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Dead Ringers

Dead Ringers

1988
Drama, Suspense/Thriller
1h 56m
The chilling story of identical twin gynecologists, suave Elliot and sensitive Beverly, bipolar sides of one personality, who share the same practice, the same apartment, the same women. When a new patient, glamorous actress Claire Niveau, challenges their eerie bond, they descend into a whirlpool of sexual confusion, drugs, and madness. Jeremy Irons' tour-de-force performance (as both twins) raises disturbing questions about the nature of personal identity. (Criterion Collection)

Directed by:

David Cronenberg

Screenwriter:

David Cronenberg, Bari Wood, Jack Geasland, Norman Snider

Starring:

Jeremy Irons, Jill Hennessy, Geneviève Bujold, Heidi von Palleske, Shirley Douglas, Stephen Lack, David Cronenberg, Nick Nichols, David Hughes, Damir Andrei, Lynne Cormack, Miriam Newhouse

Franchise:

Dead Ringers

Genres:

Drama, Suspense/Thriller, Horror

Countries:

Canada, USA

Language:

English
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Dead Ringers

1988
Drama, Suspense/Thriller
1h 56m
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joseywalesjoseywales
Rated 23 Feb 2008
87
95th
Creepy and atmospheric. It's almost impossible to tell the difference between the twins as the movie progresses, Jeremy Irons gives a truly wonderful duel-performance here.
Rated 23 Feb 2008
paxtonPaxton
Rated 19 Jun 2019
80
77th
I've never been at a movie before where everyone in the audience, both male and female, crossed their legs at the exact same moment, minus the time I watched a drag queen hosted presentation of Basic Instinct. The less said about that the better.
Rated 19 Jun 2019
glumpy99glumpy_99
Rated 15 Jul 2019
71
40th
Queasy, unsettling psychodrama is fatally lacking true insight into "The Mantle Twins" instead being content to shove its audience's collective face into an escalatingly perverse and ugly, self-destructive situation, further compunded by a cold and antiseptic approach which dulls what I assume is odd stabs at dark comedy. Counterbalancing this is Irons' magnificent, career-best performance as both men - he makes the film worth seeing, and indeed involving, for the most part.
Rated 15 Jul 2019
jschlanskyJSchlansky
Rated 21 Jan 2019
87
87th
It's not much of a horror film, more of a drama that's kind of fucked up. Irons is truly incredible in this, even in isolation either of his performances would be worthy of praise and admiration, especially as Beverly. Dead Ringers surprisingly ends up being one of the most striking/affecting portrayals of addiction you're likely to see.
Rated 21 Jan 2019
filliganFilligan
Rated 08 Oct 2018
76
34th
As much as I appreciate the methodical pacing and the career-pinnacle performance from Jeremy Irons, the film doesn't do enough at late turning points to convince us that this is the most believable direction it could go. While I still liked the quiet ending, the film definitely should've worked harder to make it satisfying rather than just neat.
Rated 08 Oct 2018
billyshearsBillyShears
Rated 11 Sep 2014
75
65th
I felt violated, you have twin gynecologists descending into madness and a large chunk of it was boring because I am not smart enough for this.
Rated 11 Sep 2014
kojilessKojiless
Rated 14 Dec 2011
50
55th
Yes, Jeremy Irons puts on a performance (two performances?) worthy of a trifurcated uterus...but that didn't help alleviate the boredom felt while I waited and waited for some Cronenberg-esque vagina-themed creature to pop out of the walls. The imagery is simply too straightforward (obvious comparisons to the Siamese twins) to provoke any other thoughts than 'hey, these guys are like Siamese twins.'
Rated 14 Dec 2011
alex_watkinsAlex Watkins
