Identity
Seen it?2003 | 90 min | Mystery, Thriller
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Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved Psycho or Lost Highway, start here.
- The mood
- Tense and unsettling.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 30 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect violence.
Complete strangers stranded at a remote desert motel during a raging storm soon find themselves the target of a deranged murderer. As their numbers thin out, the travelers begin to turn on each other, as each tries to figure out who the killer is.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
62% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesSolid
7.2 out of 10
- AwardsBelow par
1 win and 11 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$90 million worldwide on a $28 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 407K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by James Mangold
- John CusackEd
- Ray LiottaRhodes
- Amanda PeetParis
- John HawkesLarry
- Alfred MolinaDoctor
- Clea DuVallGinny
- John C. McGinleyGeorge
- William Lee ScottLou
- Jake BuseyRobert Maine
- Pruitt Taylor VinceMalcolm Rivers