Identity Thief

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.

This article is about the 2013 film. For the 2004 film, see Identity Theft (film). For the concept of identity theft, see Identity theft. For the 1953 film, see Stolen Identity.
Identity Thief
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySeth Gordon
Screenplay byCraig Mazin
Story by
  • Jerry Eeten
  • Craig Mazin
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJavier Aguirresarobe
Edited byPeter Teschner
Music byChristopher Lennertz
Production
companies
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • February 8, 2013 (2013-02-08)
Running time
111 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$35 million
Box office$175.4 million

The film received negative reception from critics, but was a commercial success, grossing over $175 million worldwide against a budget of $35 million.

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