Fake identity movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant fake identity movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, suspense, serious, suspenseful, psychological and humorous films and TV shows about / with fake identity, police, dishonesty, false name, bare chested male, murder, flashback, death, investigation and hospital plots mostly in Drama, Thriller and Comedy genres shot in USA, Canada, France and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as fake identity: Imposters (2017), Taking Lives (2004), The Age of Adaline (2015), Anon (2018), The Stepfather (1987), Arthur Newman (2012), Before I Go to Sleep (2014), A Love to Hide (2005), She's the Man (2006), Spindl (2017).

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 7.8
 15K
Imposters (2017)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 41 min.
TV show
Story: Maddie, a persona shifting con-artist who is as beautiful as she is dangerous, leaves her unwitting victims tormented when they realize they have been used and robbed of everything – including their hearts. But things get complicated when her ...
Style: humorous, entertaining, sentimental, ironic, sitcom ...
Plot: cons and scams, vengeance, justice, dishonesty, deception, fake identity, fbi agent, artist, punishment, partner, fbi, married ...
Place: indiana
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 6.2
 95K
Taking Lives (2004)
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Recruited to assist Montreal police in their desperate search for a serial killer who assumes the identities of his victims, FBI profiler Illeana Scott knows it's only a matter of time before the killer strikes again. Her most promising lead is ...
Style: psychological thriller, suspense, twist ending, surprise ending, scary ...
Plot: serial killer, twists and turns, murder investigation, psychopath, dangerous attraction, fatal attraction, murder mystery, female agent, tough girl, strong female character, strong female lead, police investigation ...
Time: 2000s, year 2004, 80s, year 1983, 21st century
Place: usa, canada, montreal, pennsylvania
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The Age of Adaline (2015)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 112 min.
Story: After 29-year-old Adaline recovers from a nearly lethal accident, she inexplicably stops growing older. As the years stretch on and on, Adaline keeps her secret to herself until she meets a man who changes her life.
Style: romantic, touching, dramatic, emotional, fairy tale ...
Audience: chick flick, date night, girls' night, teens
Plot: immortality, love, love story, immortal, life & death, loneliness, aging, supernatural, love and romance, miraculous event, beautiful scenery, impossible love ...
Time: edwardian era, future, year 2015, 2010s, 20th century ...
Place: san francisco, california, peru, oregon, arizona
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 6.1
 48K
Anon (2018)
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, Canada, USA, Germany
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Set in a near-future world where there is no privacy, ignorance or anonymity, our private memories are recorded and crime almost ceases to exist. In trying to solve a series of unsolved murders, Sal Frieland stumbles onto a young woman who appears ...
Style: tech noir, detective, tense, apocalyptic, exciting ...
Audience: adult
Plot: hacker, distopia, technology, serial killer, murder investigation, investigation, surveillance, mind control, dystopia, female assassin, police, police officer ...
Time: future, near future
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 6.7
 18K
The Stepfather (1987)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story: A seemingly mild mannered man -- who has just murdered his entire family -- quickly adopts a new identity and leaves town. After building a new relationship with a widow and her teenage daughter, he struggles to hide his true identity and maintain a ...
Style: slasher, scary, suspense, suspenseful, cult classic ...
Audience: teens
Plot: serial killer, murder, psychopath, maniac, murder of family, fake identity, new identity, killer, macabre, mental illness, murderer, psycho killer ...
Time: 80s
Place: turkey, seattle
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Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 77 min.
Story: Valerie, a Czechoslovakian teenager living with her grandmother, is blossoming into womanhood, but that transformation proves secondary to the effects she experiences when she puts on a pair of magic earrings. Now seeing the world around her in a ...
Style: fairy tale, surreal, suspenseful, disturbing, gothic ...
Audience: teens
Plot: innocence, teenage girl, magic realism, folk horror, coming of age, surrealism, supernatural, menstruation, wedding night, occult, seductive behavior, older man younger woman relationship ...
Time: year 1970, near future, 19th century
Place: central europe, eastern europe, czech republic
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Arthur Newman (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: A story of a man who fakes his own death and assumes a new identity in order to escape his life, who then moves in with a woman who is also trying to leave her past behind.
