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    The Wrong Guy 1997 POSTER

    The Wrong Guy

    1997

    English

    6.8

    11

    84%

    84%

    Action

    Comedy

    comedy thriller

    independent film

    killer

    mistaken identity

    Thriller

    David Steinberg David Steinberg Director Jay Kogen Jay Kogen as Bus Driver Carlo Rota Carlo Rota as French Restaurant Waiter Jennifer Tilly Jennifer Tilly as Lynn Holden Kenneth Welsh Kenneth Welsh as Mr. Nagel
    Nelson Hibbert expects to become the new president of Nagel Industries, but Mr. Nagel gives the promotion to another employee. When Nelson barges into Nagel's office to confront him, he finds Nagel's been murdered. Fearing that he will be implicated, Nelson decides to run from the law...despite the fact that the police already know the killer's identity.
    Blame It on the Bellboy 1992 POSTER

    Blame It on the Bellboy

    1992

    English

    5.5

    5

    20%

    39%

    Action

    bellboy

    Comedy

    infidelity

    mistaken identity

    mob boss

    suitcase full of money

    venice, italy

    Mark Herman Mark Herman Director Alex Norton Alex Norton as Alfio Andy Bradford Andy Bradford as Italian Victim Dudley Moore Dudley Moore as Melvyn Orton Alison Steadman Alison Steadman as Rosemary Horton
    Mike Lawton, Maurice Horton, and Melvin Orton are three men who come to Venice. One of them is a hit man sent to take out a mobster. Another is a lech looking for a little action with a woman he never met, whom he was set up with. And one of them was sent by his employer to inspect a property his boss wants to buy. All three men stay at the same hotel. But when the bellboy gets their names mixed up and gives info meant for someone else. So one of them meets a Realtor who will whatever she has to, to close the sale. And another follows a woman looking for romance. And another goes to the home of the mobster who thinks he's sent there to kill him.
    I Am Not Big Bird 2024 POSTER

    I Am Not Big Bird

    2024

    Tagalog

    5.3

    3

    Action

    bangkok, thailand

    broken engagement

    Comedy

    mistaken identity

    porn actor

    thailand

    virgin

    Victor Villanueva Victor Villanueva Director Caira Lee Caira Lee as Banana Lady 2 Donna Cariaga Donna Cariaga as Bank Manager Jeremy Stutes Jeremy Stutes as Caucasian Foreigner Vern Kaye Vern Kaye as Flower Lady
    Luis Carpio, a 30-something virgin who was dejected after his girlfriend turned down his marriage proposal, heads off on holiday to Thailand with a bunch of friends. Once there, a peculiar chain of events ensues when Luis is mistaken for a famous Thai porn star, the "Big Bird" of the title.
    The Majestic 2001 POSTER

    The Majestic

    2001

    English

    6.9

    49

    42%

    61%

    Action

    amnesia

    anti-communism

    california

    Drama

    falsely accused

    mistaken identity

    prosecution

    Romance

    Frank Darabont Frank Darabont Director Brian Howe Brian Howe as Carl Leffert / Head of the Studio Allen Garfield Allen Garfield as Leo Kubelsky Matt Damon Matt Damon as Luke Trimble Jim Carrey Jim Carrey as Peter Appleton
    Set in 1951, a blacklisted Hollywood writer gets into a car accident, loses his memory and settles down in a small town where he is mistaken for a long-lost son.
    That's Not Me 2017 POSTER

    That's Not Me

    2017

    English

    5.4

    9

    90%

    50%

    Action

    Comedy

    fame

    hollywood

    mistaken identity

    sibling rivalry

    twins

    twin sister

    Gregory Erdstein Gregory Erdstein Director Richard Davies Richard Davies as Jack Campbell Rod Mullinar Rod Mullinar as Len - Summer Street Arthur Angel Arthur Angel as Nick - Producer Andrew S. Gilbert Andrew S. Gilbert as Stephen Cuthbert
    Polly’s dreams of making it as an actor are shattered when her identical twin sister Amy lands the lead role in a huge TV show. Mistaken for her famous sister at every turn, Polly decides to use Amy’s celebrity for her own advantage – free clothes, free booze, casual sex… with hilarious and disastrous consequences for them both.
    Connie and Carla 2004 POSTER

