Dead Ringers fingerprintStrong craft, striking style, light on feelings.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Emotionally reserved
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
The mind
Standout performances, direction, and characters
Standout visual style
A distinctive visual signature.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Dead Ringers is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some dark humor.
The mind
Its world is built around the mind.
Standout performances, direction, and characters
The performances, direction, and characters stand out.
Standout visual style
A distinctive visual signature.
Look and sound: the visual style stand out.
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Two bodies. Two minds. One soul.
Overall: Similar vibe.
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Dead Ringers is included with a subscription to Night Flight+ in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Hoopla, and Fandango at Home Free. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Fandango At Home. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 80/100 (IMDb 7.2, Rotten Tomatoes 86%, and Metacritic 86). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: nudity, sexual content, disturbing imagery, and strong language.
1 h 55 min
Dead Ringers runs 1 h 55 min.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
Not quite. Critics rate Dead Ringers higher (86) than audiences (75). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
No. It cost about $13 million to make and earned $8 million worldwide, 62% of its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in Canada, United States.
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TV Tropes lists 49 storytelling tropes for Dead Ringers, including Mistaken for Cheating, Wise Beyond Their Years, Very Loosely Based on a True Story.
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