Style: semi serious, humorous, sincere, touching, suspense ...
Plot: golf, self discovery, hidden identity, false identity, on the road, past, missing person, unlikely couple, father son relationship, chance meeting, escapades, family problems ...
Time: year 2012, 21st century
Place: usa
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Before I Go to Sleep (2014)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, France, Sweden
Duration: 92 min.
Story: A woman wakes up every day, remembering nothing as a result of a traumatic accident in her past. One day, new terrifying truths emerge that force her to question everyone around her.
Style: twist ending, suspense, suspenseful, psychological, tense ...
Plot: memory loss, amnesia, obsession, psychiatrist, uncover truth, life turned upside down, investigation, psychology, power relations, doctors and patients, false identity, domestic violence ...
Time: 90s, year 2014, year 2000, year 2007, year 2013 ...
Place: london, england
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A Love to Hide (2005)
Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Country: France
Duration: 103 min.
Story: A young Jewish girl, Sarah, is looking to escape the clutches of the Third Reich after seeing her parents and sister brutally slain by a smuggler who betrayed them while attempting to escape to England. Terrified, she is sheltered by her childhood ...
Style: emotional, serious, touching, sad, lgbt cinema ...
Audience: date night
Plot: gay, holocaust, gay relationship, gay couple, gay love, world war two, nazi, lgbtqi, betrayal, lgbt, lgbtq, traitor ...
Time: 1940s
Place: france, paris france, europe
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 6.4
 174K
She's the Man (2006)
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Sport
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Viola Johnson is in a real jam. Complications threaten her scheme to pose as her twin brother, Sebastian, and take his place at a new boarding school. She falls in love with her handsome roommate, Duke, who loves beautiful Olivia, who has fallen for ...
Style: romantic, feel good, funny, teen, romantic comedy ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, girls' night, date night, kids ...
Plot: high school, teenager, soccer, cross dressing, tomboy, roommate, teenage love, teen romance, high school life, teenage life, hidden identity, gender disguise ...
Time: 2000s, 21st century
Place: usa, london
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 3.8
 184
Spindl (2017)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Czech Republic
Story: When on the mountains, so to Špindl. In the snowy Špindlerův Mlýn the sisters Eliška, Katka and Magda go to the women's ride in the full-length winter comedy Špindl. They plan to enjoy relaxation, fun and perhaps a bit of love adventure. ...
Style: romantic
Plot: mountain, fake identity, winter, snow, husband wife relationship, promiscuous woman, painting, chase, pharmacist, older man younger woman relationship, low self esteem, waiter ...
Place: prague
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The Associate (1996)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story: Laurel Ayres is a businesswoman trying to make it but unfortunately she works at a investment firm where she does all the work but all the senior investors like Frank Peterson grab all the credit. She then leaves and starts her own firm. While ...
Style: light, entertaining, feel good, witty, clever ...
Audience: girls' night, date night
Plot: gender disguise, wall street, workplace, sexism, comedy of errors, hidden identity, business, women, farce, racism, strong female lead, fake identity ...
Time: year 1996, 90s
Place: new york
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 7.7
 22K
Corpus Christi (2019)
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland, France
Duration: 115 min.
Story: The story of a 20-year-old Daniel who experiences a spiritual transformation while living in a Youth Detention Center. He wants to become a priest but this is impossible because of his criminal record. When he is sent to work at a carpenter’s ...
Style: sincere, art house, touching, thought provoking, ambiguous ending ...
Audience: teens
Plot: catholic church, prison, juvenile prison, ex convict, sex scene, priest, grief, funeral, mayor, fake identity, fake priest, car accident ...
Time: 2010s, year 2019
Place: poland, central europe, eastern europe
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 7.0
 200K
A Knight's Tale (2001)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story: William Thatcher, a peasant, is sent to apprentice with a Knight named Hector as a young boy. Urged by his father to "change his Stars", he assumes Sir Hector's place in a tournament when Hector dies in the middle of it. He wins. With ...
Style: feel good, period piece, romantic, inspirational, humorous ...
Audience: boys' night, chick flick, teens, family outing, date night ...
Plot: medieval, knight, sword fight, jousting, against the odds, sword duel, love and romance, love, love story, writers, underdog, fall in love ...
