You can't escape yourself.
A mild-mannered college professor discovers a look-alike actor and delves into the other man's private affairs.
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mochinamu
Sep 28, 2021
La double vie de Veronique but make it worse.
griggs79
Mar 26, 2025
Enemy is one of those films that’s more interesting than fun to watch. Gyllenhaal’s on great form (twice over), and Villeneuve’s direction is slick and moody as ever. I was into the whole theme of self-sabotage—how bad decisions come back to bite—but it’s definitely more of a thinker than a thriller. The final scene is meant to rattle you, but it didn’t do much for me, mainly because that kind of thing doesn’t freak me out. I know loads of people who’d hate it, though. It's not a bad watch; it's just not one I’d be in a hurry to revisit.
The film's tagline is: "You can't escape yourself."
The film had a budget of $3.5M but only grossed $3.4M, losing $103.3K at the box office.
The runtime is 91 minutes (1h 31m).
It was a co-production between: Canada, France, Spain.
The film was directed by Denis Villeneuve.
The screenplay was written by Javier Gullón.
The score was composed by Danny Bensi.
Cinematography was handled by Nicolas Bolduc.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt2316411.
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Enemy
Released
R
English
Canada, France, Spain
$3,500,000
$3,396,726