Rated 22 Dec 2008
4
70th
Dead Ringers is definitely disturbing, and endlessly interesting to ponder and discuss, but it's not an easy watch by any means. There are more than a few moments that will make you uncomfortable to the point of leaning away from the screen, as if to distance yourself from the events occurring. Irons is truly excellent in the double roles, and the movie's descent into psychosis is really gripping.
Rated 22 Dec 2008
mentaculusMentaculus
Rated 10 Sep 2008
100
99th
Plays as grotesque High Art - like Eakins' paintings of autopsy classes. Or if Bertolucci directed a snuff film. Importantly, it shows that behind Cronenberg's typical anxiety over the body and its functions lies a deep-seeded moral ambivalence and psychological malaise: in a very literal way, it gets under your skin, because it's attracted to the evil that has been festering there, in us, all along. The last shot is one of cinema's greatest.
Rated 10 Sep 2008
boobjuiceBoobjuice
Rated 29 May 2008
49
45th
Not Cronenberg's finest... not by a long shot. Ladies, don't watch this cringe-worthy stuff with your vaginas in tact; I should've left mine hanging on the towel rack overnight. Very hostile towards women, which disappointed me as a Cronenberg fan.
Rated 29 May 2008
andertonanderton
Rated 14 Aug 2007
95
95th
Three cervixes.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
montycircusMontyCircus
Rated 21 Mar 2024
20
12th
More like "Dead Air". A half hour in I was bored to tears. Turned it off an hour in. Life is too short.
Rated 21 Mar 2024
nathan_sNathan S
Rated 13 Sep 2019
4
74th
Jesus Christ. Shit. What the fuck. This film's descent is so gradual, and eventually so extreme, that it requires some effort to process, or even to stomach, these appalling and terrible exhibitions. The brutalist architecture and mise-en-scene is off-putting, alien, revolting: a perfect habitat for this pair of co-dependent sociopaths. Jeremy Irons deserves every ounce of praise he's received for this performance (these performances).
Rated 13 Sep 2019
sheepslashersheepslasher
Rated 12 Jul 2019
5
94th
overall the most disturbing element was jeremy irons dipping pizza crust into wine and eating it like it's FINE.
Rated 12 Jul 2019
lexlex
Rated 09 Feb 2015
80
53rd
Tonally similar to Crash in its very moody, clinical, and more humorless approach as far as Cronenberg movies are concerned. Stylistically it is absolutely masterful, with typically flawless direction and Irons is absolutely ridiculous, perhaps being only slightly overshadowed by himself. It's a thoroughly inspiring suspense/horror but I found it too dementedly heavy-handed to rank it with my favorite Cronenberg films.
Rated 09 Feb 2015
cowmanCowman
Rated 07 Sep 2013
75
75th
It takes a long time to develop a disturbing atmosphere, towards the end I was hoping for a 'Videodrome' style batshit insane ending, but it didn't really deliver.
Rated 07 Sep 2013
overratedoverrated
Rated 18 Mar 2011
73
82nd
Didn't grab me as much as I thought it would, given the people involved. The quality of Iron's double performance goes without saying.
Rated 18 Mar 2011
kevinjosephkevinjoseph
Rated 22 Jul 2010
68
66th
Jeremy Irons was terrific; and the writing was memorable in some scenes; but ultimately this film fell short of being the cerebral thriller I was hoping it would be. (although that absurdly all-red operating room was an great visual!)
Rated 22 Jul 2010
antitypeantitype
Rated 22 Jan 2010
90
92nd
Women aren't treated too kindly in this film, but I don't believe Cronenberg is a misogynist. To be fair, the male twins both brilliantly portrayed by Jeremy Irons are rather repulsive man-creatures, and I tend to think this film is simply a dissection of sexuality and identity (or lack thereof), probing a bit of grotesque humanity. It is also one of Cronenberg's best-looking films, with lots of vibrant red and blue hues. It feels as cold and viscerally incisive as a surgeon's instruments.
