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Kasper Løvborg
rated 8

Get sucked into a nightmarish but very funny tale of absurdity, bureaucratic insanity and madness based on Dostoyevsky's novel (skyrocketing to the top of my reading list), peppered with a dash of Kafka and a pinch of Ayoade's very own s...

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Cast & Crew

Richard Ayoade
Director
Rade Šerbedžija
As Frightening Old Man (uncredited)
Wallace Shawn
As Mr. Papadopoulos
James Fox
As The Colonel
Jesse Eisenberg
As Simon James / James Simon
Noah Taylor
As Harris
Paddy Considine
As 'The Replicator' - Jack
Chris O'Dowd
As 'The Replicator' - Jack

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The Double is a movie that tells the story of Simon James, a timid and unremarkable office worker who feels invisible to those around him. His life takes a dramatic turn when a new employee, James Simon, joins the company. James is Simon's exact opposite - confident, charismatic, and successful - and he quickly takes over Simon's life, seducing his coworkers and even winning the affection of the woman Simon has been pining for. As James increasingly pushes Simon out of his own life, Simon becomes unhinged and descends into madness. The movie explores themes of identity, insecurity, and the fragility of human relationships in a darkly comedic way.

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