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  1. May 26, 2021 · North By Northwest is perhaps the most famous tale of mistaken identity ever put to screen. Directed by the master, Alfred Hitchcock, the film stars Cary Grant as a man mistaken for a government agent before getting pursued cross-country by a spy.

  2. Sep 15, 2024 · Starring comedy legends Steve Martin, Chevy Chase, and Martin Short, this wacky western is packed with slapstick humor and memorable catchphrases as it tells the story of three washed-up silent-film actors who are mistaken for real-life heroes by Mexican villagers in need of rescue from a bandit leader.

    • 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.
  3. Jan 9, 2018 · The “mistaken identity” trope, that is, the dislocation between what we think we are and what others think we are, has been there igniting the imagination of creative people since time immemorial.

  4. 11 of the Best Mistaken Identity Movies. "Hollywood constantly mines familiar and successful themes for its new movies. One such common theme is the "mistaken identity" movie. In this particular kind of story, the protagonist is usually mistaken for someone else, which ends up causing great trouble for them in their lives.

  5. Jun 18, 2024 · Netflix’s Hit Man proves to be a refreshing mistaken identity film. For those in the mood for more tomfoolery and deception, here are six other movies to check out.

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  7. Jan 9, 2018 · The 15 Best Movies About Mistaken Identities. 8. Zelig (Woody Allen, 1983) Out of the many films directed by New Yorker Woody Allen, “Zelig” is probably the most creative and enjoyable. Taking the form of a documentary on the life of a fictitious character named Zelig, played by Woody Allen himself, the film shows a man who imitates ...

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