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Enemy

  • 2013
  • R
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
227K
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Enemy (2013)
A glum history professor spots his double in a bit role in a movie and decides to track him down. The identical men meet, and their lives become bizarrely and irrevocably intertwined.
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A mild-mannered college professor investigates the life of an actor who looks exactly like him.A mild-mannered college professor investigates the life of an actor who looks exactly like him.A mild-mannered college professor investigates the life of an actor who looks exactly like him.

  • Director
    • Denis Villeneuve
  • Writers
    • José Saramago
    • Javier Gullón
  • Stars
    • Jake Gyllenhaal
    • Mélanie Laurent
    • Sarah Gadon
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    227K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,154
    180
    • Director
      • Denis Villeneuve
    • Writers
      • José Saramago
      • Javier Gullón
    • Stars
      • Jake Gyllenhaal
      • Mélanie Laurent
      • Sarah Gadon
    • 587User reviews
    • 331Critic reviews
    • 61Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 17 wins & 23 nominations total

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    Enemy: The Web Of His Mind (Featurette)
    Featurette 4:35
    Enemy: The Web Of His Mind (Featurette)
    Enemy: Adapting Jose Saramago (Featurette)
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    Enemy: Adapting Jose Saramago (Featurette)
    Enemy: The Double (Featurette)
    Featurette 4:08
    Enemy: The Double (Featurette)
    Enemy: The Women Of Enemy (Featurette)
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    Enemy: The Women Of Enemy (Featurette)

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    Jake Gyllenhaal
    Jake Gyllenhaal
    • Adam + Anthony
    Mélanie Laurent
    Mélanie Laurent
    • Mary
    Sarah Gadon
    Sarah Gadon
    • Helen
    Isabella Rossellini
    Isabella Rossellini
    • Mother
    Joshua Peace
    Joshua Peace
    • Teacher at School
    • (as Josh Peace)
    Tim Post
    Tim Post
    • Anthony's Concierge
    Kedar Brown
    Kedar Brown
    • Security Guard
    Darryl Dinn
    Darryl Dinn
    • Video Store Clerk
    Misha Highstead
    • Lady in the Dark Room
    Megan Mane
    • Lady in the Dark Room
    Alexis Uiga
    • Lady in the Dark Room
    Kiran Friesen
    Kiran Friesen
    • Sad, Broken Woman
    • (uncredited)
    Stephen R. Hart
    Stephen R. Hart
    • Bouncer
    • (uncredited)
    Jane Moffat
    Jane Moffat
    • Eve
    • (uncredited)
    Paul Stephen
    • Dark Room Patron
    • (uncredited)
    Loretta Yu
    Loretta Yu
    • Receptionist
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Denis Villeneuve
    • Writers
      • José Saramago
      • Javier Gullón
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    User reviews587

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    7TheLittleSongbird

    Definitely does stay with you

    Denis Villeneuve to me is a hugely talented director, and the six films seen of his so far have all been good to outstanding. 'Sicario', 'Incendies' and 'Blade Runner 2049' are especially good. 'Prisoners' was very good and almost great until let down by the ending and while 'Arrival' had its issues it was also well done with a lot to admire.

    That 'Enemy' has replaced 'Arrival' as my least favourite Villeneuve film and still manages to be a film of many admirable qualities says a lot about how talented he is and how good his best films are. Can totally understand why 'Enemy' would captivate many critics and on the flip side confound others, 'Arrival' is a very divisive film but 'Enemy' (after only seeing it recently) seems to divide people much more. It's one of Villeneuve's most ambitious films (between this and 'Sicario' as the most) and also his most puzzling and least accessible perhaps. Found a lot to admire about 'Enemy' myself, but it is one of those "highly appreciate" than "love" films.

    Will admit to not completely understanding some of the storytelling and symbolism/metaphors, there are parts that could have gone into much more depth with some very intriguing ideas that are not fully explored. It is not always the most consistently involving film either, some of the pacing is drawn out too much and could have done with some more tightening.

    Count me in too as somebody who found the ending, one of the film's most polarising elements, unsatisfying. It was unsettling sure, but it was also abrupt, incomplete feeling and left too many questions unresolved.

    On the other hand, 'Enemy' is exceptionally well made. The visual style is both attractive and lurid, the dark and yellow hues allure and disturb in equal measure and the whole film is expertly in its cinematography. The music is appropriately creepy and anxiety-inducing.

