False identity movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant false identity movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, serious, suspenseful, sexy, tense and suspense films and TV shows about / with false identity, dishonesty, betrayal, love, storytelling, bare chested male, murder, police investigation, chase and danger plots mostly in Drama, Thriller and Crime genres shot in USA, UK, Canada and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as false identity: The Guest (2014), Catch Me If You Can (2002), The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), I Know My First Name Is Steven (1989), Not All Were Murderers (2006), Bird on a Wire (1990), Man on a Ledge (2012), Who You Think I Am (2019), Mad Men (2007), A History of Violence (2005).
Best films
List of false identity movies
113K
Genre: Action, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A soldier introduces himself to the Peterson family, claiming to be a friend of their son who died in action. After the young man is welcomed into their home, a series of accidental deaths seem to be connected to his presence.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, scary, atmospheric, sexy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
halloween, twists and turns, danger, psychopath, murder, killing spree, grief, family in danger, ex soldier, home invasion, bullying, mysterious character ...
Time:
2010s, year 2014, 80s, 21st century
Place:
new mexico, usa
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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: 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, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story:
7-year old Steven Stayner is kidnapped a few days before Christmas by Kenneth Parnell. Under the belief that Parnell has been given legal custody of him, and that his family has moved away, he stays with Parnell for seven years, enduring repetitive ...
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, emotional, thought provoking, sad ...
Plot:
kidnapping, missing child, abused child, pedophile, child abuse, child molestation, captivity, sexual abuse, male rape, starting over, haunted by the past, life is a bitch ...
Time:
80s, year 1974, 70s, year 1972, year 1980
Place:
northern california
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Genre: Biography
Country: Germany
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Based on the childhood memories of actor Michael Degen, the movie deals with the everyday struggle to survive as a Jewish boy in Nazi Germany. As his father had died in 1940 after being released from the Sachsenhausen concentration camp, Michael and ...
Style:
suspenseful, touching, sincere, serious, historical drama ...
Plot:
world war two, survival, coming of age, false identity, lie, deportation, boy, persecution, nazi germany, holocaust, anti semitism, oppression ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
berlin germany
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A FBI informant has kept his new identity secret for 15 years, now an old flame has recognised him and the bad guys are back for revenge.
Style:
road movie, suspense, exciting, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
date night, teens, girls' night
Plot:
chase, false identity, tiger, corruption, justice, on the run, motorcycle, happy ending, woman in jeopardy, shootout, argument, framed for murder ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 80s
Place:
usa, atlantic city new jersey, new york, detroit, wisconsin ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
An ex-cop turned con threatens to jump to his death from a Manhattan hotel rooftop. The NYPD dispatch a female police psychologist to talk him down. However, unbeknownst to the police on the scene, the suicide attempt is a cover for the biggest ...
Style:
surprise ending, suspense, suspenseful, clever, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
heist, twists and turns, robbery, caper, police, happy ending, perfect crime, mind game, conspiracy, investigation, nypd, negotiator ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Claire, a 50-year-old divorced teacher, creates a fake Facebook profile of a 24-year-old woman. She finds a photo of a pretty young brunette and uses it. She has created an entirely fictional character, but why?
Style:
psychological, disturbing, captivating, melancholic, thought provoking ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
internet dating, online dating, older woman younger man relationship, divorced mother, false identity, deception, escapades, dishonesty, love, society, love and romance, storytelling ...
Time:
year 2019, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
france, paris france
Is relevant?
286K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Mad Men is set in the 1960s, initially at the fictional Sterling Cooper advertising agency on Madison Avenue in New York City, and later at the newly created firm, Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce, located nearby in the Time-Life Building, at 1271 ...
Style:
atmospheric, sexy, captivating, period piece, costume drama ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, teen drama
Plot:
advertising, career, boss and employee, family problems, workplace, housewife, womanizer, advertising agency, workplace intrigue, career woman, drinking, ambitious ...
Time:
60s, year 2007, 2010s, 20th century, 2000s
Place:
new york, usa, syria
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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, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Kate is devastated to learn that her husband Billy has been living a double life.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, scary, bleak
Plot:
suicide, pregnancy and birth, betrayal, double life, false identity, anger, marriage, infidelity, murder, theft, pregnant woman, fraud ...
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Music, Mystery, Romance
Country: France, Poland, Norway
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Veronique is a beautiful young French woman who aspires to be a renowned singer; Weronika lives in Poland, has a similar career goal and looks identical to Veronique, though the two are not related. The film follows both women as they contend with ...