Rated 22 Jan 2010
michaelsykesmichaelsykes
Rated 21 Jan 2010
80
70th
Painful.
Rated 21 Jan 2010
pickpocketPickpocket
Rated 22 Oct 2009
3
28th
Separation Anxiety: The Movie
Rated 22 Oct 2009
saucyjacksaucyjack
Rated 09 Jul 2009
90
89th
A brilliant film about separation anxiety and the toll it takes on one's mental health. Jeremy Irons gives two amazing performances worthy of numerous awards. Some of the most disturbing stuff Cronenberg has done and one of his best.
Rated 09 Jul 2009
dorkovskyDorkovsky
Rated 09 Mar 2009
9
97th
Fantastic, even if just for one of the greatest performances in cinema.
Rated 09 Mar 2009
djrossdjross
Rated 14 Aug 2007
82
93rd
Great film about the importance of family. Cronenberg's two best movies are both irregular love triangles (the other being THE FLY, which directly preceded this one).
Rated 14 Aug 2007
myfavchordsmyfavchords
Rated 25 Aug 2024
69
28th
Jeremy Irons is great in this film playing twins. The script has some weird moments, some interesting ideas and some slow periods. After awhile the film starts to slightly go off track. Overall this film is a near miss.
Rated 25 Aug 2024
indyatmnINDYATMN
Rated 15 May 2023
70
24th
Problem #1: it doesn't feel like horror w/ drama elements, but vice versa - esp sluggish 1st hour #2: Presumably Cronenberg wants us to not always be able to tell the twins apart, but it's just annoying bc we'll eventually find out in a few minutes #3: the ways Cronenberg illustrates that the twins can't truly separate from one another is absurd in this otherwise realistic context especially when the usually in-control Elliot seemingly chooses to spiral out of control simply b/c his brother has.
Rated 15 May 2023
shockularSHOCKULAR
Rated 28 Jul 2022
80
72nd
Disturbing and effective psychological thriller. I can't complain TOO much about Dustin Hoffman winning the Academy Award for Rain Man this year--that was also great--but the fact that Irons wasn't even NOMINATED for Best Actor for this virtuoso performance is a total crime. Even when the twins are at their most similar, subtle differences allow us to recognize them instantly, even with no context. Of course, the more extreme is well acted, but I think the subtle aspects are even more impressive
Rated 28 Jul 2022
gabrielpGabriel_p
Rated 16 Mar 2022
75
56th
A Cronenbergian drama with absolutely no horror and very little Cronenberg goodness. Still very much enjoyable.
Rated 16 Mar 2022
feublofeublo
Rated 06 Mar 2022
60
17th
Not as sinister as it tries to be. Great moments that touch on a sexual psychosis as we see the emotionally distraught twin spiral downwards. The mutilation is expressive and interestingly raises some sort of demonic aura within our human female's body. Just not as great as I imagined all together.
Rated 06 Mar 2022
gnalkhereGnalkhere
Rated 13 Oct 2021
80
72nd
What the hell why was this so sad
Rated 13 Oct 2021
larsvontrierLarsVonTrier
Rated 02 Feb 2021
3
72nd
those red surgical gowns....
Rated 02 Feb 2021
metalhankmetalhank
Rated 29 Dec 2020
83
97th
I would have to say this is my favorite Cronenberg film. It has great psychological horror, and is filmed so well. His use of dark and sporadic bright colour is brilliant. Irons is truly great here and Bujold and the rest of the cast are also very good.
Rated 29 Dec 2020
gsbgsb
Rated 24 Dec 2020
80
78th
Sick and twisted, in the best possible way.
Rated 24 Dec 2020
matthagenmatthagen
Rated 28 Aug 2020
46
31st
This is a singular, bizarre, cold little movie with good production values and an incredible performance from Irons. It just goes off the deep end in the second half, is impossible to comprehend fully, is unpleasant overall, void of humanity, and isn't particularly rewatchable in my book.
