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The Identical

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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.
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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 Rock fantasies are rarely this milquetoast. Rated: 1.5/5 Sep 5, 2014 Full Review Rafer Guzman Newsday Where is all this going, you ask? Good question. Rated: 1.5/4 Sep 5, 2014 Full Review Bilge Ebiri New York Magazine/Vulture 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. Sep 5, 2014 Full Review Cory Woodroof Williamson Home Page The Identical has a good heart, but the good heart is enshrouded in a bad idea. Feb 11, 2022 Full Review Allen Almachar The MacGuffin I admit I couldn't take my eyes off the screen, it was just too weird not to be engaged with it. Rated: C- Jul 20, 2020 Full Review Micheal Compton Bowling Green Daily News Too goofy to take seriously and too heavy-handed to dismiss as a so-bad-it-is-good guilty pleasure. Jan 25, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Roz C Great movie with realistic storyline. Ryan Pelton shines as both twins and shows off his musical and acting talents. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/24 Full Review bridget l 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. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review nate m 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. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Would be better if they used actual Elvis songs. But a good "what if" movie. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Audience Member 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. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/24/19 Full Review Audience Member 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. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/24/19 Full Review Read all reviews
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Dustin Marcellino

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Blake Rayne

Drexel Hemsley

Ashley Judd

Louise Wade

Ray Liotta

Reece Wade

Erin Cottrell

Jenny

Brian Geraghty

William Hemsley

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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
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