Enemy

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Enemy

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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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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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Grant Watson

Fiction Machine

Assessed on a level of tone and aesthetic, Villeneuve’s film is a stunning work. It is oppressive and unsettling, achieving Lynchian levels of discomfort and uncertainty.

Rated: 6/10

May 7, 2025

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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

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It will haunt the shit out of you

Jan 14, 2022

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Mary Ann J

The ending made no sense to me.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/02/25

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Mate P

***SPOILERS*** Enemy is a visually striking and quite an abstract movie. The writing is amazing, but abstract, which I wouldn't have been able to understand, because I takes things literally. So this is not really my type of film from the writing perspective. I didn't understand why the women characters behaved the way they did until I watched the explaining videos. On the other hand I love how the it's crafted. Every line has meaning. Anthony is so afraid of having unexpected variables in his life that he is driven towards the repeating pattern, the vicious cycle. The directing made sense after I knew what the movie really is about. The cinematography is gorgeous, the editing is great. It has slow pacing, but the film is quickly over because it's intriguing. The colour grading is phenomenal. The dominant colours of yellow, orange are rarely disturbed by blue, red or something else and then the character gets disturbed too. The production design is perfect. The casting is great, Jake Gyllenhaal's performance is outstanding. Enemy is an abstract film, which is not my type, but it does enough for me to enjoy it.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/31/25

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Patrick G.

8.8/10 Carried heavily by gylenhaal or however u spell it. Cool interviews w him and writer director dude if u care to look it up.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

07/22/25

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Rich B

Stunning film. A wonderful mixture of Goddard, Clouzot, Fellini and a touch of Hitchcock. Stylish without being shallow, an English language film with a European sensibility. I have never seen Toronto look so impressive yet intimidating. Jake Gyllenhaal commands this film with charm, vulnerability and grace, a showcase for the immensely talented actor he is. So annoyed I missed this on release, but now I have seen it and it’s a film I will watch again and again to get all the nuances. A masterpiece from the powerhouse talent that is M. Villeneuve. Impeccable.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/19/25

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Jurassic P

Great film! Extremely confusing but it's still somehow great! I guess that's because the more you watch it the more you actually understand... Although for me, I did have to watch a YouTube video explaining it!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

07/09/25

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Nick E

Seeping with atmosphere, Enemy is a well-directed psychological thriller.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/06/25

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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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