Identity Thief

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Identity Thief

R

2013

1h 51m

Comedy

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Florida resident Diana (Melissa McCarthy) has a luxurious lifestyle as the queen of retail, buying whatever strikes her fancy -- and it's all free, thanks to Sandy Patterson (Jason Bateman), a guy from Denver whose identity she stole. With just one week to track down Diana before his world implodes, the real Sandy heads south to confront the unapologetic con artist and bring her back to Denver so that he can clear his name and restore his shattered credit rating.

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Critics Consensus

Identity Thief's few laughs are attributable to Melissa McCarthy and Jason Bateman, who labor mightily to create a framework for the movie's undisciplined plotline.

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Roxane Gay

BuzzFeed News

May 24, 2018

There's something to offend everyone in Identity Thief: racist jokes, gay jokes, the word "vagina" wielded as an insult.

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Wesley Morris

Grantland

Jan 3, 2014

You don't care enough about these people to want to see them come out on top.

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Tim Robey

Daily Telegraph (UK)

Mar 22, 2013

2/5

Feeble as comedy, the movie is needlessly violent, too, as if half the crew misguidedly thought they were making a foul-mouthed action thriller.

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Dec 3, 2020

3/10

If the plot is going to be light-hearted and fun-loving, there's simply no room for extremely dark characters and situations.

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Sep 11, 2020

3.0/4.0

Despite it's formulas and occasionally stale moments, I found myself surrendered to the entire journey and enjoying myself immensely.

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Micheal Compton

Bowling Green Daily News

Apr 10, 2019

This would-be comedy veers back and forth between mean and nasty and overly sentimental, resulting in a film that quickly grows tiresome.

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Hayleigh P

@haytay.shows22 Sep 28, 2026

I love any movie with Melissa McCarthy in it, this movie was actually really sweet and sentimental. I felt bad for her the entire movie..

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Ciaran S

@TrainMultifan26 Aug 18, 2026

Identity Theif could've been a comedy gem but instead it turned out to be another typical boring film with no effort being put into it, i'm sure Jason Bateman & Melissa McCarthy are a fine cast but they were given very little to work with, so i feel like this movie could've been far worse compared to "The Bounty Hunter" but this is worth skipping entirely.

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David P.

@movies477 Jun 21, 2026

It was ok. Bateman and Molly are relatively entertaining but could have been much more with their talent.

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Lilianna C.

@colelm Jun 17, 2026

This was a good funny movie!!

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Melissa M

@Lisey Apr 14, 2026

Surprisingly there's some heartfelt moments in this movie. Even though it's mostly a grossed out comedy. There are times when you feel sorry for Diana other times she's an asshat. Poor Sandy's just trying to get his identity back. There are moments of hilarity. But it's mostly a frat boy comedy full of juvenile humor. Jason Bateman and Melissa McCarthy are hilarious in this movie. These days most films are politically correct this is definitely not one of them. If you like your humor raw & raunchy then you'll love this movie.

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Jeff R

@JRandall37 Apr 5, 2026

Not sure why the ratings are so low. I think it’s a great comedy. Both Bateman and McCarthy were great and super funny. It’s one of those movies you like more and laugh more the second and third time watching it.

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Synopsis

Florida resident Diana (Melissa McCarthy) has a luxurious lifestyle as the queen of retail, buying whatever strikes her fancy -- and it's all free, thanks to Sandy Patterson (Jason Bateman), a guy from Denver whose identity she stole. With just one week to track down Diana before his world implodes, the real Sandy heads south to confront the unapologetic con artist and bring her back to Denver so that he can clear his name and restore his shattered credit rating.

Director: Seth Gordon
Producer: Jason Bateman, Pamela Abdy, Scott Stuber
Screenwriter: Craig Mazin, Jerry Eeten
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Bluegrass Films, Aggregate Films
Rating: R (Sexual Content|Language)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 8, 2013, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 5, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $134.5M
Runtime: 1h 51m
Sound Mix: Datasat, Dolby Digital, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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