| Twin Peaks (1990) | 8.7 | |
| Dead Like Me (2003) | 8.1 | |
| Avengers: Infinity War (2018) | 8.4 | |
| Jekyll (2007) | 8.0 | |
| Joker (2019) | 8.3 |
Alter ego movies and TV shows – page 2
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List of alter ego movies
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Bigger and Blackerer was taped during two shows, back-to-back on the same evening at Boston's Wilbur Theatre. Only by watching this video will you learn of Cross unique relationship with the deaf community, share his canny insights into the ...
Style:
ironic, stylized, witty, dark comedy, funny ...
Plot:
culture clash, stand up comedy, road trip, alter ego, sarcasm, politics, irreverent, satire, social commentary, friendship, self discovery, live performance ...
Place:
california, tokyo
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Genre: Horror, Thriller, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A group of Confederate soldiers who hole up in an abandoned plantation after robbing a bank, and find themselves at the mercy of supernatural forces.
Style:
dark, frightening, scary, suspenseful, creepy ...
Plot:
haunted house, demon, violence, supernatural ability, civil war, black magic, torture, brutality, gory, violent, american civil war, survival ...
Time:
19th century, 1860s
Place:
latin america, usa, alabama, mexico
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
'Toon star Roger is worried that his wife Jessica is playing pattycake with someone else, so the studio hires detective Eddie Valiant to snoop on her. But the stakes are quickly raised when Marvin Acme is found dead and Roger is the prime ...
Style:
neo noir, feel good, detective, surreal, parody ...
Audience:
kids, girls' night, family friendly, pre-teens, teens ...
Plot:
private detective, rabbit, false accusation, falsely accused, satire, femme fatale, sexy woman, childhood, chase, looney tunes, singer, frame up ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, 80s, year 1947, year 1988 ...
Place:
los angeles, usa, california, america, seattle
Is relevant?
438K
Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A killer known as Ghostface begins killing off teenagers, and as the body count begins rising, one girl and her friends find themselves contemplating the 'rules' of horror films as they find themselves living in a real-life one.
Style:
slasher, suspenseful, scary, suspense, horror comedy ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, kids, date night
Plot:
serial killer, high school, teenager, psychopath, maniac, small town, masked killer, murder, woman in danger, teenage life, brutality, twists and turns ...
Time:
90s, year 1996, 20th century, 80s
Place:
california, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A nerdy girl creates an alter-ego to launch a successful fashion blog.
Style:
entertaining, humorous, captivating
Audience:
teens
Plot:
fashion, alter ego, blogger, double life, fashion designer, introvert, social media, duplicity, new identity, ambition, fashion industry, fashion model ...
Is relevant?
21K
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Just before stubborn millionaire Edwina Cutwater dies, she asks her uptight lawyer, Roger Cobb to amend her will so that her soul will pass to the young, vibrant Terry Hoskins – but the spiritual transference goes awry. Edwina enters Roger's ...
Style:
funny, light, feel good, talky, clever ...
Audience:
family friendly, chick flick, date night, girls' night
Plot:
battle of the sexes, reincarnation, afterlife, switching bodies, gender, lawyer, soul transference, body swap, body swapping, death, inheritance, fish out of water ...
Time:
80s, year 1984, 20th century
Place:
seattle
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Vulgar is about a man who is a children's clown but has not been getting much luck lately. He lives in a cheap apartment which he can't even afford. Bums are constantly sleeping in his run down car and crashing on his lawn. He has a ...
Style:
disturbing, dark comedy, psychological, creepy, bleak ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
clown, revenge, vengeance, homosexual rape, psychopath, rape, male rape, alter ego, blackmail, dark humor, serial killer, hostage ...
Time:
90s, 80s
Place:
new jersey
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance, Thriller, Western
Country: USA, Mexico, Germany
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
It has been twenty years since Don Diego de la Vega fought Spanish oppression in Alta California as the legendary romantic hero, Zorro. Having escaped from prison he transforms troubled bandit Alejandro into his successor, in order to foil the plans ...
Style:
period piece, romantic, exciting, sexy, entertaining ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, girls' night, adult
Plot:
zorro, revenge, superhero, swashbuckler, lone hero, love and romance, sword fight, heroic mission, secret identity, vigilante, one against many, vengeance ...
Time:
19th century, middle ages, victorian era, ancient times, 1800s ...
Place:
california, mexico, los angeles, usa, egypt ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
After learning that a brain aneurysm will kill him in about 90 minutes, a perpetually unhappy man struggles to come to terms with his fate and make amends with everyone he has ever hurt.
Style:
sentimental, compassionate, surreal, stylized, parody ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
doctor, redemption, dark humor, life philosophy, depression, family drama, hospital, alter ego, introspection, parents and children, life is a bitch, chases and races ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, new york, brooklyn new york city
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Genre: Drama
Country: France, Germany, Switzerland
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
A veteran actress comes face-to-face with an uncomfortable reflection of herself when she agrees to take part in a revival of the play that launched her career 20 years earlier.
