The Double: Tropes

Signature tropes

The ones that say the most about The Double. Pick one to read it.

• Motifsin 74 titlesCopies and changing places.Read →
• Incompetence, Inc.in 85 titlesJust about everyone in the film is incompetent at their job.Read →
• Doppelgängerin 154 titlesThe premise of the film; Simon and James look exactly identical. It's never explained why this is.Read →
• Where the Hell Is Springfield?in 834 titlesIt's never clear where the story is taking place. Most characters have American accents, but some characters have British or Irish accents.Read →
• Obstructive Bureaucratin 1,038 titlesThe security guard. He makes Simon fill out a form to get into work every single day, and won't let Simon in until he shows him the form the guard just watched him fill out.Read →
• Playing Cyranoin 179 titlesSubverted. When Simon goes on a date with Hannah, he just sits there saying nothing.Read →