IMDb 7.3 2003 HD

Identity

Identity

2003
Mystery Thriller
90 min R USA
7.172 / 10
7.3 IMDB

Complete strangers stranded at a remote desert motel during a raging storm soon find themselves the target of a deranged murderer. As their numbers thin out, the travelers…

Personnel // Cast & Crew

Director James Mangold / Sheila Waldron / Rick Avery
Starring
John Cusack / Ray Liotta / Amanda Peet / John Hawkes / Alfred Molina / Clea DuVall / John C. McGinley / William Lee Scott

How Viewers Describe This Film

Common themes and sentiments

suspenseful twisty tense atmospheric intriguing unsettling surprising gripping paranoid clever well-acted

Reviews

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Isabelle Moreau
May 8, 2026
3.5 / 5
3.5

James Mangold's 'Identity' is a film that thrives on its clever structure and escalating sense of dread. The story, revolving around a group of disparate individuals trapped in a desert motel during a storm and picked off one…

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Arthur Finch
May 8, 2026
4.5 / 5
4.5

This is a thriller that understands the power of a good twist. 'Identity' sets up a seemingly conventional slasher scenario at a remote motel, only to pull the rug out from under the audience with impressive narrative dexterity.…

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Genevieve Dubois
May 8, 2026
3.0 / 5
3.0

'Identity' presents a familiar scenario—strangers under siege—but injects it with a distinctive narrative ambition. The film’s strength lies in its ability to maintain a consistent tone of paranoia and dread, amplified by the stormy, isolated setting. The performances,…

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Marcus Thorne
May 8, 2026
4.0 / 5
4.0

As a masterclass in atmospheric tension, 'Identity' excels. The film wisely uses its isolated desert motel setting, ravaged by a relentless storm, to create a suffocating sense of entrapment. The director orchestrates the unfolding chaos with a keen…

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Eleanor Vance
May 8, 2026
3.5 / 5
3.5

James Mangold's 'Identity' is a meticulously crafted puzzle box of a thriller. The premise is deceptively simple: strangers stranded at a desolate motel during a storm find themselves hunted. What elevates it is the film’s commitment to its…

FAQs

Beyond its thriller elements, 'Identity' delves into themes of trust, paranoia, and the nature of self. As the characters are stripped of their external identities and forced into a life-or-death scenario, their true natures are revealed. The film questions how people react under extreme pressure and explores the blurred lines between victim and perpetrator. The breakdown of social constructs and the struggle for survival are central to its thematic core.