# The Double (2014)

> A timid office worker is psychologically and socially eclipsed when his charismatic exact double arrives to claim the life he cannot control.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/91336

## Facts

- Runtime: 93 min
- Genres: Thriller, Drama
- Director: Richard Ayoade
- Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Mia Wasikowska, Wallace Shawn, Yasmin Paige, Noah Taylor, James Fox, Cathy Moriarty, Phyllis Somerville
- TMDB rating: 6.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1825157/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: bleak, surreal, witty, arthouse movie night, psychological thriller night

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