Identity Thief

February 2013

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Synopsis

Jason Bateman (Horrible Bosses) and Melissa McCarthy (Bridesmaids) lead an all-star cast in this hilarious blockbuster hit. Unlimited funds have allowed Diana (Melissa McCarthy) to live it up on the outskirts of Orlando. There's only one glitch: she's financing her shopping sprees with an ID stolen from Sandy Patterson (Jason Bateman), an accounts rep who lives halfway across the U.S. With only one week to hunt down the con artist before his world implodes, the real Sandy Patterson is forced to extreme measures to clear his name. From the director of Horrible Bosses and the producer of Ted, critics are calling Identity Thief 'smart, funny and surprisingly touching' -- Rafer Guzman, Newsday.

Reviews

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Wesley Morris

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

Trevor Johnston

It saddles Bateman with a thankless uptight straight-man role while heaping serial slapstick ignominies on his co-star, who gamely bounds through everything the script throws at her.

Bilge Ebiri

Identity Thief is funny enough, but it needed to be darker, raunchier, and crazier to live up to the promise of its casting.

Tom Charity

Even with all its shortcomings and sentimental fudges, there is something about McCarthy's refusal to lie down and play the victim that gives it a comic edge. A blunt edge, to be sure, but an edge all the same.

Linda Barnard

[A] sloppily made exercise of rip-offs and redemption.

Andrew O'Hehir

Considering that it starts out with two distinctive and likable stars and a reasonably promising premise, "Identity Thief" reaches impressive heights of laziness and idiocy.

Critic reviews

Wesley Morris

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

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Trevor Johnston

It saddles Bateman with a thankless uptight straight-man role while heaping serial slapstick ignominies on his co-star, who gamely bounds through everything the script throws at her.

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Bilge Ebiri

Identity Thief is funny enough, but it needed to be darker, raunchier, and crazier to live up to the promise of its casting.

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Tom Charity

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Linda Barnard

[A] sloppily made exercise of rip-offs and redemption.

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Andrew O'Hehir

Considering that it starts out with two distinctive and likable stars and a reasonably promising premise, "Identity Thief" reaches impressive heights of laziness and idiocy.

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Rene Rodriguez

Identity Thief apparently forgets it was supposed to be a comedy.

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User reviews

Laurence Eckert July 16, 2013

Very Well Done! This movie was really funny and really serious at the same time, it could have done without the assassins that were trying to kill the main characters but it was still a good movie. I fine that Melissa McCarthy makes any movie funny. Really great movie!

Leah King December 27, 2013

IT WAS AWESOME If you think this movie sucks then u have no heart its an awesome movie & I wish that you people could have some taste your not the people acting so dont make fun of them If you think they can not act then so be it but dont put some rude comment online saying those people from "identety theift" sucked.

Tracey Collins July 10, 2013

Bad boring movie Boring.unfunny.bad scripted.the only good parts were what you saw in the trailer

James Hale May 29, 2013

Rent it....but don't buy it. I was so hoping that this movie was funny. Yes, there are some funny parts to it, but I was expecting so much more from Melissa McCarthy. The funny bits to me only took up about 15 minutes of the movie, so the other hour and 45 minutes were setup and totally underused. I was almost embarrassed for Melissa McCarthy during the movie. Jason Bateman was Jason Bateman. His character hardly ever wavers between movies. He wasn't bad but his character really wasn't developed very well. Robert Patrick belittled himself playing the skip tracer. He's a much better actor than Seth Gordon allowed him to be. I'm sure he was trying to be comedic (how else do you explain it) but he just came off as pathetic. I got very bored by the long stretches between emotions in this movie. The ending was predictable and a relief to finally get to. In fact, there wasn't much that jumped out at me during the movie. If you're a Melissa McCarthy fan, then you should see this, but if you're not.... don't waste your money.

