# Duplex (2003)

> A newly married couple's dream home becomes a pressure cooker when its charming elderly tenant refuses to move out.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/3784

## Facts

- Runtime: 89 min
- Genres: Comedy
- Director: Danny DeVito
- Cast: Ben Stiller, Drew Barrymore, Eileen Essell, Harvey Fierstein, Justin Theroux, James Remar, Robert Wisdom, Swoosie Kurtz
- TMDB rating: 6.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0266489/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: mild
- Mood: darkly comic, exasperated, absurd, lazy sunday, comedy night

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