Films about people living double lives — the secrets, the lies, and what happens when the truth comes out.
Double Life Movies — 39 entries in the movies category, sortable by Title, Year, Director. Every row is ranked by community votes, giving you a crowd-sourced perspective you won't find on Wikipedia or IMDb.
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Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chao...
Fight Club
1999
David Fincher
8.4
Drama, Thriller
Germany
139
A ticking-time-bomb insomniac and a slippery soap salesman channel primal male aggression into a shocking new form of therapy. Their concept catches on, with underground "fight clubs" forming in every town, until an eccentric gets in the way and ignites an out-of-control spiral toward oblivion.
KPop Demon Hunters
2025
Chris Appelhans
8.1
Fantasy, Music, Comedy, Animation
United States of America
96
When K-pop superstars Rumi, Mira and Zoey aren't selling out stadiums, they're using their secret powers to protect their fans from supernatural threats.
Spider-Man: No Way Home
2021
Jon Watts
7.9
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
United States of America
148
Peter Parker is unmasked and no longer able to separate his normal life from the high-stakes of being a super-hero. When he asks for help from Doctor Strange the stakes become even more dangerous, forcing him to discover what it truly means to be Spider-Man.
Nobody
2021
Ilya Naishuller
7.9
Action, Thriller
United States of America
91
Hutch Mansell, a suburban dad, overlooked husband, nothing neighbor — a "nobody." When two thieves break into his home one night, Hutch's unknown long-simmering rage is ignited and propels him on a brutal path that will uncover dark secrets he fought to leave behind.
Roman Holiday
1953
William Wyler
7.9
Romance, Comedy, Drama
United States of America
119
Overwhelmed by her suffocating schedule, touring European princess Ann takes off for a night while in Rome. When a sedative she took from her doctor kicks in, however, she falls asleep on a park bench and is found by an American reporter, Joe Bradley, who takes her back to his apartment for safet...
The Dark Knight Rises
2012
Christopher Nolan
7.8
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
United Kingdom
165
Following the death of District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman assumes responsibility for Dent's crimes to protect the late attorney's reputation and is subsequently hunted by the Gotham City Police Department. Eight years later, Batman encounters the mysterious Selina Kyle and the villainous Bane,...
Batman Begins
2005
Christopher Nolan
7.7
Drama, Crime, Action
United Kingdom
140
Driven by tragedy, billionaire Bruce Wayne dedicates his life to uncovering and defeating the corruption that plagues his home, Gotham City. Unable to work within the system, he instead creates a new identity, a symbol of fear for the criminal underworld - The Batman.
The Incredibles
2004
Brad Bird
7.7
Action, Adventure, Animation, Family
United States of America
115
Bob Parr has given up his superhero days to log in time as an insurance adjuster and raise his three children with his formerly heroic wife in suburbia. But when he receives a mysterious assignment, it's time to get back into costume.
The Batman
2022
Matt Reeves
7.7
Crime, Mystery, Thriller
United States of America
177
In his second year of fighting crime, Batman uncovers corruption in Gotham City that connects to his own family while facing a serial killer known as the Riddler.
The Bourne Identity
2002
Doug Liman
7.5
Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
United States of America
119
Wounded to the brink of death and suffering from amnesia, Jason Bourne is rescued at sea by a fisherman. With nothing to go on but a Swiss bank account number, he starts to reconstruct his life, but finds that many people he encounters want him dead. However, Bourne realizes that he has the comba...
Lost Highway
1997
David Lynch
7.5
Drama, Thriller, Mystery
France
134
A tormented jazz musician finds himself lost in an enigmatic story involving murder, surveillance, gangsters, doppelgängers, and an impossible transformation inside a prison cell.
Spider-Man
2002
Sam Raimi
7.3
Action, Science Fiction
United States of America
121
After being bitten by a genetically altered spider at Oscorp, nerdy but endearing high school student Peter Parker is endowed with amazing powers to become the superhero known as Spider-Man.
