The Imposter
2012 · Movie · R · 99 min · ★ 7.3 · 86% critics
A missing teenager vanishes from home and, years later, turns up alive in another country with a harrowing account of what happened. His family rushes to welcome him back, but small inconsistencies and growing doubts raise unsettling questions about identity, trust, and how far people will go to believe what they need to be true.
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Details
- Years
- 2012
- Release date
- 2012-07-13
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 86/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (799 votes)
About
If you like twisty true-crime mysteries that play like a thriller and leave you debating what’s real, this is worth a watch; Not for you if you need clear closure or dislike unsettling, frustrating cases like The Confession Tapes.
Pros: wildly unbelievable true story; gripping, creepy tension; strong interviews and reenactments | Cons: can feel frustrating; some unanswered questions; pacing and focus issues
Themes
- kidnapping
- investigation
- fake identity
- biography
- disappearance
- investigator
- stolen identity
- missing child
- child kidnapping
- identity theft
- missing son
Cast & crew
Frédéric Bourdin
as Self
- AO
Adam O'Brian
as Frédéric Bourdin
Anna Ruben
as Carey Gibson
Cathy Dresbach
as Nancy Fisher
- AT
Alan Teichman
as Charlie Parker
Iván Villanueva
as Social Worker
María Jesús Hoyos
as Judge
Ken Appledorn
as Vice Consul
Mary Twala
as Granny
Seipati Motshwane
as Rethabile
Directed by Bart Layton