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Duplicity

  • 20092009
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 2h 5m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
51K
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Julia Roberts and Clive Owen in Duplicity (2009)
A pair of corporate spies who share a steamy past hook up to pull off the ultimate con job on their respective bosses
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Two ex-government agents turned rival industrial spies have to be at the top of their game when one of their companies prepares to launch a major product. However, they distract each other i... Read allTwo ex-government agents turned rival industrial spies have to be at the top of their game when one of their companies prepares to launch a major product. However, they distract each other in more ways than one.Two ex-government agents turned rival industrial spies have to be at the top of their game when one of their companies prepares to launch a major product. However, they distract each other in more ways than one.
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
51K
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    • Tony Gilroy
    • Tony Gilroy
  • Stars
    • Julia Roberts
    • Clive Owen
    • Tom Wilkinson
    • Tony Gilroy
    • Tony Gilroy
  • Stars
    • Julia Roberts
    • Clive Owen
    • Tom Wilkinson
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    • 206User reviews
    • 215Critic reviews
    • 69Metascore
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    Kathleen Chalfant, Denis O'Hare, and Oleg Stefan in Duplicity (2009)
    Julia Roberts and Clive Owen in Duplicity (2009)
    Clive Owen in Duplicity (2009)
    Julia Roberts and Clive Owen in Duplicity (2009)
    Julia Roberts, Tony Gilroy, and Clive Owen in Duplicity (2009)
    Clive Owen in Duplicity (2009)
    Julia Roberts in Duplicity (2009)
    Tony Gilroy in Duplicity (2009)
    Clive Owen in Duplicity (2009)
    Julia Roberts and Clive Owen in Duplicity (2009)
    Julia Roberts and Clive Owen in Duplicity (2009)
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    Julia Roberts
    Julia Roberts
    • Claire Stenwick
    Clive Owen
    Clive Owen
    • Ray Koval
    Tom Wilkinson
    Tom Wilkinson
    • Howard Tully
    Paul Giamatti
    Paul Giamatti
    • Richard Garsik
    Dan Daily
    Dan Daily
    • Garsik's Aide
    Lisa Roberts Gillan
    Lisa Roberts Gillan
    • Tully's Assistant
    David Shumbris
    David Shumbris
    • Turtleneck
    Rick Worthy
    Rick Worthy
    • Dale Raimes
    Oleg Stefan
    Oleg Stefan
    • Boris Fetyov
    Denis O'Hare
    Denis O'Hare
    • Duke Monahan
    Kathleen Chalfant
    Kathleen Chalfant
    • Pam Frailes
    Khan Baykal
    Khan Baykal
    • Dinesh Patel
    Tom McCarthy
    Tom McCarthy
    • Jeff Bauer
    Wayne Duvall
    Wayne Duvall
    • Ned Guston
    Fabrizio Brienza
    Fabrizio Brienza
    • Hotel Manager
    Lucia Grillo
    Lucia Grillo
    • Italian Chambermaid
    Carrie Preston
    Carrie Preston
    • Barbara Bofferd
    Conan McCarty
    • Bartender
      • Tony Gilroy
      • Tony Gilroy
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The character of Claire Stenwick is named for classic-era movie actress Barbara Stanwyck.
    • Goofs
      During the opening-scene fight between the two CEOs in the airport it is supposedly raining (everybody carries umbrellas). However, Tully and Garsik do not get wet.
    • Quotes

      Ray Koval: I think about you all the time. I think about you even when you're with me. I look at you, I can't stop looking at you. I look at you, and I think, "That woman... That woman knows who I am and loves me anyway."

    • Crazy credits
      At the end of the movie, we see images of the supporting characters while each actor is credited. However, when Claire and Ray are shown, Julia Roberts and Clive Owen's names aren't shown.
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      Featured in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Duplicity/Knowing/I Love You, Man (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      Being Bad
      Written and Performed by Bitter Sweet (as Bitter:Sweet)

      Courtesy of Quango Music Group, Inc.

    User reviews206

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    5/10
    Game on
    Greetings again from the darkness. The very imaginative and quite funny opening credit sequence sets the stage for a fun frolic through the world of corporate espionage. The only two problems ... it's not that much fun and there is very little frolicking.

    Writer/Director Tony Gilroy (Michael Clayton) just tries to be too clever and cute for his own good. After landing two perfect leads and two of the best character actors of this generation, Gilroy offers up a tedious, bungled mess that is really never that clever and certainly gives the feeling of holding back these four fine actors.

    The multi-frame look, non-linear time line, repeated dialogue and smirky exchanges between Clive and Julia are just some of the clichéd tricks used to make this seem more interesting and complicated than it really is.

    Clive Owen shows again that he would have made a sterling James Bond (nothing against Daniel Craig, who is excellent). Instead of his usual dark, brooding roles, he seems to thrive when he can show a bit of emotion. Luckily for the audience, we are only subjected to one of Julia Roberts' patented cackles that causes every man to cringe. For her, she is quite reserved, but just can't pull off the smartest person in the room role. Sadly, the great Tom Wilkinson is pretty much wasted in his role as one of the dueling corporate giants. Paul Giamatti, on the other hand, has the best scene in the film as he delivers over-the-top arrogance in his stockholders speech.

    Must also mention Tom McCarthy, not so much for his role (he is the guy handcuffed in the meeting room), but just because I have become such a fan of his directorial skills ... The Station Agent and The Visitor.

    If you are after a dime store version of Michael Clayton or a mostly non-funny Cary Grant type film, then this is the film for you. To me, it just doesn't deliver the quips, twist or turns that it pretends to.
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    • Release date
      • March 20, 2009 (United States)
      • United States
      • Germany
    • Official sites
      • Official site (Spain)
      • Official site (France)
      • English
      • Spanish
      • Russian
      • German
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    • Filming locations
      • Rome, Lazio, Italy
    • Production companies
      • Universal Pictures
      • Relativity Media
      • Laura Bickford Productions
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    • 2 hours 5 minutes
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      • Dolby Digital
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