Style:
sexy, cerebral, philosophical, surreal, visual ...
Plot:
doppelganger, music, music teacher, female protagonist, photograph, opera singer, puppeteer, self discovery, love story, heart disease, lookalikes, encounter ...
Time:
90s, year 1991, year 1990
Place:
poland, france, paris france, europe, eastern europe
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Denmark, Germany, Sweden, Norway
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Based on the first book in Jussi Adler-Olsen's bestselling thriller series about Department Q THE KEEPER OF LOST CAUSES tells the story of the two policemen Carl Mørck and Assad who become involved in a five-year-old case concerning a missing ...
Style:
suspense, tense, suspenseful, enigmatic, serious ...
Plot:
police investigation, missing person, cold case, police detective, murder mystery, unsolved crime, under the surface, false identity, uncover truth, police partner, homicide detective, brother sister relationship ...
Time:
year 2013, 21st century
Place:
denmark, copenhagen
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A vengeful widow is out to seduce the relatives of the man she blames for her husband's death.
Style:
erotic, sexy, serious, realistic, psychosexual thriller ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
femme fatale, erotica, sexual relations, first sexual experience, dysfunctional family, lesbianism, female villain, seductress, sex scene, seduction, rough sex, passionate sex ...
Time:
90s
Place:
los angeles
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Two crooks looking out for a drug lord's love interest scramble to find a look-alike after she dies unexpectedly.
Style:
serious, atmospheric, suspenseful, realistic, suspense ...
Plot:
drug lord, false identity, cons and scams, fall in love, dishonesty, physical appearance, mute or deaf, love and romance, impersonation, criminal underworld, body swapping, basketball ...
Time:
21st century
Is relevant?
273K
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A desk-bound CIA analyst volunteers to go undercover to infiltrate the world of a deadly arms dealer, and prevent diabolical global disaster.
Style:
parody, funny, action comedy, humorous, black comedy ...
Audience:
kids, chick flick, teens, girls' night, adult
Plot:
spy, female spy, undercover agent, espionage, assassin, female agent, female protagonist, female killer, cia, spy spoof, cia agent, disguise ...
Time:
year 2015, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
rome italy, paris france, italy, budapest, usa ...
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Genre: Comedy, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Ordinary single girl Amanda Pierce (Monica Potter) unexpectedly finds herself sharing an awesome Manhattan apartment with four sexy supermodels. Determined to bring Amanda into their world, the models give her the ultimate makeover. The plan works ...
Style:
humorous, romantic, teen, funny, semi serious ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, teens, date night
Plot:
fashion, love, neighbor, fashion model, stupidity, comedy of errors, roommate, false identity, undercover, amateur detective, destiny, voyeur ...
Time:
year 2001, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
manhattan new york city, new york, usa, san francisco
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
When Lucy Graham (Neve McIntosh) weds the much older Sir Michael Audley (Kenneth Cranham), his nephew Robert (Steven Mackintosh) is suspicious of the lovely young woman's motives. Soon, Robert's friend disappears, and Robert believes Lucy ...
Style:
gothic, captivating, disturbing, serious, costume drama ...
Plot:
love, marriage, deception, false identity, governess, victorian england, bigamy, class society, blackmail, infidelity, family relations, public humiliation ...
Time:
victorian era, 1850s
Place:
britain, london
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Diane McCarthy (Leah Pipes) is a reality television producer for her arrogant ex-boyfriend’s show highlighting travel destinations. While driving to her next assignment, Diane swerves off the road and gets stuck as a storm approaches. Nearby, she ...
Style:
romantic, entertaining, light, captivating, feel good ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
false identity, male female relationship, romantic relationship, love and romance, fall in love, relationships, love story, destiny, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, love affair, couple relations, hotel ...
Is relevant?
23K
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
A French family with two daughters, 10-year-old Laure and 6-year-old Jeanne, moves to a new neighborhood during the summer holidays. With her tomboy ways, Laure is immediately mistaken for a boy by the local kids and passes herself off as Mickaël.
Style:
serious, crying, captivating, sincere, touching ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
childhood, gender, child protagonist, children, transsexual, friendship, youth, coming of age, society, child, sexual identity, soccer ...
