The Double (2014)
Simon ist ein Durchschnittstyp, aber er selbst findet das okay. Er geht jeden Tag mehr oder weniger pünktlich zu seiner Arbeit, die schon seit Jahren mit keinen echten Überraschungen aufwarten konnte - bis der neue Kollege James eintrifft, der charakterlich so gar nicht zu Simon passt, im Gegensatz zu der Tatsache, dass er Simon äußerlich bis aufs Haar gleicht. Simon ist zuerst fassungslos, dass niemand zu sehen scheint, wie sehr sich James und er gleichen, ärgert sich bald jedoch noch viel mehr darüber, wie viel beliebter James bei den anderen Mitarbeitern ist. Außerdem scheint die liebreizende Kollegin Hannah ein Auge auf James geworfen zu haben, wo doch Simon ihr seit Jahren hinterher schmachtet. Doch der anfängliche Schock verfliegt mit der Zeit und er und sein Doppelgänger werden Freunde... vorerst!
Der Regisseur: Richard Ayoade
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Jesse Eisenberg as Simon James / James Simon |
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Mia Wasikowska as Hannah |
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Wallace Shawn as Mr. Papadopoulos |
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Yasmin Paige as Melanie |
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Noah Taylor as Harris |
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James Fox as The Colonel |
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Cathy Moriarty as Kiki |
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Phyllis Somerville as Simon's Mother |
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Gabrielle Downey as Strange Woman |
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Jon Korkes as Detective |
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Craig Roberts as Young Detective |
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Kobna Holdbrook-Smith as Guard / Doctor |
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Susan Blommaert as Liz |
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Bruce Byron as Skinhead |
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J. Mascis as Janitor |
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Tony Rohr as Rudolph |
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Karima Riachy as Secretary |
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Tim Key as Care Worker |
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Andrew Gruen as Man on Train |
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Kim Noble as Box Man / Guard 1 |
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Morrison Thomas as Coughing Man |
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Sally Hawkins as Receptionist at Ball |
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Lloyd Woolf as Investigator |
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Lydia Fox as Well-Dressed Woman at Ball / Test Invigilator |
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Stuart Silver as Waiter / 'The Replicator' - Guard 2 |
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Chris Morris as Workers' Services Executive |
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Chris O'Dowd as Nurse |
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Donal Cox as Priest |
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Kierston Wareing as James' Funeral Date |
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Paddy Considine as 'The Replicator' - Jack |
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Dirk Van Der Gert as 'The Replicator' - Head Judge |
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Liam Bewley as 'The Replicator' - Wise Judge |
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Gemma Chan as 'The Replicator' - Glamourous Judge |
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Nathalie Cox as 'The Replicator' - Jack's Wife |
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Daniel Chapple as Executive Worker (uncredited) |
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Martin Crossingham as Paramedic (uncredited) |
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Danny as Singer (uncredited) |
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Catherine Delaloye as Air Hostess (uncredited) |
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Lukas DiSparrow as Resident (uncredited) |
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Joanna Finata as Bar Girl (uncredited) |
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Jeanie Gold as Waitress (uncredited) |
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Steve Saunders as Moaning Man on Trolley (uncredited) |
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Rade Šerbedžija as Frightening Old Man (uncredited) |
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Natalia Warner as The Girl (uncredited) |
| Writing | Richard Ayoade | Writer |
| Writing | Avi Korine | Writer |
| Directing | Richard Ayoade | Director |
| Production | Amina Dasmal | Producer |
| Production | Robin C. Fox | Producer |
| Writing | Fjodor Dostojewski | Novel |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jacqueline Durran | Costume Design |
| Art | Kevin Day | Standby Property Master |
| Sound | Martin Beresford | Sound Recordist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Brendan Handscombe | Costume Supervisor |
| Sound | Andrew Hewitt | Original Music Composer |
| Visual Effects | Avtar Bains | VFX Artist |
| Visual Effects | Alex Gooding | VFX Artist |
| Crew | Ben Browning | Thanks |
| Crew | Stuart Cornfeld | Thanks |
| Crew | David Cronenberg | Thanks |
| Production | Michael Caine | Executive Producer |
| Production | Graeme Cox | Executive Producer |
| Production | Lydia Fox | Producer |
| Production | Harmony Korine | Associate Producer |
| Production | Tessa Ross | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Erik Wilson | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Chris Dickens | Editor |
| Editing | Nick Fenton | Editor |
| Art | David Crank | Production Design |
| Art | Denis Schnegg | Art Direction |
| Art | Barbara Herman-Skelding | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Adam Armitage | Sound Designer |
| Sound | James Feltham | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Nigel Heath | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Andy Kennedy | Sound Designer |
| Lighting | Sol Saihati | Gaffer |