Rated 28 Aug 2020
simsorutsimsorut
Rated 24 Aug 2020
80
65th
I'm aaa creeep / I'm aaa Cronenbeeeerg
Rated 24 Aug 2020
videoetronVideoetron
Rated 24 Aug 2020
52
12th
I wasn't unsettled, and it wasn't what I consider psychological horror, so it hit lower than what I had expected. There are better executions on the theme of addiction and of descent into madness, and better reflections on body and identity than that.
Rated 24 Aug 2020
yagozkyagozk
Rated 25 Jul 2020
59
7th
Good acting and cinematography can only get you so far. The whole thing seems so lifeless, dull and absolutely pointless that I could only think "what the fuck was the point of all this?" The movie seems like it has some stuff to say about subjects like individuality, sexuality and personality but really it just says nothing.
Rated 25 Jul 2020
juggernautrJuggernautR
Rated 23 Apr 2020
89
86th
One of Cronenberg's best, creepy, beautifully shot and acted, and the score is as usual fantastic.
Rated 23 Apr 2020
fenixdownfenixdown
Rated 24 Mar 2020
64
22nd
Equally fascinating and uninteresting.
Rated 24 Mar 2020
amerigoamerigo
Rated 15 Nov 2019
79
61st
It's certainly well-made and exquisitely acted, but I left the movie thinking only "why the hell did I watch this?"
Rated 15 Nov 2019
oskarhuoskarhu
Rated 02 May 2019
82
83rd
Expected more from the film but Irons is wonderful in both his roles.
Rated 02 May 2019
hellboy76hellboy76
Rated 19 Jan 2019
69
73rd
Another really fun Cronenberg entry with Irons being incredibly amazing in dual roles. It's unsettling and strange. My only beef is it does get a bit slow at times.
Rated 19 Jan 2019
jnydamjnydam
Rated 26 Dec 2018
84
90th
Jeremy Irons does it again- wow! He's in two of the best movies and deserves some best actors here. Great engaging suspenseful story
Rated 26 Dec 2018
jbynjbyn
Rated 11 Oct 2018
62
26th
Dead Ringers was an expertly acted, slow burn of a movie. It is depressing, and reminds me of a mash up of Requiem for a Dream and Phantom Thread. Maybe I should follow this movie up with the Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito film Twins.
Rated 11 Oct 2018
capodelnullacapodelnulla
Rated 06 Nov 2017
80
81st
kendisini açık etmeme derdi olmadan ama aklından geçen her şeyi de bağırarak ifade etmeyen filmlerin bazen demlenmesi gerekiyor değerlerini göstermeleri için. kastettiğim anlamak, baştan sonra filmi görebilmek değil; nitelikleri takdir edebilmek. cronenberg'in izler izlemez en afalladığım, jenerik aktıktan sonra dahi çakılı kaldığım filmi bile niteliğini bir biçimde gösteriyor. yalnızca çok iyi bir teknisyen değil, harika bir hikaye anlatıcısı ve süper bir kafa.
Rated 06 Nov 2017
mist600Mist600
Rated 10 Sep 2017
85
67th
Creepy, effective, not predictable early on where exactly it was going. Impressive dual performance/directing without modern CGI (eg Social Network twins). V. Glad to have seen it but dont think I'd enjoy repeat viewings (as Summary below says "Chilling", "disturbing"
Rated 10 Sep 2017
pratchett3Pratchett3
Rated 12 Aug 2017
8
72nd
created in a lab by scientists and supercomputers to be the worst first-date movie possible
Rated 12 Aug 2017
xophorosxophoros
Rated 23 Dec 2016
6
93rd
Cronenberg is supposedly a "body horror" director, but here is the plainest indication that he is even more concerned with what the body horror can represent: the mutation, disintegration, and merging of personalities with each other and their environment.
Rated 23 Dec 2016
parallaxParallax
Rated 29 Dec 2015
84
75th
