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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. Dec 20, 2022 · The Box uses an identity crisis to excavate the skeletons in Mexican capitalism’s close -what the movie asks is, who put them there and why?

  3. Aug 12, 2021 · The new French film, La Place dune autre (Secret Name) is a mesmerizing story of mistaken identity that makes the viewer question how far one would go to achieve security (whether it...

  4. Sep 15, 2024 · These new and classic movies all have characters that are mistaken to be someone else, for better or worse. 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.

    • 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.
  5. Aug 26, 2024 · Discover 11 enchanting romance movies where characters navigate love amidst mistaken and hidden identities, leading to comical, heartfelt, and unforgettable tales.

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  7. A waiter brings us the wrong food. Somebody in a department store thinks you are somebody they met at a work party but you're not. In the films, though, mistaken identity can have much higher stakes. Here are some of the best movies that involve mistaken identity being important to the storytelling. Just don't forget which site you read this on.

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