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Simon James (Eisenberg) is a timid office clerk working in an ominous government organization. He is overlooked by his boss (Wallace Shawn) and colleagues, scorned by his mother, and ignored by Hannah (Wasikowska), the lovely copy room girl he pines for. Undermined and undervalued everywhere he turns, it seems that his directionless life couldn’t get any worse—until the arrival of James Simon, his new co-worker. James is both Simon's exact physical double and his opposite—confident, charismatic and seductive with women. To Simon's horror, James slowly starts taking over his life.
British director Richard Ayoade returns with this darkly comic adaptation of Dostoevsky’s novella, featuring a tour de force dual performance from Jesse Eisenberg and co-starring Mia Wasikowska, alongside a strong ensemble cast including Wallace Shawn, Noah Taylor and Cathy Moriarty.
 
DIRECTED BY RICHARD AYOADE
WRITTEN BY RICHARD AYOADE & AVI KORINE
STORY BY AVI KORINE
BASED ON ‘THE DOUBLE’ BY FYODOR DOSTOYEVSKY
PRODUCED BY ROBIN C FOX & AMINA DASMAL
CO-PRODUCER – ANDY STEBBING
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS -
MICHAEL CAINE
GRAEME COX
TESSA ROSS
NIGEL WILLIAMS
ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS –
POLLY STOKES
HARMONY KORINE
CHARLES-MARIE ANTHONIOZ
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY – ERIK ALEXANDER WILSON
PRODUCTION DESIGNER – DAVID CRANK
EDITORS – NICK FENTON & CHRIS DICKENS ACE
HAIR AND MAKE UP DESIGNER – JAN SEWELL
COSTUME DESIGNER – JACQUELINE DURRAN
ORIGINAL SCORE - ANDREW HEWITT
RE-RECORDING MIXER - NIGEL HEATH
SUPERVISING SOUND EDITOR - JAMES FELTHAM
EXECUTIVE VFX PRODUCER - SIMON WHALLEY
VFX SUPERVISOR - MATT CLARKE
CASTING BY – DOUGLAS AIBEL, KAREN LINDSAY STEWART
JESSE EISENBERG
MIA WASIKOWSKA
WALLACE SHAWN
NOAH TAYLOR
YASMIN PAIGE
CATHY MORIARTY
PHYLLIS SOMERVILLE
AND JAMES FOX AS ‘THE COLONEL’
KOBNA HOLDBROOK-SMITH
TONY ROHR
SUSAN BLOMMAERT
JON KORKES
TIM KEY
LLOYD WOOLF
LYDIA AYOADE
SALLY HAWKINS
J MASCIS
CHRISTOPHER MORRIS
CHRIS O’DOWD
CRAIG ROBERTS
KIERSTON WAREING
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“IMPRESSIVE, SKILLFULLY SURREAL. Eisenberg does a remarkable job creating a sharp emotional distinction between the two men. You can't help but wonder what windmills director Ayoade will tilt next.” – Betsy Sharkey, LA Times
“BREATHTAKINGLY REALIZED.” – Kyle Smith, NY Post
“DAZZLING. TREMBLES WITH WIT AND AMBITION. A masterpiece of production design. It nails a curious mood that's been too long absent from contemporary film.” – Alan Scherstuhl, Village Voice
“STYLISH AND DARKLY FUNNY.” – Richard Corliss, Time
“HILARIOUS AND WICKEDLY CLEVER. Special and singular filmmaking at its best, it confirms Ayoade as one of the brightest rising talents behind the camera.” – Kevin Jagernauth, The Playlist on Indiewire
“Quirky, Murky Fun. Jesse Eienberg was recently tapped to play supervillain Lex Luthor in the upcoming Superman-vs.-Batman movie. Anyone who sees him in “The Double” will commend that choice.” – Joe Neumaier, NY Daily News
“Sneakily powerful—an imaginative, immersive world. Eisenberg gives a remarkable dual performance that brilliantly harnesses both sides of his persona.” – Nathan Rabin, The Dissolve
“A cinematic swoon, certainly one of the most imaginative and riveting head trips to come along in some time.” – Ryan Lattanzio, Indiewire/TOH
“It burbles and crackles with imagination.” – Linda Holmes, NPR
“5 OUT OF 5 STARS.” – Henry Barnes, The Guardian
“A COMEDIC TRIUMPH. Ayoade's put himself at the forefront of England's best young directors.”– Matt Barone, Complex
“Right now, no American actor seems smarter than Jesse Eisenberg.” – Wesley Morris, Grantland
“A strong film. Richard Ayoade is a fiercely individual voice.” - Drew McWeeny, HitFix
“Unfolds with heightened expressionistic intensity, and has style and energy to burn.” – Justin Chang, Variety
“Confirms that Ayoade is indeed the real deal, an ambitious young filmmaker working in a register shared by far too few of his contemporaries.” – Calum Marsh, Film.com
“A fascinating piece of filmmaking.” – John Wildman, Film Comment
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