Disturbing. Irons plays the twins with subtlety, to the point where sometimes you think you know who's who and others you have no idea at all. Cronenberg's grotesque visions seeps in directly in several scenes, but the ominous nature of the whole is what's really disturbing. I particularly like how uncomfortable some of the men get when discussing the vagina in a non-sexual manner. The red scrubs also give a particular cult feel to the idea of restoring fertility.
Rated 29 Dec 2015
goldblumingGoldbluming
Rated 10 Mar 2015
88
81st
uncomfortable but brilliant
Rated 10 Mar 2015
hsncrspywlhsncrspywl
Rated 02 Feb 2015
85
77th
Trebles all round! Cronenberg makes me feel sympathetic, sad, almost melancholic at times watching the deterioration of Iron's character(s?) but also disgusted, shocked, scared, and creeped out. The bodyhorror here is toned down, an indication of things to come later in Cronenberg's career as he starts playing around with the psychology of the characters and the audience in a much more subtle manner. The cool blue and grey tones of the film go well with the blending of real and surreal.
Rated 02 Feb 2015
salomaordsalomaord
Rated 02 Jan 2015
50
0th
David Cronenberg #4
Rated 02 Jan 2015
karamazovkaramazov.
Rated 09 Sep 2014
59
78th
Pretty good, but I so wish Cronenberg had gone full Greenaway, like the opening titles seemed to suggest-- that would've been guaranteed to make this one of my favorite films ever. :/
Rated 09 Sep 2014
ecitizeneCitizen
Rated 08 Jul 2014
30
17th
Geneviève Bujold was marvelous as usual, but I grew tired of Jeremy Irons characters while playing the dual roles in this psychotic twist on sexual obsession, mental illness and drug addiction. The twin characters cross into absolutely ridiculous realms and the plot becomes idiotic and unconvincing. I especially hated the horrible ending. I liked some of the awkward moments, but on the whole it fails to satisfy.
Rated 08 Jul 2014
lisa_iilisa-
Rated 06 May 2014
6
83rd
cool film regarding the inseparable lives of identical twins. slowly and steadily descends into a deadly metaphor. often there might be a bit of distance between me and cronenberg emotionally, but i always like his films a lot.
Rated 06 May 2014
pyrosexualpyrosexual
Rated 13 Mar 2014
60
12th
Booring...
Rated 13 Mar 2014
nilooravaeinilooravaei
Rated 11 Mar 2014
82
58th
a disturbing, chilling film with an intriguing premise. i quite enjoyed irons's performance (as both beverly and elliot) and was thoroughly impressed with the film's visual prowess. i liked the issues the film explored with relation to identity, self and separation, but would have liked to see it take them a step further, especially though further exploration of elliot's character.
Rated 11 Mar 2014
redactedredacted
Rated 24 Nov 2013
78
64th
Calmly paced, stoic descent into another Cronenberg creation. Irons splits himself in two & where one goes the other must follow. Poetic touch having their careers and perhaps obsession "We always intended to move into research" revolve around the place the twins first met. Introduce a new uterus, a mutant one. This begins the slow separation process aided by a damning cocktail of medical sedatives, jealousy & professional collapse.
Rated 24 Nov 2013
jakeaestheteJakeAesthete
Rated 11 Nov 2013
79
79th
...In which Cronenberg more or less directly channels/remakes Greenaway, and in the process achieves a higher level of innate Cronenberg-ness?
Rated 11 Nov 2013
glm01glm01
Rated 07 Oct 2013
78
58th
77.500
Rated 07 Oct 2013
iyisinekiyisinek
Rated 23 Aug 2013
50
12th
ikiz kardesler, doktor, uyusturucu, jinekolog, doktor-hasta iliskisi, saplantili ask, kiskançlik, oyuncu kadin (basarili doktor ikizler ayni hasta kadinla kadinin bilgisi disinda birlikte olmaktadirlar. Kadin bir süre sonra gerçegi ögrenir. İki kardesin kendisini kandirdigini fark eder. kardeslerden birisi kadini sevmektedir. Kadinin yanina gider, isleri aksar, uyusturucu kullanmaya baslar.)
