Identity Thief
- Genre: Comedy
- Film running length: 111 min
(excl trailers and advertisements) - UK Release Date: 22/3/2013
- Directed by: Seth Gordon
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Distributor: Universal Pictures
Jason Bateman, Melissa McCarthy, John Cho
In road comedy ‘Identity Thief’, squeaky clean businessman Sandy (Jason Bateman) becomes the victim of an unknown fraudster with a taste for the finer things in life.
Determined to clear his good name and restore his credit rating, he embarks on an interstate chase to stop the free-spending criminal, whose own identity is not quite what he expects.
Directed by Seth Gordon (Horrible Bosses), ‘Identity Thief’ also stars Melissa McCarthy (Bridesmaids) and John Cho (Star Trek).
Contains strong sex, sex references and strong language.
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Identity Thief: Average guest rating breakdown (across UK & Ireland):
Total ratings: 250
Average rating: 3.8
15 (6%)
Poor
21 (8%)
Alright
52 (21%)
Good
85 (34%)
Very Good
77 (31%)
Fantastic
Latest customer reviews (from a total of 9 reviews):
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ID as fast as you can!
Doubt if this could happen in real life - Police would have caught Diane sooner. That said - Jason Bateman was great as put-upon Account Executive. Well worth seeing - some of the stunt work in the film is audacious and risky!
Terrible
JUST DON'T....
Worst I've EVER seen.
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