    Connie and Carla

    2004

    English

    6.3

    9

    43%

    70%

    Action

    chicago, illinois

    Comedy

    Crime

    drag queen

    drug dealer

    mistaken identity

    Music

    undercover

    witness

    Michael Lembeck Michael Lembeck Director Toni Collette Toni Collette as Carla Dash Mihok Dash Mihok as Mikey Veena Sood Veena Sood as Mrs. Morse Ian Gomez Ian Gomez as Stanley
    After accidentally witnessing a mafia hit in the Windy City, gal pals Connie and Carla skip town for L.A., where they go way undercover as singers working the city's dinner theater circuit ... disguised as drag queens. Now, it's not enough that they become big hits on the scene; things get extra-weird when Connie meets Jeff -- a guy she'd like to be a woman with.
    Mrs. Winterbourne 1996 POSTER

    Mrs. Winterbourne

    1996

    English

    6.3

    20

    15%

    63%

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    mistaken identity

    role reversal

    Romance

    train wreck

    Richard Benjamin Richard Benjamin Director Peter Gerety Peter Gerety as Father Brian Kilraine Debra Monk Debra Monk as Lieutenant Ambrose Paula Prentiss Paula Prentiss as Nurse Allmeyer Bobcat Goldthwait Bobcat Goldthwait as TV Comedian
    Connie Doyle is eighteen, pregnant and alone. She accidentally ends up on a train where she meets Hugh Winterbourne and his wife pregnant Patricia. The train wrecks and she wakes up in the hospital to find out that it's been assumed that she's Patricia. Hugh's mother takes her in and she falls in love with Hugh's brother Bill. Just when she thinks everything is going her way, her ex-boyfriend shows up.
    Romance on the High Seas 1948 POSTER

    Romance on the High Seas

    1948

    English

    7.0

    9

    88%

    65%

    Action

    carribean cruise

    Comedy

    fake identity

    mistaken identity

    Music

    musical

    Musical

    Mystery

    new york city

    rio de janeiro

    Romance

    Michael Curtiz Michael Curtiz Director Douglas Kennedy Douglas Kennedy as Car Salesman John Alvin John Alvin as Charles - Travel Agent William Bakewell William Bakewell as Dudley Jack Carson Jack Carson as Peter Virgil
    Georgia Garrett is sent by jealous wife Elvira Kent on an ocean cruise to masquerade as herself while she secretly stays home to catch her husband cheating. Meanwhile equally suspicious husband Michael Kent has sent a private eye on the same cruise to catch his wife cheating. Love and confusion ensues along with plenty of musical numbers.
    My Geisha 1962 POSTER

    My Geisha

    1962

    English

    6.5

    4

    61%

    61%

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    geisha

    husband wife relationship

    jealousy

    love triangle

    mistaken identity

    Romance

    tokyo, japan

    Jack Cardiff Jack Cardiff Director Robert Cummings Robert Cummings as Bob Moore Shirley MacLaine Shirley MacLaine as Lucy Dell / Yoko Mori Edward G. Robinson Edward G. Robinson as Sam Lewis Nobuo Chiba Nobuo Chiba as Shig
    Famed movie director Paul Robaix breaks with tradition by not casting his actress-comedienne wife, Lucy Dell, in his latest film production, a version of Madame Butterfly. Undaunted, the resourceful Lucy wings her way to Tokyo and, masquerading as a Japanese geisha, lands the coveted role from her unsuspecting husband! But in front of the cameras (and behind the pancake makeup), Lucy faces greater challenges: her lecherous leading man - and a husband who is beginning to realize that his talented new "discovery" seems vaguely familiar...
    The Reluctant Debutante 1958 POSTER

    The Reluctant Debutante

    1958

    English

    6.7

    7

    50%

    72%

    Action

    british high society

    Comedy

    debutante

    drunkenness

    mistaken identity

    Romance

    stepparent stepchild relationship

    Vincente Minnelli Vincente Minnelli Director Peter Myers Peter Myers as David Fenner Rex Harrison Rex Harrison as Jimmy Broadbent Angela Lansbury Angela Lansbury as Mabel Claremont Kay Kendall Kay Kendall as Sheila Broadbent
    While visiting her father, an American teenage girl is thrown into London society during its final "Debutante Season."
    Intimate Strangers 2004 POSTER