Style:
melancholic, psychological, cerebral, atmospheric, philosophical ...
Plot:
actress, skinny dipping, lesbian, movie actress, divorce, midlife crisis, women, mountain, relationships, sexual attraction, character study, suicide attempt ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
switzerland, swiss alps, alps, london, zurich switzerland ...
Is relevant?
12K
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
What happens when a screenwriter (Brooks) loses his edge, he turns to anyone he can for help... even if it's the mythical "Zeus's Daughter" (Stone). And he's willing to pay, albeit reluctantly, whatever price it takes to ...
Style:
satirical, clever, light, funny, feel good ...
Plot:
hollywood, muse, screenwriter, writers, satire, manipulation, husband wife relationship, writer's life, alter ego, workplace, mentor, runaway ...
Time:
year 1999, 90s
Place:
california, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Joe Pendleton is a quarterback preparing to lead his team to the superbowl when he is almost killed in an accident. An overanxious angel plucks him to heaven only to discover that he wasn't ready to die, and that his body has been cremated. A ...
Style:
funny, sexy, sentimental, witty, touching ...
Audience:
kids, date night, family outing
Plot:
angel, reincarnation, afterlife, heaven, american football, supernatural, body swap, football team, soul transference, murder of husband, back from the dead, football ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, 60s, 1930s
Place:
los angeles, usa, san francisco
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27K
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Shaquille O'Neal as a rapping genie protects a little boy.
Style:
feel good, humorous, intense, inspirational, fairy tale ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, pre-teens, family outing, girls' night ...
Plot:
genie, mischievous children, wish fulfillment, bully, youth, friendship, justice, culture clash, father son relationship, alter ego, young heroes, partner ...
Time:
80s
Place:
new york
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Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A psychopathic twelve-year-old girl in a small town in Nebraska recruits all the other children and goes on a bloody rampage, killing the corrupt adults and anyone else who opposes her. A bright high schooler who won't go along with the plan, ...
Style:
slasher, tense, scary, disturbing, bleak ...
Plot:
stephen king, psychopath, folk horror, paranoia, serial murder, violent, creepy kid, murder, small town, danger, revenge, masked killer ...
Time:
20th century
Place:
usa, nebraska
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
In 1978, two rival groups at Camp Nightwing must band together to solve a terrifying mystery when horrors from their towns' history come alive.
Style:
slasher, scary, suspense, bleak, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
serial killer, supernatural, murder, witch, lesbian, monster, woman in danger, alter ego, homicidal maniac, teenager, snake, clairvoyant ...
Time:
year 1978, 2020s, 70s, year 1994, 21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
In 1994, a group of teenagers discovers that the terrifying events which have haunted their town for generations are all connected — and that they may be the next targets.
Style:
slasher, suspense, perverse, queer horror, disturbing ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
murder, teenager, supernatural, lesbian, serial killer, witch, lesbian teen, lgbt, alter ego, killer, terror, masked killer ...
Time:
year 1994, 90s, 2020s, 20th century
Place:
usa
Is relevant?
3K
Genre: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
On Christmas Eve, an innocent couple become hosts to a malicious entity. Throughout the night they terrorise a family of five in unimaginably violent and disturbing ways.
Style:
christmas horror, suspense, bleak, scary, disturbing ...
Plot:
christmas, holiday horror, blood, murder, christmas party, christmas dinner, xmas, characters killed one by one, psychopath, violence, strong violent content, brutality ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
europe
Is relevant?
466K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
The mercurial villain Loki resumes his role as the God of Mischief following the events of "Avengers: Endgame".
Style:
enigmatic, surreal, spectacular, saga, psychotronic ...
Plot:
time travel, multiverse, super villain, supernatural power, good versus evil, norse mythology, fantasy world, time traveler, sorcerer, god, magician, alien ...
Time:
2020s, 2010s, 21st century
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Germany
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
No overview found.
Style:
surreal, light, entertaining, humorous, satirical ...
Plot:
satire, alter ego, castration, psychology, psychotic, silly humor, surrealism, sexual humor, writers, writer's life, absurd humor, fantasy becomes reality ...
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Denmark, Australia
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
In the irreverent spirit of fun that made “The Lego Movie” a worldwide phenomenon, the self-described leading man of that ensemble—Lego Batman—stars in his own big-screen adventure. But there are big changes brewing in Gotham, and if he ...
Style:
parody, computer animated, stylized, humorous, 3d animation ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, toddlers, preschool
Plot:
lego, batman, superhero, orphan, adopted son, redemption, loner, justice league, justice, superheroine, dinosaur, alter ego ...
Time:
2010s, year 2017, year 2016, year 1997, year 2008 ...
Place:
fictional island
Is relevant?
