Enemy (2014)

Enemy rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb6.9/10· 237K votes

Rotten Tomatoes73%

Metacritic61%

TMDb6.845/10· 6K votes

With 73% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.9/10 on IMDb and 61/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been positive.

About Enemy

A mild-mannered college professor discovers a look-alike actor and delves into the other man's private affairs.

Cast of Enemy

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  Jake Gyllenhaal

  as Adam / Anthony

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  Mélanie Laurent

  as Mary

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  Sarah Gadon

  as Helen

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  Isabella Rossellini

  as Mother

• 

  Joshua Peace

  as Teacher at School

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  Tim Post

  as Anthony's Concierge

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  Kedar Brown

  as Security Guard

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  Darryl Dinn

  as Video Store Clerk

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  Misha Highstead

  as Lady in the Dark Room

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  Megan Mane

  as Lady in the Dark Room

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  Alexis Uiga

  as Lady in the Dark Room

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  Kiran Friesen

  as Sad, Broken Woman (uncredited)

Enemy facts

Budget

$3.5M

Box office

$3.4M

Our take on Enemy

Denis Villeneuve's 2014 mystery-thriller centers on a reserved college professor who spots an actor who looks exactly like him and becomes consumed by digging into the double's private life. Rather than a conventional twist machine, it's a slow-burning, disquieting puzzle about identity, obsession and the unsettling idea of one's own duplicate. Villeneuve builds dread through atmosphere and unease more than plot mechanics, leaving room for interpretation. This suits patient viewers who prefer ambiguity, psychological texture and a lingering sense of wrongness over clear answers. If you like cerebral, mood-driven thrillers that reward attention and provoke debate afterward, and don't need everything spelled out, it's a rewarding, unnerving watch.