Enemy (2014): Cast, Ratings, Box Office & Plot
Enemy is a 2014 mystery thriller directed by Denis Villeneuve, starring Isabella Rossellini, Jake Gyllenhaal and Mélanie Laurent. It is partly based on The Double by José Saramago and Margaret Jull Costa. It runs 1 hour 30 minutes and earned $3.5 million worldwide. Critics gave it 73% on Rotten Tomatoes and 61 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 6.9/10.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 30m (90 min)
- Director
- Denis Villeneuve
- Original language
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English - Studio
- A24
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Enemy About?
The premise of Enemy without spoilers, adapted from The Double by José Saramago and Margaret Jull Costa. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
A university lecturer becomes consumed by an unsettling obsession with a man who looks exactly like him. As he seeks out his doppelganger, a complex and increasingly dangerous relationship develops, blurring the lines between reality and illusion. The encounter triggers a sinister game, leading to escalating stakes and threatening to unravel both of their lives and the world around them.
Enemy Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- doppelganger
- spider
- topless pregnant woman
- infidelity
- female frontal nudity
- female topless nudity
- female star appears nude
- full frontal nudity
- female full frontal nudity
- live sex show
- surrealism
- ambiguous ending
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- sex with a pregnant woman
- boyfriend girlfriend relationship
- nude pregnant woman
- female nudity
- actor
- male nudity
- classroom
- oneiric
- college lecture
- car rollover
- impersonation
- motorcycle helmet
- open ended
- pregnancy
- lecture
- talking to oneself in a mirror
- giant spider
- nightmare
- independent film
- male rear nudity
- motorcycle
- female masturbation
- black stockings
- color tint
- fear
- paranoia
- suspicion
- covered serving tray
- high rise apartment building
- georg wilhelm friedrich hegel quotation
- upside down camera shot
- camera shot of a woman's legs
- stuck in traffic
- trading places
- toronto skyline
- apartment building
- cell phone
- google search
Enemy Cast
Isabella Rossellini leads the cast, with Jake Gyllenhaal and Mélanie Laurent. Directed by Denis Villeneuve; 4 actors are credited in all.
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Director Denis Villeneuve
More from Denis Villeneuve
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Enemy Reviews & Ratings
Critics gave Enemy 73% on Rotten Tomatoes and 61 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 6.9/10.
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IMDb 6.9 /10
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Rotten Tomatoes 73% Tomatometer
Popcornmeter 64%
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Metacritic 61 Metascore
User score 7.2
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TMDB 69% User score
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Letterboxd 3.6 /5
1.9K ratings
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Movie Insider 3.2 /5
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Enemy Plot Summary
What happens in Enemy from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 13 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 2-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
A man finds himself captivated by an underground erotic show that features a strikingly disturbing act: a naked woman poised to crush a live tarantula with her platform heel. The protagonist, Adam Bell, is a history professor who leads a monotonous existence in Toronto, revolving around teaching, solitary meals, and brief moments of intimacy. His mundane routine takes a bizarre turn when he rents a film titled Where There’s a Will There’s a Way, where he spots an actor, Anthony Claire, who bears an uncanny resemblance to him.
Full summary
The whole story of Enemy, scene by scene
Enemy Box Office
Enemy grossed $3.5 million worldwide. $1 million came from the US and Canada and $2.5 million (71%) from the rest of the world.
Worldwide gross
$3.5M
- US & Canada
- $1M
- International
- $2.5M
Enemy Trailers & Videos
15 videos: 1 trailer, 2 teasers, 5 clips and 7 featurettes.
- Teaser Official Teaser Trailer
- Teaser Watch Enemy in cinemas or on demand now
- Clip Enemy clip - "Who is this?"
- Clip Enemy clip - Anthony follows Mary
How Well Do You Know Enemy?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
Question 1 of 10
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- Question 10: not answered
Who plays the lead role of Adam Bell?
Cars in Enemy
11 cars on screen, including the 1995 Volvo 850 and the 2011 Ford Crown Victoria.
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2011 Ford Crown Victoria Minor role -
Suzuki GSX-R Minor role -
2012 Ford Focus Background role
Enemy Also Known As
29 alternative titles, including “Neprijatelj” and “Priesas”.
- Also known as
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- Neprijatelj
- Priesas
- Nepritel
- An Enemy
- 双面危敌
- 心敵
- Ворог
- KP15: Priešas
- 複製された男
- 複製された男：2013
- Թշնամի
- Враг
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- 宿敌
- Enemy: Ο Άνθρωπος Αντίγραφο
- O Homem Duplicado
- Ellenség
- Düşman
- Wróg
- אויב
- Nepřítel
- Inamicul
- 에너미
- El hombre duplicado
- Nepriateľ
- 雙面危敵
- Priešas
- العدو
- Ennemi
- ล่าตัวตน คนสองเงา
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Enemy FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office, ratings, the book behind it and post-credit scenes of Enemy, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Enemy?
Enemy runs 1 hour 30 minutes (90 minutes).
When was Enemy released?
Enemy was released on March 14, 2014.
Who directed Enemy?
Enemy was directed by Denis Villeneuve.
More films by Denis Villeneuve Who is in the cast of Enemy?
Enemy stars Isabella Rossellini, Jake Gyllenhaal and Mélanie Laurent, among 4 credited actors.
How much did Enemy make at the box office?
Enemy grossed $3.5 million worldwide ($1 million domestic, $2.5 million international).
How is Enemy rated?
Enemy has 6.9/10 on IMDb, 73% on Rotten Tomatoes, 61 on Metacritic and 69% on TMDB.
Is Enemy based on a book?
Yes. Enemy is partly adapted from The Double by José Saramago and Margaret Jull Costa.
Does Enemy have a post-credit scene?
No. Enemy has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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