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    Bushwhacked 1995 POSTER

    Bushwhacked

    1995

    English

    5.6

    16

    18%

    38%

    Adventure

    boy scouts leader

    cave

    Comedy

    Crime

    Family

    mistaken identity

    Mystery

    waterfall

    Greg Beeman Greg Beeman Director Jane Morris Jane Morris as Beth Jordan Daniel Stern Daniel Stern as Max Grabelski Kenny Johnson Kenny Johnson as State Patrolman Christopher Curry Christopher Curry as Trooper
    A inept courier realises he has been used by criminals to deliver money. On the run from both the criminals and police, he poses as a Scout leader and leads a scout group on a hike through the mountains.
    Mystery Date 1991 POSTER

    Mystery Date

    1991

    English

    6.0

    9

    25%

    41%

    Action

    Comedy

    Crime

    date

    girl next door

    mistaken identity

    neighbor

    Romance

    Thriller

    Jonathan Wacks Jonathan Wacks Director Jerry Wasserman Jerry Wasserman as Detective Al Condon Teri Polo Teri Polo as Geena Matthews BD Wong BD Wong as James Lew Ethan Hawke Ethan Hawke as Tom McHugh
    Tom McHugh quickly learns that his perfect big brother Craig isn't all he's cracked up to be while on a night on the town with the girl next door, during which Tom is harassed by unpleasant strangers, threatened by mobsters, pursued by police, attacked by an irate florist, accused of murder, and has his date kidnapped—all because everyone thinks he's Craig...and the classic 1959 DeSoto Firesweep he borrowed off his brother has two dead bodies in the trunk.
    Maisie Goes to Reno 1944 POSTER

    Maisie Goes to Reno

    1944

    English

    6.2

    1

    Action

    casino

    Comedy

    embezzlement

    heiress

    maisie ravier

    mistaken identity

    reno, nevada

    Romance

    Harry Beaumont Harry Beaumont Director Anthony Caruso Anthony Caruso as George - Blackjack Dealer Ava Gardner Ava Gardner as Gloria Fullerton Edward Earle Edward Earle as Hotel Desk Clerk Cliff Clark Cliff Clark as Police Captain
    A Brooklyn showgirl gets mixed up in a divorce between a soldier and his wife.
    Ripoux 3 2003 POSTER

    Ripoux 3

    2003

    French

    5.8

    2

    Action

    chinese mafia

    Comedy

    Crime

    mistaken identity

    money laundering

    paris, france

    police corruption

    sequel

    Claude Zidi Claude Zidi Director Bernadette Lafont Bernadette Lafont as Carmen Thierry Lhermitte Thierry Lhermitte as François Lesbuche Marc Hoang Marc Hoang as Le pilote moto #2 Philippe Noiret Philippe Noiret as René Boirond
    It's been ten years since the paths of René and François parted ways. From the glorious era when, as cops, they roamed the Montmartre district, they only have a handful of memories left, the money from their cronies having evaporated over time. Everything comes to an end. Until it starts again.
    Evergreen 1934 POSTER

    Evergreen

    1934

    English

    6.6

    3

    83%

    38%

    Action

    bad father

    blackmail

    Comedy

    mistaken identity

    Musical

    musical theater

    musical theatre

    music hall

    Romance

    Victor Saville Victor Saville Director Norma Varden Norma Varden as Barmaid Jessie Matthews Jessie Matthews as Harriet Green Betty Shale Betty Shale as Mrs. Hawkes Arnold Bell Arnold Bell as Reporter
    Harriet Green, a beloved and radiant music hall star of the Edwardian era, mysteriously disappears on the eve of her wedding. Years later, she reappears on the stage as young looking and beautiful as ever.
    Our Relations 1936 POSTER

    Our Relations

    1936

    English

    7.3

    18

    81%

    81%

    Action

    black and white

    Comedy

    Family

    letter

    mistaken identity

    sailor

    twin brother

    twins

    Harry Lachman Harry Lachman Director Alan Hale Alan Hale as Joe Grogan -Denker's waiter Charlie Hall Charlie Hall as Man in Pawnshop Betty Brown Betty Brown as Mrs. Betty 'Bubbles' Laurel Rosemary Theby Rosemary Theby as Pirate's Club Customer
    Two sailors get caught in a mountain of mix-ups when they meet their long-lost twins. Laurel and Hardy play themselves and their twins.
    Tomorrow Is Forever 1946 POSTER

    Tomorrow Is Forever

    1946

    English

    7.3

    9

    60%

    82%

    Action

    death

    Drama

    face bandage

    mistaken identity

    orphan

    photograph

    Romance

    War

    world war i

    Irving Pichel Irving Pichel Director Richard Long Richard Long as Drew Hamilton John Wengraf John Wengraf as Dr. Ludwig Ian Wolfe Ian Wolfe as Norton Amzie Strickland Amzie Strickland as Ship Passenger
    In 1918, Elizabeth MacDonald learns that her husband, John Andrew, has been killed in the war. Elizabeth bears John's son and eventually marries her kindly boss. Unknown to her, John has survived but is horribly disfigured and remains in Europe. Years later, on the eve of World War II, Elizabeth refuses to agree to her son's request to enlist and is stunned when an eerily familiar stranger named Kessler arrives from abroad and becomes involved.
    The Importance of Being Earnest 1952 POSTER

