Overview
A tale of deception and longing unfolds in the digital age, where love knows no bounds but truth is a fragile construct.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- melancholic
- intimate
- sexy
- quiet evening
- adult date night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film entertaining and thought-provoking, with Juliette Binoche's performance offsetting its convoluted twists and strained coincidences.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Claire adopts the identity of a fictional 24-year-old woman and sustains an intimate relationship through that persona.
Claire's relationship with Dr. Catherine Bormans frames and gradually reveals the circumstances behind her digital deception.
Alex falls for Claire's invented online identity and presses to meet the young woman she claims to be.
The film centers Claire's counseling sessions, messages, phone conversations, and shifting emotional reactions.
Films like Who You Think I Am, and why
Catfish
shared social media deception, romantic entanglement, and identity instability
The Double Life of Véronique
shared psychologically layered romance, unreliable self-presentation, and emotional ambiguity
Her
shared internet-mediated intimacy, loneliness, and bittersweet romantic longing
Notes on a Scandal
shared psychologically charged female protagonist and unstable boundaries between performance and desire
Movie Details
- Director
- Safy Nebbou
- Release Date
- 2019-02-27
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (353)
Cast
- Juliette Binoche
- Nicole Garcia
- François Civil
- Marie-Ange Casta
- Guillaume Gouix
- Charles Berling
- Jules Houplain
- Jules Gauzelin
- Francis Leplay
- Pierre Giraud
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, Fandor Amazon Channel, Cohen Media Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Who You Think I Am about?
- A divorced teacher’s fabricated online persona becomes an all-consuming romance that tests the boundary between emotional truth and deception.
- What is Who You Think I Am like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Who You Think I Am as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Who You Think I Am violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Who You Think I Am.
- What did critics think of Who You Think I Am?
- Critics broadly found the film entertaining and thought-provoking, with Juliette Binoche's performance offsetting its convoluted twists and strained coincidences.
- Which films are like Who You Think I Am?
- Films with a similar feel include Catfish, The Double Life of Véronique, Her, and Notes on a Scandal.
- How long is Who You Think I Am?
- Who You Think I Am runs 101 minutes.
- Where can I watch Who You Think I Am?
- In United States, Who You Think I Am streams on Philo, Fandor Amazon Channel, Cohen Media Amazon Channel.
