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Identity Thief

Identity Thief

Comedy · Crime · 2013

When a mild-mannered businessman learns his identity has been stolen, he hits the road in an attempt to foil the thief -- a trip that puts him in the path of a deceptively harmless-looking woman.

Movie details

Identity Thief

“She's having the time of his life.”

2013 Comedy · Crime 1h 51m

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5.8 / 10

Community rating

When a mild-mannered businessman learns his identity has been stolen, he hits the road in an attempt to foil the thief -- a trip that puts him in the path of a deceptively harmless-looking woman.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Seth Gordon

Written by

Craig Mazin · Jerry Eeten

Jason Bateman

Jason Bateman

Sandy Patterson

Melissa McCarthy

Melissa McCarthy

Diana

Jon Favreau

Jon Favreau

Harold Cornish

Amanda Peet

Amanda Peet

Trish Patterson

T.I.

T.I.

Julian

Genesis Rodriguez

Genesis Rodriguez

Marisol

Morris Chestnut

Morris Chestnut

Detective Reilly

Court is in session

Put Identity Thief on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Popcorn Loyalist

“It owes the canon nothing.”

The movie pursues immediacy and audience pleasure without begging institutions to certify its worth.

The prosecution The Prestige Tourist

“Easy pleasure, short half-life.”

It moves efficiently through the moment but offers little reason to keep arguing once the credits end.