01 A brilliant young con artist forges checks and impersonates professionals while an FBI agent doggedly pursues him.
6 Best Double Life and Secret Identity Drama Movies
By Vlad Zakh · June 19, 2026
The daring, often precarious act of living as someone else entirely has powered some of cinema’s most beloved comedies and gripping dramas.
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02 A restless con man successfully poses as a surgeon, a monk, and a prison warden using nothing but nerve and research.
03 A divorced father disguises himself as an elderly nanny to spend more time with his children.
04 A man returning from the Civil War is welcomed home by his wife, though she begins to suspect he is not who he claims.
05 A young Jewish woman disguises herself as a man to pursue religious education forbidden to her gender.
06 A struggling, difficult actor disguises himself as a woman to land a role, finding unexpected success and complications.
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