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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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Critics Consensus

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 Sep 5, 2014
1.5/5
Rock fantasies are rarely this milquetoast. Go to Full Review
Rafer Guzman Newsday Sep 5, 2014
1.5/4
Where is all this going, you ask? Good question. Go to Full Review
Bilge Ebiri New York Magazine/Vulture Sep 5, 2014
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. Go to Full Review
Cory Woodroof Williamson Home Page Feb 11, 2022
The Identical has a good heart, but the good heart is enshrouded in a bad idea. Go to Full Review
Allen Almachar The MacGuffin Jul 20, 2020
C-
I admit I couldn't take my eyes off the screen, it was just too weird not to be engaged with it. Go to Full Review
Micheal Compton Bowling Green Daily News Jan 25, 2019
Too goofy to take seriously and too heavy-handed to dismiss as a so-bad-it-is-good guilty pleasure. Go to Full Review
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Lluvia A @RT77312457 Sep 13, 2025 Ok movie. I’m not sure why a faux Elvis story needed to exist. See more
bridget l @RT67393014 Dec 11, 2022 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. See more
Dec 1, 2019 Would be better if they used actual Elvis songs. But a good "what if" movie. See more
Jan 24, 2019 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. See more
Jan 24, 2019 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. See more
Nov 29, 2018 I couldn’t get past the bad wigs and fake facial hair. They guy is a bad actor. See more
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Dustin Marcellino

Director

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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