299K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Japan, USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
After Kick-Ass’ insane bravery inspires a new wave of self-made masked crusaders, he joins a patrol led by the Colonel Stars and Stripes. When these amateur superheroes are hunted down by Red Mist — reborn as The Mother Fucker — only the ...
Style:
stylized, teen, brutal, entertaining, humorous ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, boys' night, teens, adult
Plot:
superhero, double life, vigilante, revenge, vigilantism, female bodybuilder, masked vigilante, violent, high school, death, comic book, youth ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa
Is relevant?
26K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Netherlands, UK, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
After losing a powerful orb, Kara, Superman's cousin, comes to Earth to retrieve it and instead finds herself up against a wicked witch
Style:
serious, stylized, suspenseful, tense, saga ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, teens, pre-teens, boys' night ...
Plot:
teenage girl, superheroine, superhero, female protagonist, female superhero, tough girl, villainess, teenage superheroine, girl heroine, female warrior, blonde girl, blonde ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
illinois, new york, chicago
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Crime, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Having defeated the Joker, Batman now faces the Penguin - a warped and deformed individual who is intent on being accepted into Gotham society. Crooked businessman Max Schreck is coerced into helping him become Mayor of Gotham and they both attempt ...
Style:
gothic, mysterious, stylized, saga, disturbing ...
Audience:
kids, teens, date night, boys' night, family outing
Plot:
superhero, villain, batman, revenge, christmas, femme fatale, cat, vigilante, corruption, double life, christmas season, circus ...
Time:
year 1992, 20th century, 90s
Place:
usa, north america
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429K
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
The Dark Knight of Gotham City begins his war on crime with his first major enemy being the clownishly homicidal Joker, who has seized control of Gotham's underworld.
Style:
atmospheric, bleak, saga, neo noir, visual ...
Audience:
kids, teens, boys' night, date night
Plot:
vigilante, superhero, batman, justice, villain, good versus evil, insanity, corruption, costumed hero, organized crime, criminal, trauma ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1989, 1920s, future
Place:
usa, north america
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
As a fan of Albert Camus and Jean-Luc Godard, teenage Nick Twisp is definitely out of his element when his mother and her boyfriend move the family to a trailer park. When a pretty neighbor named Sheeni plays records by French crooners, it's ...
Style:
teen, witty, surreal, black comedy, melancholic ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, date night
Plot:
teenager, coming of age, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, loss of virginity, teenage love, longing, adolescence, teen angst, high school, virginity, shyness, teenage life ...
Time:
year 2009, future, y2k, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
california, bay area, usa, oakland california, france ...
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Genre: Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Eddie Murphy stars as shy Dr. Sherman Klump, a kind, brilliant, 'calorifically challenged' genetic professor. When beautiful Carla Purty joins the university faculty, Sherman grows desperate to whittle his 400-pound frame down to size and ...
Style:
parody, humorous, funny, black comedy, touching ...
Audience:
date night, teens, kids, family friendly, family outing ...
Plot:
overweight, campus, split personality, inventor, african american, food, sarcasm, jekyll and hyde, love, nothing goes right, alter ego, experiment gone awry ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1996
Place:
usa, north america, madagascar
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
A fading actor best known for his portrayal of a popular superhero attempts to mount a comeback by appearing in a Broadway play. As opening night approaches, his attempts to become more altruistic, rebuild his career, and reconnect with friends and ...
Style:
surreal, dark comedy, psychedelic, black comedy, independent film ...
Audience:
teens, date night, adult
Plot:
midlife crisis, existentialism, satire, theater, surrealism, actor, dark humor, showbiz, father daughter relationship, mental illness, alter ego, backstage ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, ethiopia, america, los angeles ...
Is relevant?
422
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Thomas Luster is a troubled businessman who tries to make sense of a life being driven out-of-control by a force closer to home than he first realizes. When he discovers that the man working against him is another side of his own personality he is ...
Style:
psychological, serious, suspenseful, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
insomnia, law enforcement, murder, alter ego, danger, rivalry, violence, bare chested male, serial killer, trippy, neighbor, businessman ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Is relevant?
1.7M
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, Australia
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure.
Style:
thought provoking, atmospheric, suspense, bleak, psychological thriller ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
mental illness, villain, loneliness, mental patient, psycho, comedian, psychological trauma, mental disorder, psychopath, social problems, insanity, social decay ...
Time:
2010s, 80s, year 2019, 20th century, year 1981
Place:
new york, new jersey, los angeles, persia, bronx new york city
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
The true story of the relationship between Alan Bennett and the singular Miss Shepherd, a woman of uncertain origins who ‘temporarily’ parked her van in Bennett’s London driveway and proceeded to live there for 15 years.
Style:
witty, touching, talky, semi serious, social ...
Plot:
homeless, elderly, intergenerational friendship, friendship, catholic, nun, cemetery, poverty, van, social differences, homelessness, old woman ...
Time:
70s, 21st century
Place:
england, london
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