The Stand In
2020 · Movie · R · 101 min · ★ 5.3 · 34% critics
A troubled movie star is sent away to rehab and asks her quiet stand-in to cover for her in public. What starts as a convenient arrangement turns into a messy, darkly funny power struggle over fame, identity, and personal boundaries.
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Details
- Years
- 2020
- Release date
- 2020-12-03
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Critic score
- 34/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.3/10 (121 votes)
About
You might enjoy this if you like messy, dark comedies about ambition and bad behavior, somewhere between Nobody's Fool and She's Funny That Way; Not for you if you need likable people or a warm, easygoing tone.
Pros: clever identity swap; darkly funny setup; thoughtful ideas | Cons: unlikable characters; uneven payoff; hard to recommend
Themes
- rehabilitation
- mistaken identity
- celebrity
- community service
- fame
- stolen identity
- tax evasion
- identity theft
- stand-in
Cast & crew
Drew Barrymore
as Paula / Candy
Michael Zegen
as Steve
T.J. Miller
as Louis
Holland Taylor
as Barbara Cox
Michelle Buteau
as Ingrid
Teddy Coluca
as Ron
Andrew Rannells
as Nico
Wendy Meredith
as Kyra
Ellie Kemper
as Jenna Jones
Charlie Barnett
as Simon
Directed by Jamie Babbit