    The Importance of Being Earnest

    1952

    English

    7.4

    6

    88%

    83%

    based on play or musical

    Comedy

    Drama

    etiquette

    love triangle

    marriage

    mistaken identity

    Anthony Asquith Anthony Asquith Director Dorothy Tutin Dorothy Tutin as Cecily Cardew Michael Redgrave Michael Redgrave as Ernest Worthing Edith Evans Edith Evans as Lady Augusta Bracknell Richard Wattis Richard Wattis as Seton
    Two young gentlemen living in 1890s England use the same pseudonym ('Ernest') on the sly, which is fine until they both fall in love with women using that name, which leads to a comedy of mistaken identities.
    The Stand In 2020 POSTER

    The Stand In

    2020

    English

    4.7

    17

    31%

    19%

    Action

    actress

    celebrity

    Comedy

    community service

    Drama

    fame

    mistaken identity

    rehabilitation

    Jamie Babbit Jamie Babbit Director Michelle Buteau Michelle Buteau as Lena Dunham Lena Dunham as Holland Taylor Holland Taylor as Drew Barrymore Drew Barrymore as Candy
    When ordered to serve a year in rehab, actress Candy hires her on-set stand-in to take her place. The unassuming woman flips the script and steals her identity, career and boyfriend in this hilarious comedy about trading places.
    An Innocent Man 1989 POSTER

    An Innocent Man

    1989

    English

    6.5

    12

    44%

    48%

    Action

    Crime

    crime investigation

    Drama

    drug crime

    innocent in jail

    mistaken identity

    police corruption

    Thriller

    wrongful arrest

    Peter Yates Peter Yates Director Brian J. Williams Brian J. Williams as 3rd Man on Tuna Boat Tom Selleck Tom Selleck as Jimmie Rainwood M.C. Gainey M.C. Gainey as Malcolm F. Murray Abraham F. Murray Abraham as Virgil Cane
    Jimmie Rainwood was minding his own business when two corrupt police officers (getting an address wrong) burst into his house, expecting to find a major drug dealer. Rainwood is shot, and the officers frame him as a drug dealer. Rainwood is convicted of drug dealing, based on the perjured evidence of a police informant. Thrown into a seedy jail, fighting to prove his innocence is diffucult when he has to deal with the realities of prison life, where everyone claims they were framed.
    Top Hat 1935 POSTER

    Top Hat

    1935

    English

    7.7

    10

    100%

    90%

    Comedy

    dance

    dancing

    london, england

    mistaken identity

    musical

    Musical

    Romance

    venice, italy

    Mark Sandrich Mark Sandrich Director William A. Boardway William A. Boardway as Club Member George Ford George Ford as Club Patron Mary Stewart Mary Stewart as Dancer Charlie Hall Charlie Hall as Minor Role
    Showman Jerry Travers is working for producer Horace Hardwick in London. Jerry demonstrates his new dance steps late one night in Horace's hotel room, much to the annoyance of sleeping Dale Tremont below. She goes upstairs to complain and the two are immediately attracted to each other. Complications arise when Dale mistakes Jerry for Horace.
    Happy, Texas 1999 POSTER

    Happy, Texas

    1999

    English

    6.3

    3

    81%

    55%

    Action

    beauty contest

    Comedy

    con man

    Crime

    Drama

    fraud

    mistaken identity

    Romance

    small town

    texas

    Mark Illsley Mark Illsley Director M.C. Gainey M.C. Gainey as Bob Maslow William H. Macy William H. Macy as Chappy Tim Bagley Tim Bagley as David Ron Perlman Ron Perlman as Nalhober
    Two escaped convicts roll into the village of Happy, Texas, where they're mistaken for a gay couple who work as beauty pageant consultants. They go along with it to duck the police, but the local sheriff has a secret of his own.
    Kill Your Darlings 2013 POSTER

    Kill Your Darlings

    2013

    English

    6.4

    70

    77%

    60%

    Action

    Biography

    confession

    Drama

    fascist

    History

    mistaken identity

    murder

    poet

    postcard

    Romance

    Thriller

    John Krokidas John Krokidas Director Daniel Radcliffe Daniel Radcliffe as Allen Ginsberg Michael C. Hall Michael C. Hall as David Kammerer Elizabeth Olsen Elizabeth Olsen as Edie Parker Jennifer Jason Leigh Jennifer Jason Leigh as Naomi Ginsberg
    A murder in 1944 draws together the great poets of the beat generation: Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and William Burroughs.
    Dorm Daze 2003 POSTER

    Dorm Daze

    2003

    English

    4.6

    25

    Action

    college

    Comedy

    Crime

    dormitory

    foreign exchange student

    loss of virginity

    mistaken identity

    Mystery

    prostitute

    Romance

    David Hillenbrand David Hillenbrand Director Tatyana Ali Tatyana Ali as Claire Courtney Gains Courtney Gains as Lorenzo the Black Hand Patrick Cavanaugh Patrick Cavanaugh as Pete Edwin Hodge Edwin Hodge as Tony
    When a foreign-exchange student and a hooker - both named Dominique - show up on a college campus, the unsuspecting student body is in for the education of a lifetime!
    Battling Butler 1926 POSTER

