Duplicity
Seen it?2009 | 125 min | Romance, Comedy, Crime
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a lukewarm 5.9 out of 10 from audiences, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans, romantics and anyone who wants a laugh. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Light and funny, romantic.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 2 hr 5 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
Two romantically involved government operatives Claire Stenwick and Ray Koval team up to manipulate a race between opposing corporations to corner the market on a medical innovation that will reap huge profits and allow them to lead an extravagant lifestyle together. They find themselves on opposing sides as corporate spies; however, as they each try to outdo the other, neither one can decide how far to trust the other in this high-stakes game of cat-and-mouse.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
65% on Rotten Tomatoes, 69 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
5.9 out of 10
- AwardsBelow par
Nominated for 1 Golden Globe.
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$78 million worldwide on a $60 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 121K people sought it out in the past year, and interest is climbing
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Cast & crew
Directed by Tony Gilroy
- Julia RobertsClaire Stenwick
- Clive OwenRay Koval
- Tom WilkinsonHoward Tully
- Paul GiamattiRichard Garsik
- Tom McCarthyJeff Bauer
- Denis O'HareDuke Monahan
- Kathleen ChalfantPam Frailes
- Wayne DuvallNed Guston
- Carrie PrestonBarbara Bofferd
- Oleg StefanBoris Fetyov