Identity (2003) Movie Overview

Identity is a 2003 psychological thriller film, directed by James Mangold and written by Michael Cooney. The film stars John Cusack, Ray Liotta, John C. McGinley and Amanda Peet. The plot was inspired by Agatha Christie’s novel And Then There Were None. Malcolm Rivers (Pruitt Taylor Vince) is a psychotic killer awaiting execution for several vicious murders that took place at a motel. His psychiatrist, Doctor Malick (Alfred Molina), has discovered a journal belonging to Rivers that may explain why he really committed the murders. With this late evidence brought forth, a new hearing takes place on a stormy night in which Malick will try to persuade the Judge to spare Rivers. Meanwhile, a group of ten strangers, through a number of circumstances, find themselves stranded in the middle of the storm in a remote motel in the Nevada desert. With the phone lines down due to the storm, the group prepare to spend the night, taking care of those that have been injured through their arrival. However, the group quickly finds that there is an unknown murderer present, killing off each of the guests and leaving behind one of the motel’s room keys to be found, starting with Room 10’s key and coun… Source

• Identity Movie Details
• Director: James Mangold
• Official Sites: Sony pictures [us]
• Tagline: The secret lies within.
• Country: USA
• Run Time: 90 min | USA:91 min (alternate DVD version)
• Genre: Drama , Horror , Mystery , Thriller

• Cast Overview
• John Cusack as Ed
• Ray Liotta as Rhodes
• Amanda Peet as Paris
• John Hawkes as Larry
• Alfred Molina as Dr. Malick
• Clea DuVall as Ginny

Identity Movie Review from New York Times

Ten strangers are stranded in a remote motel during a furious rainstorm and are killed off one by one as they await a gigantic, gold-plated pretzel of a plot twist. This is one of those high-concept pictures in which you can almost hear the pitch meeting echoing in the soundtrack. (Is it “And Then There Were None” meets “The Sixth Sense” or “Mu… Source

Identity Movie Details from Imdb

Strangers from all different walks of life: a limo driver escorting a movie star, parents with a young son, a cop transporting a convict, a prostitute, a young couple, and a motel manager are caught up in a nasty rainstorm, stuck at a motel in desolate Nevada. Soon they realize they may be at the motel for another reason when one by one, people sta… Source

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