Incognito

Incognito

Harry Donovan is a master in the art of deception... trapped in a lie so perfect even the truth can't save him.

Directed by John Badham

Produced by Morgan Creek Entertainment

1997108 min5.8 / 10

A stylish crime thriller built on deception and double-crosses, where a forger's romantic entanglement with an art expert becomes a trap that blurs truth and lies.

Harry Donovan is an art forger who paints fake Rembrandt picture for $500,000. The girl he meets and gets into bed with in Paris, Marieke, turns out to be an arts expert Harry's clients are using to check the counterfeit picture he painted.

Questions people ask

  • Does Incognito end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is Incognito violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Incognito sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Incognito scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Incognito easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

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Rarity68

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise18

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love15

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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