
Plot:
secret, friendship, mother daughter relationship, exploitation, love, disguise, employer employee relationship, impostor, death, death of mother, iranian, bride and groom ...
Place:
iran
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Genre: Comedy, Music, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
A struggling female soprano finds work playing a male female impersonator, but it complicates her personal life.
Style:
sexy, witty, sexual, touching, clever ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, girls' night
Plot:
gay, lgbtq, cross dressing, closeted homosexual, nightclub, gender bending, gender disguise, music, female impersonator, farce, dancing, woman dressed as man ...
Time:
1930s, year 1982, 20th century, year 1934
Place:
paris france, france, europe, chicago
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