Time: middle ages, medieval times, year 2001, ancient times, 2000s ...
Place: england, europe, france, london, paris france
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Catch Me If You Can (2002)
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, suspense ...
Audience: teens, date night, chick flick
Plot: con artists, adaptation, master criminal, prodigy, creativity, fbi, con men, deception, entrepreneur, biopic, chase, race against time ...
Time: 60s, year 2002, 70s, 20th century, 2000s ...
Place: new york, new orleans, los angeles, georgia, america ...
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 8.5
 942K
Parasite (2019)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 132 min.
Story: All unemployed, Ki-taek's family takes peculiar interest in the wealthy and glamorous Parks for their livelihood until they get entangled in an unexpected incident.
Style: suspense, black comedy, dark comedy, psychological thriller, exciting ...
Audience: family friendly, adult
Plot: poverty, wealthy family, working class, social satire, class differences, wealth, basement, scam, tutor, poor family, plot twist, unemployment ...
Time: 2010s, year 2019
Place: south korea, east asia, seoul, asia
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 6.5
 250
La Garçonne (2020)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 305 min.
TV show
Story: Louise, framed for murder, sees the only solution is to pose as her twin brother who has just been assigned a job as a detective. The discovery of the body of a woman modelling for artists leads her into the decadent world of high society.
Style: suspenseful, talky, suspense, psychological, detective
Plot: fake identity, crime investigation, war trauma, police department, artist's model, disguise, cross dressing, murder investigation, hospital, murder mystery, who done it, uncover truth ...
Time: post world war one, 1920s, 20th century
Place: paris france
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 5.6
 37K
Exit Wounds (2001)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 101 min.
Story: Maverick cop Orin Boyd always brings down the domestic terrorists he tracks, but he ruffles feathers with his unorthodox techniques -- and soon finds himself reassigned to the toughest district in Detroit. When he discovers a group of detectives ...
Style: stylized, suspense, black comedy, detective, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: police corruption, chase, police, aikido, martial arts, kidnapping, police investigation, corrupt cop, conspiracy, secret service, justice, drug dealing ...
Time: year 2001, 2000s
Place: detroit, usa
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 5.4
 15K
Emelie (2015)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story: After their regular babysitter Maggie can’t make it, the Thompson family turns to her friend Anna to supervise their children while the parents go out to celebrate their anniversary. At first Anna seems like a dream come true to the kids, allowing ...
Style: suspense, tense, psychological, captivating, disturbing ...
Audience: date night
Plot: babysitter, babysitting, kidnapping, family in danger, female psychopath, fake identity, husband wife relationship, family home, trophy, incest, children, trapped ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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Kindergarten Cop (1990)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story: Hard-edged cop John Kimble gets more than he bargained for when he goes undercover as a kindergarten teacher to get the goods on a brutal drug lord while at the same time protecting the man's young son. Pitted against a class of boisterous ...
Style: light, funny, humorous, detective, sincere ...
Audience: kids, family outing, girls' night, teens, chick flick
Plot: teacher, fish out of water, children, kindergarten, police, education, mischievous children, small town, bullying, undercover, elementary school, school ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, year 1990
Place: astoria oregon, california, oregon, los angeles
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 7.7
 321K
Gattaca (1997)
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: Science fiction drama about a future society in the era of indefinite eugenics where humans are set on a life course depending on their DNA. The young Vincent Freeman is born with a condition that would prevent him from space travel, yet he is ...
Style: futuristic, thought provoking, intellectual, neo noir, psychological ...
Audience: teens
Plot: distopia, genetics, fighting the system, discrimination, philosophy, society, eugenics, paraplegic, twists and turns, science, utopia, dystopia ...
Time: future, 20th century, year 1997, 1900s, distant future ...
Place: riviera, detroit, french riviera
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Stolen Identity (2018)
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 116 min.
Story: After a man accidentally leaves his smartphone in a taxi, he and his girlfriend are plagued by stalkers and cybercrimes.
Style: serious, suspenseful, suspense, psychological, bleak ...
Plot: serial killer, stolen identity, fake identity, police investigation, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, secret, police arrest, scam, corpse, cell phone, dead body, social network ...
