INCOGNITO MODE

The on-screen disguises so bad they’re good.

SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959)

Billy Wilder’s classic sees two men on the run posing as women to join an all-female band. Not only do Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon make pretty gorgeouslooking gals, but there’s no better disguise than situating yourself next to the divine charisma of Marilyn Monroe. Who’s going to be looking at you, anyhow?

SUPERMAN (1978)

Technically it’s just glasses, but in the hands of the late, great Christopher Reeve, it’s genius. Superman and Clark Kent are both 6ft 4in, chiselled igures who have never been seen in the same room together, but Reeve makes them feel so molecularly distinct you can’t blame people for not catching on.

COMING TO AMERICA (1988)

The disguise in Eddie Murphy’s classic comedy is Prince Akeem pretending to be a broke immigrant, but the actor also disappears into Randy Watson, Saul and Clarence. While some of the ilm’s humour hasn’t aged brilliantly, Murphy never concealed that leading-man charm – he is a wonderfully silly chameleon.

MULAN (1998)

Sometimes, a haircut can change your life, but in the case of adventurous young Mulan, it saves a nation. To defeat the Hun invasion, Mulan (voiced by Ming-Na Wen) takes her elderly father’s place. Her makeover is simple: a bob and some bandages do most of the work, but she transforms into a true warrior.

FOUR LIONS (2010)

No one expected that anyone, not even Brass Eye’s

Chris Morris, could make suicide bombing funny, but Riz Ahmed’s star-making turn is as hilarious as it is heartbreaking. The climax involves men with explosives disguised as a Ninja Turtle, an ostrich and a upsidedown clown, while Ahmed acts his heart out in a Honey Monster costume.