Enemy

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Enemy

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Released Mar 14, 2014

1h 30m

Mystery & Thriller

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A mild-mannered college professor (Jake Gyllenhaal) discovers a look-alike actor and delves into the other man's private affairs.

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Critics Consensus

Thanks to a strong performance from Jake Gyllenhaal and smart direction from Denis Villeneuve, Enemy hits the mark as a tense, uncommonly adventurous thriller.

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Chris Stuckmann

ChrisStuckmann.com

From the opening shot of Enemy, you are trained to expect something out of the ordinary.

Rated: A

Apr 17, 2015

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Jason Anderson

Sight & Sound

Gyllenhaal faces the tricky task of conveying the subtle differences of two men whose identities are thrown into flux. The result is his most nuanced performance since playing another sleuth caught out of his depth in Zodiac.

Jan 9, 2015

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Jonathan Romney

Observer (UK)

Enemy has morbid elegance to spare, which should guarantee it some long-term cult prestige.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 4, 2015

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Paul Kanieski

KSQD Community Radio

Enemy is brimming with non-commercial bravado that borders on being confessional. Just as Hitchcock made manifest his voyeuristic and controlling proclivities, Villeneuve exposes his own conflicted feelings towards women and monogamy.

Aug 16, 2023

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Jason Adams

My New Plaid Pants

It will haunt the shit out of you

Jan 14, 2022

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Nick Levine

NME (New Musical Express)

It's a thought-provoking film that plays on the mind for days afterwards.

Rated: 3.5/5

May 27, 2021

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William P

Seems like a good gag for a story but falls short because of the dialog. Jake Gyllenhall's flatness usually works to create a sense that what isn't normal...is, but it doesn't work here. The doubles reactions are just weird, stilted.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/21/25

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LUIS LETACIO C

Que filme bom, eu amei a tensão que me fez sentir

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/14/25

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Greg K

Clever mix of weird, challenging and sunspenseful. And depressing. But the split persona theme nevertheless feels worn out.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/08/25

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Ed M

The second actor playing the evil twin is actually identical to the first. A slow-paced film with yellowish shots that honestly annoyed me from the very beginning. Especially the characters' actions and the overall story, which lacked any logical thread. One of the worst endings I’ve ever seen—completely nonsensical. It feels like they had to finish the film abruptly (ran out of money to pay the actors?). It leaves you very disappointed due to how meaningless it is.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/03/25

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Gabriel W

The twist nobody expected or wanted. This movie tries to be something that it is not.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

12/30/24

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Benjamin H

Such an absorbing, layered and intelligent movie that really nails its surrealistic filmmaking without simply feeling pretentious. Jake Gyllenhaal gives a mesmerizing dual performance, while Denis Villeneuve's direction and the storytelling is top-notch. I also really adored the minimal use of sound and the subdued score throughout, as it really made the film pretty eerie and meditative. As for flaws, the film could have been a bit longer to further expand on some of its ideas. All in all, this is a terrific movie that is perfect for film nerds like myself and one that almost requires rewatches to understand more of its meanings and metaphors. And yeah, that ending was crazy (but definitely in a good way).

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/09/24

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Synopsis

A mild-mannered college professor (Jake Gyllenhaal) discovers a look-alike actor and delves into the other man's private affairs.

Director: Denis Villeneuve
Producer: Niv Fichman, Miguel A. Faura
Screenwriter: Javier Gullón
Distributor: A24
Production Co: Entertainment One, Mecanismo Films, Televisión Española (TVE), Corus Entertainment, micro_scope, Instituto de la Cinematografia, Téléfilm Canada, Société de Développement des Entreprises Culturelles (SODEC), Pathé, Rhombus Media, Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC), Roxbury
Rating: R (Language|Graphic Nudity|Some Strong Sexual Content)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 14, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 22, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.0M
Runtime: 1h 30m

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