Identity Thief

20132013
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1h 51m

Jason Bateman and Melissa McCarthy in Identity Thief (2013)

When a mild-mannered businessman learns his identity has been stolen, he hits the road in an attempt to foil the thief -- a trip that puts him in the path of a deceptively harmless-looking woman.

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Mild mannered businessman Sandy Patterson travels from Denver to Florida to confront the deceptively harmless looking woman who has been living it up after stealing Sandy's identity.Mild mannered businessman Sandy Patterson travels from Denver to Florida to confront the deceptively harmless looking woman who has been living it up after stealing Sandy's identity.Mild mannered businessman Sandy Patterson travels from Denver to Florida to confront the deceptively harmless looking woman who has been living it up after stealing Sandy's identity.

Director
- Seth Gordon
Writers
- Craig Mazin(screenplay)
- Jerry Eeten(story)
Stars

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Awards
- 1 win & 9 nominations

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Jason Bateman, Melissa McCarthy, and Seth Gordon in Identity Thief (2013)

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Seth Gordon in Identity Thief (2013)

Jason Bateman and Melissa McCarthy in Identity Thief (2013)

Director
- Seth Gordon
Writers
- Craig Mazin(screenplay) (story)
- Jerry Eeten(story)
All cast & crew
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Sandy Patterson (Jason Bateman) gets a nice call confirming his name and other identifying information. The next thing he knows, a spa in Florida is reminding him of his appointment and his credit cards are maxed out. With his identity stolen, Sandy leaves his wife, kids and job to literally bring the thief to justice in Colorado. Keeping tabs on the other Sandy (Melissa McCarthy) and run-ins with bounty hunters is harder than he was expecting, and ultimately the cross-country trip is going to find both Sandys learning life tips from one another. —napierslogs

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Taglines
- Is this the face of a thief?
Genres
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated R for sexual content and language
Parents guide

Trivia
Originally, Melissa McCarthy's role was written for a male. Jason Bateman insisted that the part be changed after he saw McCarthy in Bridesmaids (2011).

Goofs
When the real Sandy is driving to Colorado with Diana. He swerves the car to bang her head against the passenger door, twice. The camera tries to move to make it look like a swerve but the background behind the car does not change the motion.

Quotes
Diana: I just want to be upfront and say I visually enjoy you.

Crazy credits
After the end credits, we hear two lines of dialog from earlier in the movie. The Skiptracer Robert Patrick saying "No, Sandy's a girl's name!" And Sandy Jason Bateman replying "It's not, it's unisex!"

Alternate versions
The studio thought that it was necessary to enrich the DVD/BD releases with a longer Unrated Cut that adds almost 9 minutes of material. The clear conclusion here is that the majority of those scenes feel like they were cut out of the theatrical version because they simply weren't needed or slowing down the events. Typical "unrated" material that could've been too risky for the "R"-rated theatrical version is nowhere in sight.

Connections
Featured in Maltin on Movies: Identity Thief (2013)

Soundtracks
Bad Girls
Written by M.I.A., Marcella Araica, DanJa (as Nate 'Danja' Hills)
Performed by M.I.A. (as M.I.A.)
Courtesy of Interscope Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

Top review

5/10

Disappointed

Disappointed would be the first word that comes to mind. With such a colorful cast, you would expect a "laugh out loud" comedy but I found that aside from a few scenes, that was not the case. Melissa McCarthy was a riot in the movie Bridesmaids and her weekly TV show Mike an Molly so naturally you would assume a movie where she plays the leading role would be hilarious but the film definitely left something to be desired. I would say to save your money and to wait until the DVD release.

5.5 out of 10

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Budget
- $35,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $134,506,920
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $34,551,025
- Feb 10, 2013
Gross worldwide
- $173,965,010

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Runtime
1 hour 51 minutes
Color
- Color
Sound mix
Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1

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