The Imposter (2012)

Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews

There are two sides to every lie.

In 1994, a 13-year-old boy disappeared without a trace from his home in San Antonio, Texas. Three-and-a-half years later, he is found alive in a village in southern Spain with a horrifying story of kidnap and torture. His family is overjoyed to bring him home. But all is not quite as it seems.

• Released: 2012-07-13
• Genres: Documentary, Mystery, Crime
• Runtime: 1h 39m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.3/10 from 819 votes

Directed by Bart Layton.

Top cast

• Frédéric Bourdin as Self
• Carey Gibson as Self - Nicholas' Sister
• Beverly Dollarhide as Self - Nicholas' Mother
• Bryan Gibson as Self - Nicholas' Brother-in-Law
• Nancy Fisher as Self - Special Agent, FBI
• Charlie Parker as Self - Private Investigator
• Philip French as Self - Spain Consul General
• Codey Gibson as Self - Nicholas' Nephew
• Kevin Hendricks as Self - Nicholas' Childhood Friend
• Adam O'Brian as Frédéric Bourdin (Actor)

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Imposter

• United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Fandor Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, DocuramaFilms Amazon Channel, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel, Cineverse Amazon Channel; watch free on Kanopy, Fawesome, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Shout! Factory TV, YouTube Free, Plex, Plex Channel, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Cineverse, Tubi TV, Amazon MX Player; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Tubi TV, Plex; rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store
• Australia: stream on Foxtel Now, Stan, DocPlay, Beamafilm, DocPlay Amazon Channel; watch free on Beamafilm; rent on JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Beamafilm; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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