    Intimate Strangers

    2004

    French

    6.9

    9

    85%

    69%

    Action

    Drama

    marriage problems

    mistaken identity

    psychiatric ward

    Romance

    Thriller

    Patrice Leconte Patrice Leconte Director Sandrine Bonnaire Sandrine Bonnaire as Anna Hélène Surgère Hélène Surgère as Mrs. Mulon Claude Derepp Claude Derepp as The Customs Client Fabrice Luchini Fabrice Luchini as William
    Because she picked the wrong door, Anna ends up confessing her marriage problems to a financial adviser named William Faber. Touched by her distress, somewhat excited as well, Faber does not have the courage to tell her that he is not a psychiatrist. From appointment to appointment, a strange ritual is created between them. William is moved and fascinated to hear the secrets no man ever heard.
    Sudden Fear 1952 POSTER

    Sudden Fear

    1952

    English

    7.5

    12

    92%

    84%

    Action

    broadway

    con man

    deceived wife

    Film-Noir

    mistaken identity

    noir

    san francisco, california

    Thriller

    David Miller David Miller Director Arthur Space Arthur Space as George Ralston Gloria Grahame Gloria Grahame as Irene Neves Jack Palance Jack Palance as Lester Blaine Amzie Strickland Amzie Strickland as Reception Guest
    Actor Lester Blaine has all but landed the lead in Myra Hudson's new play when Myra vetoes him because, to her, he doesn't look like a romantic leading man. On a train from New York to San Francisco, Blaine sets out to prove Myra wrong...by romancing her. Is he sincere, or does he have a dark ulterior motive?
    Rings on Her Fingers 1942 POSTER

    Rings on Her Fingers

    1942

    English

    6.6

    3

    57%

    57%

    Action

    Comedy

    con artist

    Crime

    department store

    engagement

    gambling

    mathematician

    mistaken identity

    Romance

    Rouben Mamoulian Rouben Mamoulian Director Henry Fonda Henry Fonda as John Wheeler Frank Orth Frank Orth as Kellogg Frank Coghlan Jr. Frank Coghlan Jr. as Page Boy Frank Sully Frank Sully as Taxi Driver
    Susan Miller works behind the girdle counter in a department store and dreams about the beautiful clothes and glamour she can never hope to have. Enter May Worthington and Warren, a pair of con artists who pose as the mother and uncle of a pretty girl in order to separate millionaires from their money. They convince Susan she has an opportunity to fulfill all her dreams, and the trio heads for Palm Beach. Susan meets John Wheeler who says he is shopping for a sailboat. Believing that he is a millionaire, Warren and May sell him a boat that doesn't belong to them, and make off with his $15,000 life savings. Looking for greener pastures, they work themselves into the family of wealthy Tod Fenwick, who falls for Sue, posing as "Linda Worthington". But John shows up as a guest of Fenwick and he tells "Linda", not knowing she was part of the scam, that he has a detective after the fake captain that sold him the boat...
    The Man 2005 POSTER

    The Man

    2005

    English

    5.5

    20

    Action

    arms dealer

    chase

    Comedy

    cop

    Crime

    fake identity

    mistake in person

    mistaken identity

    Les Mayfield Les Mayfield Director Anthony Mackie Anthony Mackie as Booty Samuel L. Jackson Samuel L. Jackson as Derrick Vann Christopher Murray Christopher Murray as Homeless Man Philip Akin Philip Akin as Second I.A. Agent
    A case of mistaken identity forces a Federal agent and a dental supply salesman to team up as they speed through the streets of Detroit to pull off a sting operation and solve the murder of the agent's former partner.
    Kiler 1997 POSTER