    'Enemy's' dialogue is sparse but when it appears it's thought-provoking. The symbolism and metaphors perplex at times but unsettle and fascinate every bit as much. The story has its problems, but it is a very intriguing premise that has a very creepy and wonderfully weird (drawing favourable comparisons with David Lynch, and one can see why) atmosphere, a tight structure and some of the suspense makes one bite the nails in anxiety. Regardless of what anyone's stance on the film is overall, it is hard to deny that 'Enemy' definitely does stay with you long after it's over.

    Villeneuve deserves a large part of the credit for his smart and suspenseful direction. Likewise with the truly incredible lead performance from Jake Gyllenhaal. Sarah Gadon and Isabella Rossellini are both very well cast, particularly Gadon who to me is at her best here.

    In conclusion, divisive and problematic but leaves a lasting impression. 7/10 Bethany Cox
    6joebloggscity

    One dark and eerie thriller....

    This is one dark disturbing movie. It isn't a horror but will leave you feeling a bit uncomfortable. We have here a man who discovers that he has a doppelgänger, and decides to hunt the guy down to meet him. It all turns dark when they get involved with other's partners, and we have a dark movie which utilises sex heavily.

    This is a very well done film. The acting is great, with Jake Gylennhaal competently driving the dark edges of the lead characters, who are all but identical except by the smallest margins in the mind. The directors doesn't shove anything, and allows a slow pace so as to not force anything.

    The camera work is great, but it's the story that is the main crux. It doesn't give you any answers, and you can make out the parallels or analogies as you wish. There is a repeat use of a spider as a motif in the story somehow, but what it represents is never made clear.

    Problem is that, it's so uninviting a film, and the characters mostly all unlikeable, that you can't help but feel distanced by this film. Its slow pace can be too slow, and hinders the films. It's more a film to think about and take away the points with you. You'll theorise various things about it.

    It's not a bad film, but won't be for everyone. It's not easy to like and has a dark heart. Make of it what you will.
    7claudio_carvalho

    Watch It with Attention, Seek Explanation in Internet and Watch It Again

    In Toronto, the college professor of Politics Adam Bell (Jake Gyllenhaal) lives a routine life with his girlfriend Mary (Mélanie Laurent). One day, he watches a rented DVD and sees an obscure supporting actor very alike to him and Adam becomes obsessed find him out. He discovers that his name is Anthony Claire and he is married with Helen (Sarah Gadon), who is six-month pregnant. Adam meets Anthony but soon he realizes that it was a mistake since his counterpart has put his eyes on Mary. Soon their lives become entwined.

    "Enemy" is not a good movie, but has an intriguing story by José Saramago. For me, a good movie is able to present the story with neither the need of reading the novel not researching explanation in Internet. "Enemy" is a movie where the viewer needs to watch with attention, seek explanation in Internet (for example, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9AWkqRwd1I provides a good explanation of the movie) and watch it again. Therefore the screenwriter fails in his script. Anyway it is intriguing and when you see it for the second time, it is worthwhile. My vote is seven.

    Title (Brazil): "O Homem Duplicado" ("The Duplicated Man")
    8brando647

    An Addicting Mind-Bender from the Director of PRISONERS

    Denis Villeneuve garnered a lot of attention for his mainstream success with PRISONERS, starring Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal, but it was it smaller, more obscure release that I wanted to see. ENEMY was released around the same time as PRISONERS but never saw a national release and I had to wait for the home video release to finally catch it. Watching it, I figured out why it never went mainstream. Most general audiences don't like something they can't understand, and ENEMY is probably best described as a mental cluster fu…mess. It has a surface plot that's easy enough to understand but the film is loaded with symbolism and deeper themes. Most of which can't be discussed without entering spoiler territory so I won't touch on it much, but this is a movie that inspires discussion or…at the very least…will leave you contemplating it long after it ends. I know my first viewing led to two days of thought trying to decipher what I'd seen and it wasn't until I scoured the Internet, reading over the frustration of others and the myriad of proposed meanings, that I felt I'd come to an understanding. But that's me and my obsessive nature, and others can do their own research. On the surface, ENEMY is about history teacher Adam Bell (Gyllenhaal). Adam is suggested a film from a work colleague that he might enjoy and becomes obsessed when an extra in the film looks exactly like him. He tracks the actor down, Anthony (also Gyllenhaal), and discovers they're physically identical in every way. And then it gets weird.

