Films about lookalikes

1940 film directed by Charlie Chaplin

1973 film by Leonid Gaidai

is a 1980 Japanese epic jidaigeki film directed by Akira Kurosawa. It is set in the Sengoku period of Japanese history and tells the story of a lower-class petty thief who is taught to impersonate the dying daimyō Takeda Shingen to dissuade opposing lords from attacking the newly vulnerable clan. Kagemusha is the Japanese term for a political decoy, literally meaning "shadow warrior". The film ends with the climactic 1575 Battle of Nagashino.

2011 film by Thomas Bezucha

2013 film directed by Denis Villeneuve

2000 film by Robert Zemeckis

1993 film directed by Ivan Reitman

1971 Soviet comedy film directed by Aleksandr Seryj

2006 film directed by Farhan Akhtar

2001 film by Frank Darabont

2003 film by Jim Fall

1995 film directed by Andy Tennant

1999 film by William Malone

2015 film by Sooraj R. Barjatya

1979 film directed by Stuart Rosenberg

2007 film directed by John Herzfeld

1998 film by Mahesh Bhatt

2011 film by Lee Tamahori

1984 film directed by Enzo Barboni

1978 film directed by Chandra Barot

2000 film by Rakesh Roshan

1996 original video animation based on the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise

2004 film by Jaume Balagueró

Knife+Heart () is a 2018 horror thriller film directed by Yann Gonzalez, who co-wrote the screenplay with Cristiano Mangione. It was produced by Charles Gillibert and stars Vanessa Paradis, Nicolas Maury, Kate Moran, Jonathan Genet and Romane Bohringer. An international co-production of France, Mexico and Switzerland, the film was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. The lead character is loosely based on Anne-Marie Tensi, a female producer specialized in gay pornography who was active in France in the 1970s and 1980s.

1988 film by Paul Mazursky

1935 American comedy film

2012 film by Prabhu Devaa

2018 film directed by Christina Choe

1951 film by Martin Frič, Jiří Krejčík

1994 film

1982 film by Raj N. Sippy

Vikramarkudu is a 2006 Indian Telugu-language action drama film co-written and directed by S. S. Rajamouli, based on a story by V. Vijayendra Prasad. Produced by M. L. Kumar Chowdary, the film stars Ravi Teja and Anushka. The music was composed by M. M. Keeravani, with cinematography by Sarvesh Murari. The plot follows a thief who encounters a young girl claiming to be his daughter, leading him to uncover his connection to her real father, a look-alike with a turbulent past.

2007 film by Vishnuvardhan

1990 film by Michael Winner

1959 film by Robert Hamer

Kaththi () is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language political action drama film written and directed by A. R. Murugadoss. It is produced by Allirajah Subaskaran's Lyca Productions. The film stars Vijay in dual roles alongside Samantha, Neil Nitin Mukesh (in his Tamil debut), Tota Roy Chowdhury, and Sathish. In the film, a petty thief assumes the identity of his lookalike and attempts to lead a rebellion by farmers from the latter's village, Thanoothu, and helps them fight against an entrepreneur who exploited Thanoothu's water resources.

1958 Tamil film directed by M. G. Ramachandran

2020 film directed by Jamie Babbit

2008 film directed by Joel Anderson

2006 film by Priyadarshan

1990 film directed by John Cherry

1948 film by Steve Sekely

1984 film by Larry Cohen

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2016 Tamil film directed by Ramana Madhesh

1961 film by Vijay Anand

1957 Norwegian film directed by Edith Carlmar

2015 Tamil film directed by Vijay Milton

2009 film by Meher Ramesh

1958 film by John Guillermin

2013 Tamil film directed by Ameer Sultan

Perazhagan ( ) is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film directed by Sasi Shanker and produced by AVM Productions. It is a remake of the director's 2002 Malayalam film Kunjikoonan which itself was adapted from the play Vikalanga Varsham by Benny P. Nayarambalam. The film stars Suriya and Jyothika, each in dual roles, while Vivek, Manorama, Bobby, Thalaivasal Vijay, and Devan play supporting roles. The music was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja with cinematography by R. Rathnavelu and editing by Anthony. The film released on 7 May 2004. For his performance, Suriya won the Filmfare Award f

2022 film directed by P. S. Mithran

1967 Hindi film directed by Raj Khosla

1918 British silent drama film directed by Cecil Hepworth

Naayak () is a 2013 Indian Telugu-language action comedy-drama film directed by V. V. Vinayak who co-wrote the film with Akula Siva. The film was produced by DVV Danayya and presented by S. Radha Krishna under the banner Universal Media. The film stars Ram Charan (in a dual role), Kajal Aggarwal, and Amala Paul in the lead roles. S. Thaman composed the film's score and soundtrack. Chota K. Naidu was the cinematographer and Gautham Raju the film's editor.

1973 film directed by Chetan Anand

1933 film by Richard Wallace

1965 Tamil film directed by P. Pullaiah

2013 film by Aji John