Rated 23 Aug 2013
natehill88natehill88
Rated 07 Jul 2013
70
40th
I don't remember much of this film, but the entire thing was quite muddy and messy. Only someone like Cronenberg could direct a story as wacky as this.
Rated 07 Jul 2013
matthew_parkinsonMatthew Parkinson
Rated 27 Jun 2013
90
97th
Dead Ringers is a fantastic film. What's it about? Twin gynecologists who swap places with one another in order to have sex with their patients, all while becoming addicted to any number of drugs and inventing tools for their practice that would be considered torture if they were ever used. If that doesn't turn you off the film, you'll probably appreciate it. It has things to say, it's unsettling, creepy, and genuinely creepy, and there's an undercurrent of black humor swimming underneath.
Rated 27 Jun 2013
damildamil
Rated 08 Jun 2013
50
25th
The more David Cronenberg films I watch, the more I realise he's more miss than hit. For me, anyway. I didn't like this film. I'm not necessarily saying it's a bad film, but there wasn't really much I thought was good about it. Jeremy Irons was definitely the best part of it, playing twins effortlessly. Unfortunately, I didn't find watching either of the character compelling at all. Cronenberg can be good, but I didn't think it showed here.
Rated 08 Jun 2013
trixrabbiTrixRabbi
Rated 27 May 2013
74
41st
The performances are outstanding and I can appreciate the craftsmanship, although it just didn't hit hard for me. Felt a little too scattered and dragged out. Excellent ending though.
Rated 27 May 2013
nepetaNepeta
Rated 24 Feb 2013
85
80th
Fascinating. Partly about dependency on drugs perhaps, or dependency on a facade to get through life, but mostly about codependency. The relationship between Elliot and Bev is portrayed impeccably by Jeremy Irons in both roles. It really is a masterful performance, and watching the two share the screen is endlessly entrancing. It's a subtle brand of horror, but definitely horror, disturbing and emotionally involving at the same time to spine-chilling effect.
Rated 24 Feb 2013
moraesfelipemoraesfelipe
Rated 11 Feb 2013
83
89th
In a way, this wondrous story of brotherhood is also another powerful statement on human body by Cronenberg. They are not only obsessed with the women trey treat -- Bev is sentimental, has feelings for a patient but also thinks there are full of mutant vaginas out there; Elly is icy, clinical, the man that makes speeches --, but with their own bodies, their condition of identical (but separated) persons, that were born, live -- and will eventually die together.
Rated 11 Feb 2013
braddad68braddad68
Rated 07 Feb 2013
92
65th
Original. Great job by Irons!
Rated 07 Feb 2013
andaybandayb
Rated 16 Jan 2013
80
91st
irons was robbed of his oscar for this role, twice. the story is utterly captivating, exuding a trademark Cronenberg creepiness. the script is tight, and it's elevated by irons' impeccable performance. going from "the fly" to this, cronenberg flaunts his range with absolute flair.
Rated 16 Jan 2013
barthalenBarthalen
Rated 08 Oct 2012
75
68th
An unsettling atmosphere throughout, and the slow downward spiral of the two Ironses has some fascinatingly disturbing moments, but the peaks are few and far between. Still, it's so incredibly easy to forget you're watching one actor play two characters, an amazing performance.
Rated 08 Oct 2012
w00dyW00DY
Rated 02 Sep 2012
75
71st
A typically disturbing Cronenberg movie from the 80's. Hurt is exceptional in the dual role.
Rated 02 Sep 2012
caimancaiman
Rated 23 Jan 2012
94
97th
