The Stand In

A girl-in-hell’s substitute gets promoted to leading lady. One actress outsources her life sentence to a stand-in who upgrades to full co-star and partner. The role reversal proves there’s always room at the top for a better understudy.

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Jamie Babbit directed The Stand In in 2020. See Jamie Babbit's full filmography, where to start with Jamie Babbit, or where to go after you've seen everything by Jamie Babbit.

The Stand In was released in 2020 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 101 minutes.