Spider-Man 2
2004
Sam Raimi
7.3
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
United States of America
127
Peter Parker is going through a major identity crisis. Burned out from being Spider-Man, he decides to shelve his superhero alter ego, which leaves the city suffering in the wake of carnage left by the evil Doc Ock. In the meantime, Parker still can't act on his feelings for Mary Jane Watson, a g...
Watchmen
2009
Zack Snyder
7.3
Mystery, Action, Science Fiction
United States of America
163
In a gritty and alternate 1985, the glory days of costumed vigilantes have been brought to a close by a government crackdown. But after one of the masked veterans is brutally murdered, an investigation into the killer is initiated. The reunited heroes set out to prevent their own destruction, but...
Total Recall
1990
Paul Verhoeven
7.3
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
United States of America
113
Construction worker Douglas Quaid's obsession with the planet Mars leads him to visit Recall, a company that manufactures memories. When his memory implant goes wrong, Doug can no longer be sure what is and isn't reality.
Belle de Jour
1967
Luis Buñuel
7.3
Drama, Romance
France
100
Beautiful young housewife Séverine Serizy cannot reconcile her masochistic fantasies with her everyday life alongside dutiful husband Pierre. When her lovestruck friend Henri mentions a secretive high-class brothel run by Madame Anais, Séverine begins to work there during the day under the name B...
Men in Black
1997
Barry Sonnenfeld
7.2
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction
United States of America
98
After a police chase with an otherworldly being, a New York City cop is recruited as an agent in a top-secret organization established to monitor and police alien activity on Earth: the Men in Black. Agent K and new recruit Agent J find themselves in the middle of a deadly plot by an intergalacti...
Batman
1989
Tim Burton
7.2
Fantasy, Action, Crime
United States of America
126
Having witnessed his parents' brutal murder as a child, millionaire philanthropist Bruce Wayne fights crime in Gotham City disguised as Batman, a costumed hero who strikes fear into the hearts of villains. But when a deformed madman known as 'The Joker' seizes control of Gotham's criminal underwo...
Superman
1978
Richard Donner
7.2
Science Fiction, Action, Adventure
United Kingdom
144
Mild-mannered Clark Kent works as a reporter at the Daily Planet alongside his crush, Lois Lane. Clark must summon his superhero alter-ego when the nefarious Lex Luthor launches a plan to take over the world.
The Talented Mr. Ripley
1999
Anthony Minghella
7.2
Thriller, Crime, Drama
United States of America
140
Tom Ripley is a calculating young man who believes it's better to be a fake somebody than a real nobody. Opportunity knocks in the form of a wealthy U.S. shipbuilder who hires Tom to travel to Italy to bring back his playboy son, Dickie. Ripley worms his way into the idyllic lives of Dickie and h...
A History of Violence
2005
David Cronenberg
7.2
Drama, Thriller, Crime
Germany
96
An average family is thrust into the spotlight after the father commits a seemingly self-defense murder at his diner.
Kick-Ass
2010
Matthew Vaughn
7.1
Action, Crime
United Kingdom
118
Dave Lizewski is an unnoticed high school student and comic book fan who one day decides to become a super-hero, even though he has no powers, training or meaningful reason to do so.
Nikita
1990
Luc Besson
7.1
Action, Thriller
France
117
A beautiful felon, sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a policeman, is given a second chance – as a secret political assassin controlled by the government.
The Mask
1994
Chuck Russell
7
Romance, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy
United States of America
101
Stanley Ipkiss, an insecure banker who has lost his zest for life stumbles upon an ancient mask, that turns him into a confident suave cartoon-like character who upsets his ordinary life.
Shazam!
2019
David F. Sandberg
7
Action, Comedy, Fantasy
United States of America
132
A boy is given the ability to become an adult superhero in times of need with a single magic word.
Mission: Impossible
1996
Brian De Palma
7
Adventure, Action, Thriller
United States of America
111
When Ethan Hunt, the leader of a crack espionage team whose perilous operation has gone awry with no explanation, discovers that a mole has penetrated the CIA, he's surprised to learn that he's the prime suspect. To clear his name, Hunt now must ferret out the real double agent and, in the proces...
