6 Best Identity Theft and Impersonation Movies

By Vlad Zakh · June 8, 2026

Stolen identities and daring impersonations are thrilling, whether played for laughs or dead serious. Catch Me If You Can follows a young con artist impersonating professionals, Face/Off has an FBI agent and a terrorist swapping faces, and The Talented Mr. Ripley has a young man ingratiating himself with a wealthy heir. Identity Thief is the comedy, with Single White Female and The Great Impostor as the creepier takes.

Identity Thief (2013)

TMDB ★ 5.9

A mild-mannered businessman tracks down the con artist who stole his identity and ruined his finances.

Directed by Seth Gordon · 1h 51m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Starz Apple TV channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Catch Me If You Can (2002)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 96% Metacritic 75

A brilliant young con artist forges cheques and impersonates professionals while an FBI agent doggedly pursues him.

Directed by Steven Spielberg · 2h 21m · Rated PG-13

Nominated for 2 Oscars16 wins & 46 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Peacock Premium, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, Peacock Premium Plus · Rent: JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Face/Off (1997)

IMDb ★ 7.3 RT 93% Metacritic 82

An FBI agent and a terrorist literally swap faces to infiltrate each other's lives.

Directed by John Woo · 2h 19m · Rated R

Nominated for 1 Oscar11 wins & 23 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, BBC America · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)

TMDB ★ 7.2

A con man assumes a wealthy friend's identity after killing him abroad.

Directed by Anthony Minghella · 2h 20m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Philo, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, MGM Plus, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel · Rent: JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Single White Female (1992)

TMDB ★ 6.3

A woman's new flatmate becomes dangerously obsessed with copying her identity down to the smallest detail.

Directed by Barbet Schroeder · 1h 48m · Rated R

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Great Impostor (1960)

TMDB ★ 6.9

A restless con man successfully poses as a surgeon, a monk and a prison warden on nothing but nerve.

Directed by Robert Mulligan · 1h 52m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Streaming availability data from JustWatch, via TMDB. Availability changes often, so check the service before you plan a movie night.

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best Identity Theft and Impersonation Movies

Identity Thief (2013)

Catch Me If You Can (2002)

Face/Off (1997)

The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)

Single White Female (1992)

The Great Impostor (1960)

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