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Movies that feel like Identity Thief (2013)

If you loved Identity Thief, the closest films we have are Baywatch (2017), Happy New Year (2014) and Horrible Bosses (2011). All three share Identity Thief's witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 11 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Paramount Plus Premium and others, checked against today's data.

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.

πŸ… 20% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 5.7 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Seth Gordonwittyplayfulgritty
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Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Identity (2003)

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Baywatch
2017 Β· dir. Seth Gordon
πŸ… 18%β˜… 5.5comedy Β· action Β· crime

Seth Gordon directing both, with the same fingerprints on each

The difference: Leans harder into action than Identity Thief does

Devoted lifeguard Mitch Buchannon butts heads with a brash new recruit. Together, they uncover a local criminal plot that threatens the future of the Bay.

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Happy New Year
2014 Β· dir. Farah Khan
πŸ… 48%β˜… 5crime Β· comedy

Common ground: thief

The difference: Reviewed even better

Six would-be thieves enter a prestigious dance competition as a cover for their larger goal of pulling off a major heist.

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Horrible Bosses
2011 Β· dir. Seth Gordon
πŸ… 69%β˜… 6.9comedy Β· crime

Both are Seth Gordon's work, and they rhyme

For Nick, Kurt and Dale, the only thing that would make the daily grind more tolerable would be to grind their intolerable bosses into dust. Quitting is not an option, so, with the benefit of a few-too-many drinks and some dubious advice from a hustling ex-con, the three friends devise a convoluted and seemingly foolproof plan to rid themselves of their respective employers... permanently.

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Going in Style
2017 Β· dir. Zach Braff
πŸ… 82%β˜… 6.6crime Β· comedy

Witty where it counts, playful underneath

Desperate to pay the bills and come through for their loved ones, three lifelong pals risk it all by embarking on a daring bid to knock off the very bank that absconded with their money.

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2 Guns
2013 Β· dir. Baltasar KormΓ‘kur
πŸ… 64%β˜… 6.7action Β· comedy Β· crime

One thread runs through both: money

A DEA agent and an undercover Naval Intelligence officer who have been tasked with investigating one another find they have been set up by the mob -- the very organization the two men believe they have been stealing money from.

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Seven Psychopaths
2012 Β· dir. Martin McDonagh
πŸ… 82%β˜… 7.1comedy Β· crime

Comedy with a pulse of grit, in both cases

A struggling screenwriter inadvertently becomes entangled in the Los Angeles criminal underworld after his oddball friends kidnap a gangster's beloved Shih Tzu.

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Austin Powers in Goldmember
2002 Β· dir. Jay Roach
πŸ… 52%β˜… 6.3comedy Β· crime

Crime built on wit, twice over

The world's most shagadelic spy continues his fight against Dr. Evil. This time, the diabolical doctor and his clone, Mini-Me, team up with a new foeβ€”'70s kingpin Goldmember. While pursuing the team of villains to stop them from world domination, Austin gets help from his dad and an old girlfriend.

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White Chicks
2004 Β· dir. Keenen Ivory Wayans
πŸ… 15%β˜… 5.9comedy Β· crime

Both lean on play more than on comedy

Two FBI agent brothers, Marcus and Kevin Copeland, accidentally foil a drug bust. To avoid being fired they accept a mission escorting a pair of socialites to the Hamptons--but when the girls are disfigured in a car accident, they refuse to go. Left without options, Marcus and Kevin decide to pose as the sisters, transforming themselves from black men into rich white women.

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A Million Ways to Die in the West
2014 Β· dir. Seth MacFarlane
πŸ… 33%β˜… 6.1comedy Β· western

Gritty crime, and it commits to that

As a cowardly farmer begins to fall for the mysterious new woman in town, he must put his new-found courage to the test when her husband, a notorious gun-slinger, announces his arrival.

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The Longest Yard
2005 Β· dir. Peter Segal
πŸ… 31%β˜… 6.4drama Β· comedy Β· crime

The same preoccupation in both: prison

Disgraced pro football quarterback Paul Crewe lands in a Texas federal penitentiary, where manipulative Warden Hazen recruits him to advise the institution's football team of prison guards. Crewe suggests a tune-up game which lands him quarterbacking a crew of inmates in a game against the guards. Aided by incarcerated ex-NFL coach and player Nate Scarborough, Crewe and his team must overcome not only the bloodthirstiness of the opposition, but also the corrupt warden trying to fix the game against them.

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The Heat
2013 Β· dir. Paul Feig
πŸ… 66%β˜… 6.6action Β· comedy Β· crime

Both are built on the same subject: police

Uptight and straight-laced, FBI Special Agent Sarah Ashburn is a methodical investigator with a reputation for excellence--and hyper-arrogance. Shannon Mullins, one of Boston P.D.'s "finest," is foul-mouthed and has a very short fuse, and uses her gut instinct and street smarts to catch the most elusive criminals. Neither has ever had a partner, or a friend for that matter. When these two wildly incompatible law officers join forces to bring down a ruthless drug lord, they become the last thing anyone expected: buddies.

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Get Hard
2015 Β· dir. Etan Cohen
πŸ… 28%β˜… 6comedy Β· crime

Both keep coming back to the same thing: prison

When millionaire hedge fund manager James is convicted of fraud and sentenced to a stretch in San Quentin, the judge gives him one month to get his affairs in order. Knowing that he won't survive more than a few minutes in prison on his own, James desperately turns to Darnell-- a black businessman who's never even had a parking ticket -- for help. As Darnell puts James through the wringer, both learn that they were wrong about many things, including each other.

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