What is the iRankMovies score for Identity?

Name: Identity
Director: James Mangold
Genre: mystery, thriller
Released: 2003
Duration: 1 h 30 min
Rating: 7.3

Identity has an iRankMovies score of 68.4/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

Identity (2003)

The secret lies within.

Release:2003

Runtime:1h 30m

Country:United States

Director:James Mangold

Language:English

Genre

MysteryThriller

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Keywords

ProstitutePrisonerPsychopathNevadadetectiveRainMotelWeather

iRank68

Identity rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.3/10· 286K votes

Rotten Tomatoes63%

Metacritic64%

TMDb7.184/10· 4K votes

With 63% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.3/10 on IMDb and 64/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been mixed.

About Identity

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 begin to turn on each other, as each tries to figure out who the killer is.

Cast of Identity

John Cusack
as Ed
Ray Liotta
as Rhodes
Amanda Peet
as Paris
John Hawkes
as Larry
Alfred Molina
as Doctor
Clea DuVall
as Ginny
John C. McGinley
as George
William Lee Scott
as Lou
Jake Busey
as Robert Maine
Pruitt Taylor Vince
as Malcolm Rivers
Rebecca De Mornay
as Caroline Suzanne
Carmen Argenziano
as Defense Lawyer

Identity facts

Budget: $28M
Box office: $90.3M

Our take on Identity

James Mangold's 2003 mystery thriller strands ten complete strangers at a remote desert motel during a raging storm, where a deranged killer begins picking them off one by one. As the body count climbs, paranoia sets in and the survivors turn on each other, each desperate to identify the murderer among them. Built as a tight, rain-soaked whodunit, it thrives on confinement, suspicion and a structure designed to keep you guessing. It suits viewers who enjoy twisty, contained thrillers and don't mind grim violence and a puzzle-box premise. Those who dislike genre trickery or want realism may resist it, but as taut, atmospheric suspense it grips efficiently.

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

•Clever twist ending recontextualizes entire narrative creating compelling revisit value
•Isolated setting generates effective claustrophobic thriller tension and paranoia atmosphere
•Mystery mythology builds intrigue through unreliable perspective and narrative misdirection

What the audience disliked

•Character development prioritized below plot machinations and surprise reveal mechanics
•Some dialogue exposition feels heavy-handed explaining mental disorder complications directly