The Identical

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The Identical

PG

2014

1h 47m

Drama

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During the Great Depression, identical twins are separated at birth. One, Drexel Hemsley (Blake Rayne) becomes a wildly successful '50s rock star, while the other, Ryan Wade (also Rayne), struggles to balance his passion for music and pleasing his parents, who want him to become a preacher. Finally, Ryan rebels against his parents' wishes and launches his own music career -- performing the hits of Drexel Hemsley. Ryan later learns the truth about Drexel when their fates tragically collide.

Critics Consensus

With nearly every element ringing as hollow as the ersatz Elvis at the story's core, The Identical looks destined for a bright future on the ironic viewing circuit.

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Scott Tobias

The Dissolve

09/05/2014

1.5/5

Rock fantasies are rarely this milquetoast.

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Rafer Guzman

Newsday

09/05/2014

1.5/4

Where is all this going, you ask? Good question.

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Bilge Ebiri

New York Magazine/Vulture

09/05/2014

It's stocked with clichs, but they're arranged in such weird ways that the end result is both predictable and certifiable. If only any of it actually went somewhere.

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Cory Woodroof

Williamson Home Page

02/11/2022

The Identical has a good heart, but the good heart is enshrouded in a bad idea.

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Allen Almachar

The MacGuffin

07/20/2020

C-

I admit I couldn't take my eyes off the screen, it was just too weird not to be engaged with it.

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Micheal Compton

Bowling Green Daily News

01/25/2019

Too goofy to take seriously and too heavy-handed to dismiss as a so-bad-it-is-good guilty pleasure.

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Lluvia A

@RT77312457 Sep 13

Ok movie. I’m not sure why a faux Elvis story needed to exist.

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bridget l

@RT67393014 12/11/2022

It's nice to watch a good movie without all the usually required sex scenes, cursing, and drugs. It was a pleasant Sunday afternoon movie.

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nate m

@RT83855574 11/26/2021

The critics got it wrong. This is an enjoyable movie. The acting is good and the script is ok. Sure, the ending is predictable, but the scenes keep you interested. It's not a bad way to spend an hour and a half.

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12/01/2019

Would be better if they used actual Elvis songs. But a good "what if" movie.

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01/24/2019

The identical starts off pretty good with an interesting story that unfortunately by the end delivers no pay off. The movie feels like a Christian movie and then a hard rock Elvis impersonator movie the other half. The movie is a little over long. I enjoyed the message but I wish the execution was better.

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01/24/2019

The identical starts off pretty good with an interesting story that unfortunately by the end delivers no pay off. The movie feels like a Christian movie and then a hard rock Elvis impersonator movie the other half. The movie is a little over long. I enjoyed the message but I wish the execution was better.

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Synopsis

During the Great Depression, identical twins are separated at birth. One, Drexel Hemsley (Blake Rayne) becomes a wildly successful '50s rock star, while the other, Ryan Wade (also Rayne), struggles to balance his passion for music and pleasing his parents, who want him to become a preacher. Finally, Ryan rebels against his parents' wishes and launches his own music career -- performing the hits of Drexel Hemsley. Ryan later learns the truth about Drexel when their fates tragically collide.

Director: Dustin Marcellino
Producer: Howard Klausner, Joe McDougall, Clio Tegel, Mark G. Mathis, Yochanan Marcellino, Matthew Dean Russell, Coke Sams, J. Clarke Gallivan
Screenwriter: Howard Klausner
Distributor: Freestyle Releasing
Production Co: City of Peace Films, Identical Production Company
Rating: PG (Thematic Material|Smoking)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 5, 2014, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 5, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $2.8M
Runtime: 1h 47m