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Celebrity s.r.o. (2015)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 97 min.
Story: The comedy unfolds in the attractive environs of the never-ending filming of a TV series. The performance opens up with wonderful interplay of relationships, characters, situations, conflicts, big hopes and ambitious plans interwoven with a love ...
Style: realistic, humorous, semi serious, captivating, crying
Plot: fake identity, friendship between men, satire, investigation, manipulative woman, friendship, ambition, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, self pity, employer employee relationship, age-gap relationship, surprise ...
Place: prague, central europe
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 6.3
 523
Honeymoon (2013)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Czech Republic, Slovakia
Duration: 98 min.
Story: A wedding is supposed to be a joyous occasion, but things can go awry. When an uninvited guest turns up at the church and later at the reception as well, the newly-weds’ day turns sour. Shadows of the past can blight the most sumptuous of banquets ...
Style: disturbing, suspenseful, serious, psychological
Plot: violence, wedding, secret, fake identity, dark secret, sexual abuse, guilt, husband wife relationship, delusion, lie, past, fight ...
Place: czech republic
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 4.5
 421
Khauff (2000)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 124 min.
Story: While returning home from the marriage of her friend, Ritu Pereira, Neha Verma, an air hostess, witnesses the brutal death of Superintendent of Police Jaidev Singh,...
Style: serious, suspense, suspenseful, touching
Plot: hitman, revenge, fake identity, police officer killed, witness, murder, rescue, woman in danger, burned alive, judge, fall in love, woman in jeopardy ...
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 7.2
 4K
Citizen (2001)
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 172 min.
Story: Three prominent members of society, a judge, a police official and a district collector are kidnapped in broad daylight by a man who calls himself 'Citizen'. As CBI Officer Sarojini (Nagma) follows his trail she finds clues to a shocking ...
Style: exciting, serious, rough, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot: vigilantism, dishonesty, law enforcement, vengeance, rivalry, uncover truth, fake identity, manhunt, justice, secret, investigation, corrupt official ...
Time: 21st century
Place: asia, india
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 5.1
 599
Mohamed Dubois (2013)
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Arnaud Dubois may be the heir to a bank, but he prefers to call himself Mohamed. Having fallen out with his father, he turns his back on the family residence. On his travels, he meets Mustafa, who introduces him to his sister Sabrina. Having fallen ...
Style: semi serious, realistic, humorous, captivating, biting
Plot: hidden identity, social differences, interracial relations, fish out of water, disorder, society, dishonesty, fall in love, love and romance, fake identity, shakespeare, police ...
Time: 21st century
Place: france
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A Little Trip to Heaven (2005)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Iceland, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Insurance investigator Abraham Holt travels to a tiny town in rural Minnesota to look into a particularly unusual insurance claim stemming from a horrific car accident. As Holt examines the scene of the wreck, it all seems a bit too perfect. And ...
Style: serious, suspenseful, suspense, neo noir, realistic ...
Plot: twists and turns, fake identity, murder, investigation, family relations, couple relations, insurance investigator, car accident, snow, cemetery, fraud, burned alive ...
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 6.5
 108
Undercover (2015)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 86 min.
Story: Young female police officer Nurgül Özdemir lives her life in a rural environment. When she gets asked for an undercover mission in Amsterdam, she grabs the opportunity to get out of the problems this place is giving her. She leaves her homesick ...
Style: tense, suspenseful, suspense, unusual plot structure, psychological ...
Plot: covert operation, police officer, fake identity, gang war, violence, murder, criminal, undercover, fight, drug smuggling, infiltration, family relations ...
Time: 21st century
Place: netherlands, amsterdam
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 8.4
 22K
The Lizard (2004)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Iran
Duration: 115 min.
Story: Reza is a petty thief who escapes jail by posing as a mullah. When he has to stay in disguise longer than he expected, he accidentally becomes the revered leader of a small-town mosque, bringing people flooding in with his on the hoof sermons ...
Style: serious, rough, humorous, suspenseful, exciting ...
Plot: prison escape, prison, village, criminal heroes, hidden identity, fugitives, society, pretense, religions or cults, warden, small town life, iranian ...
Time: 21st century
Place: iran, persia, middle east
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