Time:
2010s, year 2011, 90s, 21st century
Place:
france, paris france, indiana, europe
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Acting on impulse, Claire Dennison (Willa Ford), enjoys a brief fling with a sexy stranger (a dead ringer for her husband), only to realize that the object of her desire is a crazed, manipulative, and tenacious psychopath.
Style:
suspenseful, serious, psychological, tense, sexy ...
Plot:
dangerous attraction, sexual fantasy, stalking, femme fatale, love affair, danger, anal rape, sex, woman in danger, infidelity, dishonesty, sexual relations ...
Time:
20th century
Place:
los angeles, san francisco, new york
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Genre: Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A bodyguard must go undercover to protect, a tycoon's daughter from death threats before her big wedding day.
Style:
captivating, entertaining, humorous, light, teen
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
wedding, wedding planning, swimming pool, false identity, bodyguard, adaptation, female protagonist, transformation, fall in love, lifestyle, stereotypes, escapades ...
Place:
southern california
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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 thriller, serious ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
memory loss, amnesia, obsession, psychology, investigation, power relations, uncover truth, domestic violence, memory, psychiatrist, life turned upside down, amnesiac ...
Time:
90s, year 2014, year 2007, year 2000, 2010s ...
Place:
london, england
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
An undercover cop lets his job get personal while on an underground assignment.
Style:
sexy, exciting, rough, suspenseful, entertaining ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
sex with coworker, passionate kiss, snitch, femme fatale, hidden identity, police investigation, love affair, working undercover, gangster, master criminal, dishonesty, undercover ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Abby Lord (Maria del Mar) is kidnapped and her husband Robert Lord (Joe Lando) has to pay off a million dollar ransom. Based on a True Life story.
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, tense
Plot:
woman in danger, danger, rivalry, confined, family relations, false identity, abduction, revenge, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, wife, wedding ring, kidnapping ...
Time:
21st century
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29K
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA, Italy
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A childhood incident has convinced Faith Corvatch that her true love is a guy named "Damon Bradley," but she has yet to meet him. Preparing to settle down and marry a foot doctor, Faith impulsively flies to Venice when it seems that she ...
Style:
feel good, touching, rom com, romantic, sweet ...
Audience:
date night, kids, girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
destiny, wedding, true love, unlikely couple, love and romance, love story, love, husband wife relationship, soul mate, disorder, love triangle, following someone ...
Time:
year 1994, 90s
Place:
italy, rome italy, europe, boston, pittsburgh ...
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66K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
A diverse group of recruits has arrived at the FBI Quantico Base for training. They are the best, the brightest and the most vetted, so it seems impossible that one of them is suspected of masterminding the biggest attack on New York City since 9/11.
Style:
tense, realistic, surprise ending, detective, captivating ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
investigation, fbi, terrorist attack, frame up, female fbi agent, female agent, colleague, terrorist, terrorism, bonding, recruit, fbi agent ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, UK, Australia, USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A reclusive surveillance expert is hired to spy on a mysterious blackmailer, who just may be a serial killer.
Style:
sexy, psychological, neo noir, erotic, enigmatic ...
Plot:
serial killer, obsession, murder, femme fatale, secret agent, surveillance, secret service, obsessive love, voyeur, making love, stalking, female serial killer ...
Time:
year 1999, 90s
Place:
alaska, san francisco, chicago, new york, pittsburgh ...
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Genre: Crime, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Beauvoir, lonely, aging private detective, is put on the bloody track of beautiful Catherine Leiris who kills and robs her rich husband(s) on their wedding night. Although he never approaches her directly, he follows her and increasingly feels to be ...
Style:
neo noir, detective, slasher, realistic, psychological ...
Plot:
femme fatale, on the run, obsession, private detective, murder, haunted by the past, anti hero, anti heroine, false identity, crime spree, fugitive, voyeur ...
Time:
80s
Place:
rome italy, sicily, france, cote d'azur, europe ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
A thief, a murderer, and a charming lady-killer, Iwao Enokizu (Ken Ogata) is on the run from the police. Director Shohei Imamura turns this fact-based story—about the seventy-eight-day killing spree of a remorseless man from a devoutly Catholic ...
Style:
freeze frame, realistic, tense, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
serial killer, prostitute, father son relationship, violence, psychopath, sex scene, brutality, murder, lover lover relationship, father in law daughter in law relationship, womanizer, strangulation ...
Time:
20th century, 1950s, year 1979, 70s, 1930s ...
Place:
japan, asia
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