    At first impression, ENEMY is a very depressing film. It's incredibly dark with lots of shadows and harsh lighting, and the entire movie has this bizarre yellow tint to it. Everything is has an unnerving yellow sickness to it. And the characters…well, no one is happy here. Adam is a depressing little man. He doesn't say much and he's very socially awkward. He's got a beautiful girlfriend named Mary (Mélanie Laurent) but there's some unknown tension between the two of them. She seems to come to his barren apartment every night and the two of them spend a minimal amount of time together before moving to the bedroom, and she always seems to leave in anger or exasperation when it's through. Anthony is more outgoing, more confident. He's married to a beautiful woman (Sarah Gadon) in a crumbling marriage racked with previous infidelities on his part. She seems hopeful that he's changed but the recent events where he hides his meeting with Adam have her wondering if he's returned to old habits. Everyone's pretty miserable but Adam finds hope for something interesting when he encounters his doppelganger. Whatever it was that piqued his interest, it fades fast as the two come face-to-face and Adam immediately regrets it. Anthony immediately moves to do what pretty much any one of us would probably do if we discovered we had an exact duplicate somewhere in the world with a beautiful girlfriend.

    The surface plot is simple enough but there is so much more boiling beneath the surface of ENEMY. Honestly, I'd seen it twice and couldn't quite piece it together on my own. I only came to full understanding after doing some additional searching around the web for interpretations. I didn't have to do all the supplemental research. The movie's was perfectly fine as a piece of head-scratcher entertainment. I wanted to do it. I found ENEMY so enthralling that I wanted to know more. It's a very slow moving movie and spends most of the first half establishing the atmosphere and building the suspension but then it grabs you and you can't stop watching because you're so interested in seeing how it'll all play out. At least, I was. Jake Gyllenhaal is amazing in the dual role. I was impressed with Sam Rockwell in Duncan Jones' MOON but Rockwell was essentially playing the same character interacting with itself. Gyllenhaal invests such seamless separate personalities into Adam and Anthony that they truly feel like two individual men. He's done an incredible job with ENEMY and I hope he gets some accolades for it. Mélanie Laurent isn't given much as Mary, but Sarah Gadon is undeniably sympathetic as Anthony's pregnant, hopeful wife Helen. Every involved brings their best to the table, making ENEMY one of the better hidden gems I've found in the past year's independent film selection. It's not going to be a film for everyone but anyone who enjoys a film that leaves you contemplating it after the credits roll should give ENEMY a chance.
    7SnoopyStyle

    weirdly intriguing

    Adam Bell (Jake Gyllenhaal) is a history professor at UGT in Toronto. He lives a tired monotonous life with his girlfriend Mary (Mélanie Laurent). On a recommendation, he rents a movie and finds a bit actor named Daniel Saint Claire who looks exactly like him. After some searching, he finds that Daniel's real name is Anthony Claire and he's married to the pregnant Helen (Sarah Gadon).

    Adam's life is tired and boring. I get that point. In fact, I get that point within the first five minutes. It needs to move faster to get to the heart of the movie. It's an unnecessarily slow start. Once it gets going, this has a nice sense of paranoia and unrealism. Everything including the setting, the props, the music, the grayish tones, and the brutal architecture gives off a weird 70s hyper-unreal feel to the movie. Then there is the spider thing. I'm fine with not able to explain it myself. It may be better that there is no easy resolution. I can live off of the mood of the movie by itself.

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    • Trivia
      The cast signed a confidentiality agreement that doesn't allow them to speak and/or explain to the press the meaning of spiders in the movie.
    • Goofs
      (at around 5 mins) During his lecture, professor Bell is standing in front of a blackboard filled with concepts and philosophers' names. The name of German philosopher Fichte is misspelled as "Fitche".
    • Quotes

      Title Card: Chaos is order yet undeciphered.

    • Connections
      Featured in Half in the Bag: 2014 Movie Catch-up: Part 1 (2014)
    • Soundtracks
      The Cheater
      Performed by Bob Kuban and The In-Men

      Written by John Krenski

      Published by Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (BMI) / Sony/ATV Music Publishing Canada (SOCAN)

      All rights reserved. Used by permission.

      Master recording courtesy of Hickory Music

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    • Release date
      • February 6, 2014 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Canada
      • Spain
      • France
    • Official sites
      • Alfa Pictures (Spain)
      • Official Facebook
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Enemigos idénticos
    • Filming locations
      • Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Pathé
      • Entertainment One
      • Rhombus Media
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,008,726
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $16,161
      • Mar 16, 2014
    • Gross worldwide
      • $3,468,333
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 31 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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