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Directed by | Seth Gordon |
Screenplay by | Craig Mazin |
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Cinematography | Javier Aguirresarobe |
Edited by | Peter Teschner |
Music by | Christopher Lennertz |
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Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 111 minutes[1] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $35 million[2] |
Box office | $175.4 million[2] |
Identity Thief is a 2013 American road comedy film directed by Seth Gordon, written by Craig Mazin from a story by Mazin and Jerry Eeten, and starring Jason Bateman and Melissa McCarthy. The film tells the fictional story of Sandy Patterson, a man whose identity is stolen by a female con artist. After the police told him that it will take up to a year to solve the case, Sandy embarks on a cross-country road trip to find her and clear his name.
The film received negative reception from critics, but was a commercial success, grossing over $175 million worldwide against a budget of $35 million.