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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.

    • 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. Jan 9, 2018 · One of the most easily distinguishable idiosyncrasies of his cinema is the trope of the mistaken identity, something that is almost ever-present in all of his films. In “Enemy” we see a clear example of this.

  3. 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.

  4. Portraits of mistaken identities in movies have often been funny, but there are many movies that use the theme to explore bold, controversial subjects with striking deviations in tone and approach.

  5. Dec 27, 2022 · 10 Tucker and Dale Vs. Evil. This 2010 horror-comedy pits two innocent hillbillies against a group of college students who mistake them for killers. The movie follows best friends Tucker and...

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