    Battling Butler

    1926

    English

    7.0

    14

    85%

    74%

    Action

    assumed identity

    boxer

    camping

    Comedy

    mistaken identity

    prizefight

    Romance

    silent film

    Sport

    Buster Keaton Buster Keaton Director Buster Keaton Buster Keaton as Alfred 'Battling' Butler Lillian Lawrence Lillian Lawrence as Spinster Aunt at Wedding Sally O'Neil Sally O'Neil as The Mountain Girl Francis McDonald Francis McDonald as The Prizefighter
    A meek millionaire masquerades as a boxing star to win a girl's heart.
    Vehicle 19 2013 POSTER

    Vehicle 19

    2013

    English

    4.9

    42

    21%

    30%

    Action

    Adventure

    Crime

    dirty cop

    Drama

    mistaken identity

    Mystery

    Thriller

    Mukunda Michael Dewil Mukunda Michael Dewil Director Edgar Sindane Edgar Sindane as Blind Man Gys de Villiers Gys de Villiers as Detective Smith Paul Walker Paul Walker as Michael Woods Ben Tjibe Ben Tjibe as Muscles
    A parolee becomes the target of a massive police manhunt after inadvertently picking up a rental car with a female whistleblower tied up in the trunk. Now, as the police attempt to silence the woman before she can testify about the city's rampant corruption, the ex-con who just regained his freedom must defend her life, and clear his own name.
    Maggie Moore(s) 2023 POSTER

    Maggie Moore(s)

    2023

    English

    6.2

    17

    51%

    62%

    arizona

    Comedy

    Crime

    mistaken identity

    Mystery

    neo-nazism

    police chief

    small town

    suburbia

    Thriller

    John Slattery John Slattery Director Nick Mohammed Nick Mohammed as Christopher Denham Christopher Denham as Andy Moore Louisa Krause Louisa Krause as Maggie Moore Allison Dunbar Allison Dunbar as Stephanie
    Bizarre back-to-back murders in an otherwise quiet Arizona desert town has rattled local Police Chief Jordan Sanders. The two dead women have no connection to each other – except they’re both named Maggie Moore. While unravelling a web of small-town lies and mysteries, the investigation gets even more complicated when Sanders begins a romantic relationship with one of the murdered women's neighbor, Rita.
    The Good Fairy 1935 POSTER

    The Good Fairy

    1935

    English

    7.4

    6

    88%

    84%

    Action

    based on play or musical

    black and white

    budapest, hungary

    Comedy

    department store

    mistaken identity

    romance

    Romance

    William Wyler William Wyler Director Beulah Bondi Beulah Bondi as Dr. Schultz Alan Hale Alan Hale as Maurice Schlapkohl Lillian Lawrence Lillian Lawrence as Teacher in Orphanage Reginald Owen Reginald Owen as The Waiter
    In 1930s Budapest, naïve orphan Luisa Ginglebuscher becomes an usherette at the local movie house, determined to succeed in her first job by doing good deeds for others and maintaining her purity. Luisa's well-meaning lies get her caught between a lecherous businessman, Konrad, and a decent but confused doctor, Max Sporum. When Luisa convinces Konrad that she's married to Max, Konrad tries everything he can to get rid of the baffled doctor.
    Man Up 2015 POSTER

    Man Up

    2015

    English

    6.8

    31

    Action

    bowling

    chemistry

    Comedy

    Drama

    infidelity

    london, england

    mistaken identity

    Romance

    united kingdom

    Ben Palmer Ben Palmer Director Stephen Campbell Moore Stephen Campbell Moore as Ed Simon Pegg Simon Pegg as Jack Ophelia Lovibond Ophelia Lovibond as Jessica Lake Bell Lake Bell as Nancy
    A 34 year old single woman, Nancy, hung-over again, exhausted by the endless fruitless set ups by her friends, traveling across London to toast another 10 years of her parent's successful happy magical marriage runs in with a 40 year old divorcee, Jack, who mistakes her for his 24 year old blind date. Nancy, deciding to go with it, happens to hop on the most chaotic yet hilarious journey of her life which neither of them will ever forget.
    The Lost Sons 2021 POSTER

    The Lost Sons

    2021

    English

    7.3

    1

    83%

    Action

    chicago, illinois

    child kidnapping

    Documentary

    kidnapping

    missing child

    mistaken identity

    twin sister

    Ursula Macfarlane Ursula Macfarlane Director Barbara Walters Barbara Walters as Self Lenny Rocco Lenny Rocco as Self Carol Rolnick Carol Rolnick as Self Michelle Fronczak Michelle Fronczak as Self
    1960s Chicago, a baby is kidnapped from a hospital. Fifteen months later, a toddler is abandoned. Could he be the same baby? In a tale of breathtaking twists and turns, two mysteries begin to unravel and dark family secrets are revealed.
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