Erik Andresen May 31, 2013

Eh... Another Subpar Movie in the Vein of Planes, Trains and Automobiles I have nothing against either of the actors (I actually like Jason Bateman a lot), but this movie did nothing for me. I didn't hate it, but it consisted mainly of rather unfunny, childish humor. Childish humor can be funny (Harold and Kumar, Tommy Boy, Billy Madison), but I felt that the vast majority of the jokes fell flat. I LOVED Planes, Trains and Automobiles... Please, please watch that movie instead. I feel this movie just falls into a long line of bland movies about opposites on a long road trip.

Alana Fulson January 30, 2014

Great movie!! Funniset movie I've seen in a loooong time! The beginning was a bit boring, but who gives a crap! This is my personal favorite movie! And all u people criticizing the movie, all I have to say to you is, well, you're entitled to your own opinion! :/ I honestly can't believe how rude some of u are though. No offense!

Andrea Marbury July 31, 2013

Tears! So Funny. I cried. This movie took me by surprise. Love, love, love these two. I hope there's a part 2

Stephanie and Jeff Thurston January 27, 2014

Horrible movie. Bad script and casting. Painfully dull. If you think violence against women is funny then this is a movie for you. Dont waste your time or money on this piece of...

Brandon Hilchey July 24, 2013

Genius! This movie is wonderfully written, with a perfect balance of comedy and drama. The characters have great chemistry together that works with the storyline perfectly. This is a great comedy for anyone looking for a laugh!

Sumpter Carter June 13, 2013

Funny, but uninspired The movie is filled with humor, but it's so very similar to an older Steve Martin film that it ruined my experience. Can't remember the name of that older movie but Steve Martin had to take a road trip with some man across the country.

Scott Teasdale August 29, 2013

More depressing than funny. Identity Theft has an all-star cast with Bateman and McCarthy leading the way. The movie starts out pretty funny, but then goes down the road where you start to feel bad for McCarthy's character and it never gets off that road. Had it's moments but overall still more of a drama.

Laura Fraser September 26, 2013

Laugh Fest! Quirky but hilarious tale! A laugh out loud movie that I'll definitely watch again!

Jeannette VanKanegan December 21, 2013

Got annoyed quickly... Just too many unrealistic things happened that weren't really that funny. Was really hoping for it to be better.

Andrew Quinn June 15, 2013

TERRIBLE Total disappointment from Jason Bateman. Thrown together crap!

Lisa Porteses June 7, 2013

Not great, not terrible Had higher expectations from this movie because I am a fan of both Jason and Melissa. Their acting was good, but the story was a bit iffy. It was entertaining, though at times a bit far fetched. Had a few chuckles, so worth watching.

Emerson Mohr July 16, 2013

Great Great plot dramatic and hysterical at the same time

Jane Holierhoek September 23, 2014

Identity Theft Love it,Awesome movie...

Meghan Sanchez May 31, 2013

Disappointed I was disappointed. I thought this movie was supposed to be funny :( definitely not worth you money

Jason Walker June 7, 2013

Hilarious Sometimes we just need stupid humor! These two are quite the pair. It is a mindless and fun comedy to watch after a few cocktails.

Carlos Castañeda September 20, 2013

Absolutely horrible and stupid I like Bateman but this movie is extremely and unnecessarily vulgar, has no heart, is hardly funny despite the trailers, and the characters act illogically (Big spoiler alert: the guy goes cross country in a half-baked effort to clear his name but it's persuaded top steal thousands from his ex-boss and actually gets caught yet the law apparently never catches up with him).

Cast and credits

Actors	Jason Bateman, Melissa McCarthy, Jon Favreau, Amanda Peet, Tip "T.I" Harris, Genesis Rodriguez, Morris Chestnut, John Cho, Robert Patrick, Eric Stonestreet, Jonathan Banks
Producers	Scott Stuber, Jason Bateman, Pamela Abdy
Director	Seth Gordon
Writers	Craig Mazin

Additional information

Rotten tomatoes® score

19%

Audio language

English (Stereo, 5.1 Surround)

Subtitles

English

Info cards

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Run time

111 minutes

Rating

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