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  1. May 26, 2021 · One of the best mistaken identity movies is also considered the most controversial. Created by the famous comedy team Monty Python, Life Of Brian concerns Brian, a man born on the same day as Jesus, who finds himself getting mistaken for him, earning him throngs of followers.

    • The Big Lebowski (1998) A stone cold classic, Coen brothers’ bizarrely charming, eccentric comedy tells the story of a man named ‘the Dude’ who is mistaken by two goons for a millionaire named Lebowski.
    • The Great Dictator (1940) One of Charlie Chaplin’s boldest works, ‘The Great Dictator’ tells the story of a Jewish barber who loses his memory and after twenty years, tries to comprehend the massive changes that took place in his country.
    • The Wrong Man (1956) ‘The Wrong Man’ is one of Hitchcock’s least talked about works. The film takes the form of a docudrama and tells a story based on a real-life incident about an innocent man who is arrested after being mistaken for a criminal.
    • North by Northwest (1959) One of Alfred Hitchock’s most entertaining movies, ‘North by Northwest’ follows an ad executive who is mistaken for a government agent and is chased off by foreign spies across the country.
  2. In this real-life inspired story, pregnant strangers Sarah (Melissa Gilbert) and Linda (Rosanna Arquette) have their children at roughly the same time, but their newborns are accidentally switched...

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  3. Jul 19, 2013 · 10 Awesome Mistaken Identity Movies. Though mistaken identity is a relatively infrequent incident in real life, it's one of the few movie concepts that can create fertile ground for both...

    • “North by Northwest” (1959) “North by Northwest” is perhaps the quintessential mistaken identity film. Cary Grant plays a man who is mistaken for a government agent by some baddies who want him out of the picture.
    • “The Big Lebowski” (1998) The rug really tied the room together, which is where this all started. Jeffrey Lebowski the stoner bowling enthusiast doesn’t go by his name.
    • “Galaxy Quest” (1999) Apparently, some alien life out there doesn’t have scripted entertainment at their disposal. That seems to be the case in the comedy “Galaxy Quest.”
    • “Being There” (1979) Hal Ashby’s quiet, calm satire has a premise that could have easily gone awry, but he managed to make it all work out. Peter Sellers plays Chance, a gardener of limited IQ and worldliness left on his own after his wealthy boss dies.
  4. Sep 15, 2024 · Movies with a mistaken identity tend to be comedies, thrillers, or both! In The Talented Mr. Ripley the mix-up is nefarious and intentional while the mistaken identity in The Big Lebowski leads into a hilarious comedy of errors. There are multiple ways that identities are mistaken in these movies.

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  6. Dec 27, 2022 · The Three Amigos is a classic comedy about mistaken identity, starring 1980s comedy royalty Steve Martin, Chevy Chase, and Martin Short. The movie follows three silent film actors mistaken...

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