Who You Think I Am

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Who You Think I Am

2021

1h 41m

Romance

Drama

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Ghosted by her hunky twentysomething lover, Claire (Binoche--balancing cunning and vulnerability), a middle-aged professor and single mom, creates a fake Facebook profile to do a little undetected online snooping. But when her 24-year-old avatar "Clara" is friended by her ex's equally attractive roommate (François Civil), superficial correspondence quickly escalates towards intense intimacy and uncontrollable obsession. Adapted from Camille Laurens' best-selling novel--and co-scripted by Julie Peyr, a regular collaborator of Arnaud Desplechin--Who You Think I Am blends genres and bends reality to dizzying effect.

Critics Consensus

Who You Think I Am bites off more plot than some viewers will be able to chew, but its narrative entanglements are more than offset by Juliette Binoche's central performance.

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Pat Padua

Washington Post

Sep 8, 2021

3/4

This provocative and sexy tale of Internet identity is thoroughly entertaining.

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Claudia Puig

FilmWeek (LAist)

Sep 3, 2021

Thought-provoking about how it explores our private anxieties and public personas.

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John Anderson

Wall Street Journal

Sep 3, 2021

Social media is not an inherently cinematic subject, but Ms. Binoche is, and in the hands of director Nebbou and cinematographer Gilles Porte the story of Claire becomes, both visually and psychologically, a bridge between worlds.

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Sean Axmaker

Stream on Demand

Sep 22, 2024

What begins as a possibly harmless bit catfishing veers into territory closer to 'Fatal Attraction,' yet this is no thriller but rather a mix of psychiatric mystery and psychological drama.

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

Mar 20, 2023

4/5

…modern, intelligent and thoughtful in the way it considers the impact of the internet on our lives; it’s proper cinema, keeping the audience right on edge, and allowing Binoche to give yet another revelatory performance…

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Jeff Nelson

Showbiz Cheat Sheet

Feb 12, 2022

Who You Think I Am is a solid melodrama thriller with an impressive lead performance. Juliette Binoche elevates the screenplay written by Safy Nebbou and Julie Peyr.

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movie buff

Oct 8, 2021

suspense + great acting

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Jill V C

Sep 9, 2021

Just great. Finally a film both intelligent and thought provoking.

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JoAnn B

Sep 7, 2021

At first I thought it was slow going and a bit disjointed, however it picked up and made sense, I enjoyed it. Juliette Binoche is a stellar professional and the other actors were excellent. It is an unusual movie with an unusual plot and I would encourage anyone to see it, especially if they are Binoche fans.

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Lester S

Sep 5, 2021

Binoche is extraordinary. The breadth and depth of her performance is completely compelling.

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Jeanne K

Sep 4, 2021

Juliette Binoche owns this movie and is wonderful in it.

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Alain E

@AlainE Jan 29, 2026

A movie about multilayered deception and the desire to stay young, which of course is another widely spread self deception. The story appears to follow a predetermined course up to around forty minutes before the actual conclusion. Then it is gradually revealed that the femme fatale was far from lethal and life continued around her. She is left a lonely cougar with a manuscript. Thank you Mr Jobs for inventing the iPhone!

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Safy Nebbou

Director

Juliette Binoche

Claire Millaud

François Civil

Alex Chelly

Guillaume Gouix

Ludo

Charles Berling

Gilles

Nicole Garcia

Dr. Catherine Boormans

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Synopsis

Ghosted by her hunky twentysomething lover, Claire (Binoche--balancing cunning and vulnerability), a middle-aged professor and single mom, creates a fake Facebook profile to do a little undetected online snooping. But when her 24-year-old avatar "Clara" is friended by her ex's equally attractive roommate (François Civil), superficial correspondence quickly escalates towards intense intimacy and uncontrollable obsession. Adapted from Camille Laurens' best-selling novel--and co-scripted by Julie Peyr, a regular collaborator of Arnaud Desplechin--Who You Think I Am blends genres and bends reality to dizzying effect.

Director: Safy Nebbou
Producer: Michel Saint-Jean
Screenwriter: Safy Nebbou, Camille Laurens, Julie Peyr, Safy Nebbou, Julie Peyr
Distributor: Cohen Media Group
Production Co: Diaphana Films, Scope Pictures, France 3 Cinéma
Genre: Romance, Drama
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 3, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 2, 2021
Box Office (Gross USA): $45.3K
Runtime: 1h 41m

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