An unsettling, psychologically-complex masterpiece. Cronenberg's familiar fusion of psychology and body horror is at its best here, with the protagonists' mental states and our perceptions of them becoming increasingly complex and confused. By the end it's hard to distinguish one character from the other, which is precisely the point. I should also mention Irons' spectacular acting. He plays each brother subtly different. It's a nuanced, highly-impressive performance.
Rated 23 Jan 2012
publiusdPubliusD
Rated 30 Dec 2011
71
23rd
I found this slightly boring.
Rated 30 Dec 2011
theyshoot11theyshoot11
Rated 30 Nov 2011
75
50th
#498
Rated 30 Nov 2011
omgfridgeomgfridge
Rated 10 Nov 2011
9
91st
Compulsively lonely and equally fantastic. Would be highly uncomfortable watching this with someone else yet if it wasn't it wouldn't be Cronenberg.
Rated 10 Nov 2011
actionbergActionberg
Rated 21 Oct 2011
85
84th
You haven't lived until you've watched this with your friend who happens to be a twin. The unsettling tone is taken to a whole new level. It's ultimately a very effective exercise in mood; love is the primary drive of everything the Mantle twins do, but they express it in such twisted fashion like it's the only way that they can. The best part is that its meaning remains ambiguous in a way that welcomes exploration. The gynecological tools are a triumph of prop design.
Rated 21 Oct 2011
helfen419helfen419
Rated 12 Oct 2011
70
39th
Great performance by Jeremy Irons.
Rated 12 Oct 2011
wetwillieswetwillies
Rated 03 Oct 2011
85
59th
Jeremy Irons is spectacular. While there is very little outright gore, Cronenberg fills the film with an unsettling atmosphere and it works.
Rated 03 Oct 2011
rufamRufam
Rated 13 Sep 2011
65
42nd
"Dead Ringers" is an oddity -it relies on an admittedly intriguing gimmick and it manages to be weirdly compelling if relatively uninvolving. Irons is exceptional in a dual role and Cronenberg's direction is sharp, but those advantages don't fully secure the film's impact on an emotional as well as intellectual level. Sure, it's an interesting ride and occasionally a pretty funny one and the ending is as enigmatic as it's beautifully made. But it may just be weird for the sake of weird anyway.
Rated 13 Sep 2011
sirrobbieSirRobbie
Rated 25 Aug 2011
80
81st
Fantastic double performance by Irons.
Rated 25 Aug 2011
mcdaldnomcdaldno
Rated 26 Jun 2011
75
56th
I went into this movie expecting to love it, as I'm a Cronenberg fan. I'm not sure what I think, having finished it. There are moments of sheer brilliance (gynecological instruments for operating on mutant women). There is a long, slow train-crash of an ending. It has a beautiful madness to it. It wins points on delivering an unnerving tone. It loses points for being really slow and muddy.
Rated 26 Jun 2011
vesupriavesupria
Rated 10 Apr 2011
7
78th
Pretty cool movie about the search for identity, and the process of substituting reality for one's own decadent fantasies, leading to the inevitable crisis of death as the seams of this patchwork horror unravel. This film fits into a niche where something disturbing is always going on somewhere under the surface; you never seem to be able to identify just what it is though.
Rated 10 Apr 2011
akjnakjn
Rated 25 Mar 2011
85
94th
hayatlari boyunca birlikte yasayan, yedikleri, ictikleri, yattiklari kadinlari paylasan ikizlerin bir kadin yuzunden farkli cephelere ayrilmasiyla tum dunyalari altust olur. yonetmen ikizlerden yararlanarak kisilik bolunmesi analizini yapmis. insan kisiliginin ne kadar zayif ve kirilgan oldugunu; aklin, dusuncenin insana verebilecegi zarari gostermis sanki
Rated 25 Mar 2011
fuckchopsfuckchops
Rated 19 Mar 2011
91
98th
An unnerving Gothic soap opera with intriguing ideas. Jeremy Irons should get immunity from death for this. Just perfect.
Rated 19 Mar 2011
glmglm
Rated 30 Dec 2010
79
63rd
79.375
Rated 30 Dec 2010
andreasthauAndreasThau
Rated 27 Dec 2010
80
77th
