Three Identical Strangers

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Three Identical Strangers

PG-13

2018

1h 36m

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Biography

Drama

History

Mystery & Thriller

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Identical triplets become separated at birth and adopted by three different families. Years later, their amazing reunion becomes a global sensation but also unearths an unimaginable secret that has radical repercussions.

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Surreal and surprising, Three Identical Strangers effectively questions the nature of reality and identity.

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Claudia Puig

FilmWeek (LAist)

Dec 14, 2019

The cliché "stranger than fiction" is probably used a little too freely, but this really is that.

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David Sexton

London Evening Standard

Feb 28, 2019

4/5

It combines interviews, archive footage and dramatic reconstructions to take us as close in to the story as possible, not coming to any conclusions. You won't be able to look away.

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Suzi Feay

Financial Times

Feb 22, 2019

5/5

This haunting documentary uncovers as much of the truth as is possible.

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Bianca Garner

Filmotomy

Oct 11, 2024

Three Identical Strangers is a documentary that is both entertaining and highly informative, giving us a unique insight into what it means to have our own sense of identity and personality.

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Diana Tuova

Spotlight on Film

Aug 9, 2024

5/5

Powerful, emotional and unforgettable, Three Identical Strangers strikes the right balance between happiness and sorrow, and judgement and understanding, as it unveils one fantastical, but true story though the interviews...

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Ryan McQuade

InSession Film

Apr 3, 2024

B+

Three Identical Strangers may be a story of mystery, tragedy and regret but it also one of hope, forgiveness and love, no matter who or how you were raised.

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A J

@Anthony110 Apr 1, 2026

Starting as a fascinating curiosity, the movie takes a dramatic and breath-taking turn to expose a much more unsettling story. Really great documentary.

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GAIL B

@RT80523423 Mar 18, 2026

Absolutely heartbreaking. Nobody unfortunately is held accountable. To see them as babies was awful. So sad. How could anyone do that.

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Jack F

@MovieFan111 Dec 10, 2025

I only clicked on it because it looked interesting. I wasn't disappointed. It's always nice to watch a well made documentary once in a while. I never heard of these guys, but there story was really interesting. Glad I watched it.

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Kennedy J.

@kennedyjosephs Nov 11, 2025

Really emotional and interesting documentary. Recommend this movie to everyone!

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Takis T

@TakisTz May 19, 2025

Classic case of reality being far stranger than fiction. Watch this and you'll be rewarded (if that's the proper way of putting it) with a story so wild you'd think it's made up. Yet this is a documentary.

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Harrison B

@clinthoward Apr 17, 2025

SPOILER: Very interesting. As a developmental psychologist, the only ethical issues seem to be whether they would tell them about it after, because I suspect that triplets aren't likely to be adopted, so the agency split them up for their own good, and not because they wanted to perform the study. It seems like telling everyone they have a twin is definitely the right move at this point though. Tacked-on happy ending about nurture though.

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Synopsis

Identical triplets become separated at birth and adopted by three different families. Years later, their amazing reunion becomes a global sensation but also unearths an unimaginable secret that has radical repercussions.

Director: Tim Wardle
Producer: Grace Hughes-Hallett, Becky Read
Screenwriter: Grace Hughes-Hallett
Distributor: Neon, CNN Films
Production Co: Raw
Rating: PG-13 (Some Mature Thematic Material)
Genre: Documentary, Biography, Drama, History, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 29, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 2, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $12.3M
Runtime: 1h 36m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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