The Double (2013)

Directed by

Richard Ayoade

Genre

drama film, comedy thriller

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 33m

Rated

R

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 1,094 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A meek office worker is tormented by a confident look-alike who takes over his life. The doppelganger steals his identity, his job, and the affection of a woman he loves. The man descends into confusion and desperation as his reality unravels.

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What happens

The Double is a 2013 British black comedy thriller film written and directed by Richard Ayoade and starring Jesse Eisenberg and Mia Wasikowska. It is based on the 1846 novella The Double by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, about a man driven to breakdown when he is usurped by a doppelgänger. It was produced by Alcove Entertainment, with Michael Caine, Graeme Cox (Attercop), Tessa Ross (Film4) and Nigel Williams as executive producers. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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