Just remembered this film, only knew the Danish title. It's amazaing, one of Jeremy Irons' best in my opinion.
Rated 27 Dec 2010
neonmanNeonman
Rated 27 Nov 2010
82
70th
Stylistically, it is a lot more restrained than Cronenberg's other films (though of course, we have to have a wacky dream sequence or two). Twins or doppelgangers always fascinates me in film (especially if they are played by the same actor) and Irons really succeeded in his dual-performance. As you'd expect from Cronenberg, he is absolutely fearless when dealing with the human body in his films, but here, the mutilation is far less superficial.
Rated 27 Nov 2010
naurunauru
Rated 29 Sep 2010
10
6th
It's like an alternate universe where Michael Ignatieff is just as narcissistic as normal, but now has a twin brother, a career in gynocology instead of politics, and some psychopathic tendencies. An interesting thought experiment for a quiet moment to be sure, but gets boring after about 6 minutes.
Rated 29 Sep 2010
davidkahaneDavidKahane
Rated 21 Sep 2010
95
92nd
Despite his trademark fondness for all the grisly ways that flesh can be malformed and brutalized, David Cronenberg's true genius lies in exploring the corresponding frailty of the human psyche, a talent that may be at its apogee in this splendidly unpleasant thriller. It's the threat of violence more than its bloody execution that inspires the chills, allowing more narrative room to explore the mental mayhem his characters endure. In this effort, he has a marvelous partner in Jeremy Irons.
Rated 21 Sep 2010
dunbardunbar
Rated 01 Sep 2010
86
87th
Cronenberg develops a double Jeremy Irons extremely well and the strong performance delivers.
Rated 01 Sep 2010
aaaaaaarrgggaaaaaaarrggg
Rated 16 Aug 2010
71
73rd
Disturbing psychological thriller, with Irons unforgettably effective in the lead roles -- it *really* does seem like two actors in the parts! One of Cronenberg's creepiest films, but without the usual gross effects he's famous for, this once again proves him a genre director of real force and power, maybe the most original since Hitchcock.
Rated 16 Aug 2010
bownBown
Rated 09 Aug 2010
78
46th
Kind of lost me for the middle third (and, if I'm honest, a lot of the final third) but still brought up a lot of interesting thoughts. Irons' performances were excellent and man, those tools, urghh
Rated 09 Aug 2010
catscandalCatScandal
Rated 11 Mar 2010
69
80th
it's an impressive performance, but while the film has some strange ideas, i feel like the concept isn't quite out-there enough for cronenberg to really show off his talent.
Rated 11 Mar 2010
woodoowoodoo
Rated 24 Feb 2010
90
82nd
Nothing outright terrifying happens in it and yet it is the most insidious, uncomfortable and creepy Cronenberg film.
Rated 24 Feb 2010
theyshoot10theyshoot10
Rated 14 Jan 2010
76
52nd
474
Rated 14 Jan 2010
billkerwinbillkerwin
Rated 22 Dec 2009
89
80th
Once again, Cronenberg scares us with his dark vision of the body. This time, he questions the whole matter of identity. This is one of Jeremy Irons best performance; i can't remember another dual role played with such subtle--but always instantly recognizable--differences.
Rated 22 Dec 2009
tripper54tripper54
Rated 29 Nov 2009
85
68th
this film was my introduction to cronenberg. he's a flawed genius.
Rated 29 Nov 2009
frostyFrosty
Rated 06 Oct 2009
80
86th
Irons is outstanding in his central role(s). Less visceral maybe than Cronenberg's usual fare but no less disturbing.
Rated 06 Oct 2009
okkervilOkkervil
Rated 22 Aug 2009
80
84th
Love Cronenberg.
Rated 22 Aug 2009
joojooJooJoo
Rated 09 Aug 2009
4
56th
Grotesquely interesting in the usual Cronenberg manner, but it doesn't exactly excite me anymore.
Rated 09 Aug 2009

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