Enemy

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Enemy

R

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

04/17/2015

A

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

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Jason Anderson

Sight & Sound

01/09/2015

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.

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Jonathan Romney

Observer (UK)

01/04/2015

3/5

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

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Grant Watson

Fiction Machine

May 7

6/10

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.

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Paul Kanieski

KSQD Community Radio

08/16/2023

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.

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Jason Adams

My New Plaid Pants

01/14/2022

It will haunt the shit out of you

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Bryan M

@RT97114384 Mar 24

Great film, JG never disappoints.

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Bilbo B.

@bagginsidedbilbo Mar 15

I liked it for being different. It pulls off a concept in a cool way

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Slick R

@SlickReviewer Feb 7

Extremely dark like all of Denis' movies. Not one happy moment in the entire film lol but if you like mystery and fantasy and don't know what is going on with so many spiders, then this movie is for you. I prefer Denis' other movies, especially Sicario and Dune.

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Paul S

@RT91988760 Jan 14

It was an incredibly beautiful and artistically enigmatic film, but I must admit there were a lot of times when I was confused about the story and the characters. Overall, it was a really mind-boggling movie, and it has an amazing visual atmosphere. I definitely recommend it for mystery and drama fans!

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Laurian D

@Laurian Jan 4

Absolutely brilliant study of the characters and... the viewer! Those who aren't at least in their 30's yet will probably walk away frustrated, leaving poor reviews, just to find themselves revisiting this gem later. I can't imagine getting all the symbols and metaphors while being in my 20's for example. But maybe some of you will, 'cause where there's a will, there's a way 😉

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Jessica M

@Jess123 Jan 1

I took this film in a literal sense and began to get more and more confused. It kept me watching but as I was excepting what was happening I wasn’t getting the full story. As you can imagine when I got to the end I had no idea what was going on. I then looked up the plot that explained everything. So basically don’t think of this as a literal story- try to look beyond what you see.

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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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