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Enemy (2013)

Enemy poster
Directed by
Denis Villeneuve
Genre
mystery film, thriller film
Country
France, Spain, Canada
Runtime
1h 31m
Rated
R
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 6,491 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man discovers his exact double living in the same city. He becomes obsessed with tracking down the lookalike and confronting him.

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What happens

Enemy is a 2013 psychological thriller film directed by Denis Villeneuve and produced by M. A. Faura and Niv Fichman. Written by Javier Gullón, the film is loosely adapted from the 2002 José Saramago novel The Double. The film stars Jake Gyllenhaal in a dual role as two men who are physically identical, but different in personality. Mélanie Laurent, Sarah Gadon, and Isabella Rossellini co-star. Enemy is an international co-production of companies from Spain, France and Canada. Enemy premiered in the Special Presentation section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival on September 8. Upon its wide release by A24 on March 14, 2014, the film earned $3.4 million at the box office and received positive reviews. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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