The Devil's Double
Seen it?2011 | 109 min | Drama, Action, Thriller, Crime, War
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With middling reviews (54% on Rotten Tomatoes) and a box office loss, 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-drama fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and action fans. If you loved Coffy, start here.
- The mood
- Tense, dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 49 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
A chilling vision of the House of Saddam Hussein comes to life through the eyes of the man who was forced to become the double of Hussein's sadistic son.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
54% on Rotten Tomatoes, 52 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.7 out of 10
- AwardsBelow par
0 wins and 2 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$6 million worldwide on a $19 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 99K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Lee Tamahori
- Dominic CooperLatif Yahia / Uday Hussein
- Ludivine SagnierSarrab
- Raad RawiMunem
- Philip QuastSaddam Hussein / Faoaz
- Mem FerdaKamel Hannah
- Mimoun OaïssaAli
- Khalid LaithYassem Al-Helou
- Nasser MemarziaLatif's Father
- Dar SalimAzzam
- Pano MastiSaid