    Kiler

    1997

    Polish

    7.5

    11

    Action

    Comedy

    contract killer

    Crime

    mafia

    mistaken identity

    Juliusz Machulski Juliusz Machulski Director Olaf Lubaszenko Olaf Lubaszenko as Actor at Airport Pawel Delag Pawel Delag as Camera Operator Cezary Pazura Cezary Pazura as Jurek Kiler Wladyslaw Komar Wladyslaw Komar as Uszat
    An innocent cab driver is mistaken for a contract killer and imprisoned. Soon, he is sprung by a mob boss who needs a "killer" for a few more jobs.
    Gold Diggers of 1933 1933 POSTER

    Gold Diggers of 1933

    1933

    English

    7.7

    8

    100%

    86%

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    great depression

    hard times

    mistaken identity

    musical

    Musical

    pre-code

    songwriter

    Mervyn LeRoy Mervyn LeRoy Director Billy Barty Billy Barty as Baby in 'Pettin' in the Park' Number June Gittelson June Gittelson as Fat Woman in 'Pettin' in the Park' Number Dorothy Coonan Wellman Dorothy Coonan Wellman as Gold Digger Bill Elliott Bill Elliott as Night Club Patron
    When all Broadway shows are shut down during the Depression, a trio of desperate showgirls scheme to bilk a repugnant high society man of his money to keep their show going.
    To Hell with Hitler 1940 POSTER

    To Hell with Hitler

    1940

    English

    6.4

    3

    Action

    Comedy

    hotel

    mistaken identity

    Musical

    musician

    radio transmission

    slapstick

    War

    world war ii

    Marcel Varnel Marcel Varnel Director Ian Fleming Ian Fleming as Colonel Harcourt Jack Hobbs Jack Hobbs as Conway Albert Lieven Albert Lieven as German Radio Operator Phyllis Calvert Phyllis Calvert as Mary Wilson
    Shortly after the start of World War II, a ukelele player (George) takes the wrong boat and finds himself in (still uninvaded) Norway. He is mistaken for a fellow British intelligence agent by a woman (Mary), and becomes involved in trying to defeat Nazi agents.
    All in a Night's Work 1961 POSTER

    All in a Night's Work

    1961

    English

    6.1

    6

    43%

    43%

    Action

    blackmail

    Comedy

    drowning

    investigation

    magazine

    mistaken identity

    Romance

    vacation

    Joseph Anthony Joseph Anthony Director Charles Evans Charles Evans as Colonel Ryder Mary Treen Mary Treen as Miss Schuster Kenneth Gibson Kenneth Gibson as Nightclub Patron Ian Wolfe Ian Wolfe as O'Hara
    After the sudden death of magazine publisher Colonel Ryder, his nephew, Tony inherits the magazine and has big plans to expand it. While negotiating a loan from the bank, Tony gets a call from a detective surrounding his uncle's death. It turns out Colonel Ryder died in his hotel room with a smile on his face and a young woman was seen fleeing his room wearing only a towel. Suspicious of this woman and afraid the magazine's wholesome image may be tarnished and their loan denied, Tony asks the detective to stick around and find her.
    The Guilty 1947 POSTER

    The Guilty

    1947

    English

    6.2

    4

    38%

    38%

    Action

    Crime

    evil twin

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    mistaken identity

    Mystery

    noir

    pre-code

    Thriller

    twin sister

    John Reinhardt John Reinhardt Director John Litel John Litel as Alex Tremholt Regis Toomey Regis Toomey as Detective Heller Don Castle Don Castle as Mike Carr Thomas E. Jackson Thomas E. Jackson as Tim McGinnis
    Two friends land in hot water when they begin dating twins and one of the women ends up dead.
    Blonde and Blonder 2008 POSTER

    Blonde and Blonder

    2008

    English

    2.8

    6

    Action

    blonde

    Comedy

    Crime

    gangster

    hitman

    mission of murder

    mistaken identity

    stupidity

    Bob Clark Bob Clark Director Woody Jeffreys Woody Jeffreys as Ad Pilot / Ken Emmanuelle Vaugier Emmanuelle Vaugier as Cat Denise Richards Denise Richards as Dawn St. Dom Alistair Abell Alistair Abell as Mr. Laine
    Comic mayhem ensues when two lovely blondes, Dee and Dawn, are mistaken as international mob killers.
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