Mr. Brooks
2007
Bruce A. Evans
6.9
Crime, Thriller
United States of America
120
A psychological thriller about a man who is sometimes controlled by his murder-and-mayhem-loving alter ego.
Mission: Impossible III
2006
J.J. Abrams
6.8
Adventure, Action, Thriller
United States of America
126
Retired from active duty, and training recruits for the Impossible Mission Force, agent Ethan Hunt faces the toughest foe of his career: Owen Davian, an international broker of arms and information, who's as cunning as he is ruthless. Davian emerges to threaten Hunt and all that he holds dear – i...
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
2005
Doug Liman
6.7
Action, Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Switzerland
120
A husband and wife struggle to keep their marriage alive until they realize they are both secretly working as assassins. Now, their respective assignments require them to kill each other.
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
2002
George Clooney
6.7
Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller, History
Germany
113
Television made him famous, but his biggest hits happened off screen. Television producer by day, CIA assassin by night, Chuck Barris was recruited by the CIA at the height of his TV career and trained to become a covert operative. Or so Barris said.
Hannah Montana: The Movie
2009
Peter Chelsom
6.6
Comedy, Drama, Family, Music, Romance
United States of America
102
When Miley Stewart (aka pop-star Hannah Montana) gets too caught up in the superstar celebrity lifestyle, her dad decides it's time for a total change of scenery. But sweet niblets! Miley must trade in all the glitz and glamour of Hollywood for some ol' blue jeans on the family farm in Tennessee,...
Spider-Man 3
2007
Sam Raimi
6.5
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
United States of America
139
The seemingly invincible Spider-Man goes up against an all-new crop of villains—including the shape-shifting Sandman. While Spider-Man’s superpowers are altered by an alien organism, his alter ego, Peter Parker, deals with nemesis Eddie Brock and also gets caught up in a love triangle.
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
2014
Marc Webb
6.5
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
United States of America
141
For Peter Parker, life is busy. Between taking out the bad guys as Spider-Man and spending time with the person he loves, Gwen Stacy, high school graduation cannot come quickly enough. Peter has not forgotten about the promise he made to Gwen’s father to protect her by staying away, but that is a...
I Am Number Four
2011
D.J. Caruso
6.2
Action, Thriller, Science Fiction, Adventure
India
109
A teenage fugitive with an incredible secret races to stay one step ahead of the mysterious forces seeking destroy him in this sci-fi action thriller. With three dead and one on the run, the race to find the elusive Number Four begins. Outwardly normal teen John Smith never gets too comfortable i...
The Prince & Me
2004
Martha Coolidge
6.2
Comedy, Romance
Czech Republic
111
A fairy tale love-story about pre-med student Paige who falls in love with a Danish Prince "Eddie" who refused to follow the traditions of his parents and has come to the US to quench his thirst for rebellion. Paige and Edward come from two different worlds, but there is an undeniable attraction ...
Mission: Impossible II
2000
John Woo
6.1
Adventure, Action, Thriller
United States of America
123
With computer genius Luther Stickell at his side and a beautiful thief on his mind, agent Ethan Hunt races across Australia and Spain to stop a former IMF agent from unleashing a genetically engineered biological weapon called Chimera. This mission, should Hunt choose to accept it, plunges him in...
Carmen and Juni think their parents are boring. Little do they know that in their day, Gregorio and Ingrid Cortez were the top secret agents from their respective countries. They gave up that life to raise their children. Now, the disappearances of several of their old colleagues forces the Corte...
You Don't Mess with the Zohan
2008
Dennis Dugan
5.7
Comedy, Action
United States of America
113
An Israeli counterterrorism soldier with a secretly fabulous ambition to become a Manhattan hairstylist. Zohan's desire runs so deep that he'll do anything -- including faking his own death and going head-to-head with an Arab cab driver -- to make his dreams come true.
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