What is Enemy about?
A mild-mannered college professor discovers a look-alike actor and delves into the other man's private affairs.
Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
A college professor's discovery of his exact double spirals into a chilling, dreamlike mystery.
Suspenseful and surreal. A late-night trip that takes its time. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Kanopy (free), Hoopla (free), The Roku Channel (free), Fandango at Home (free), Plex (free) and Tubi (free).
Enemy parents guide
No surprises for an R: moderate sex and nudity, and some violence.
- Scare
- Mildly scary
- A few tense or eerie moments.
- Jump scares
- A couple
- One or two sudden jolts.
- Gore
- No gore
- Violence
- Some violence
- Some fighting or peril.
- Sex and nudity
- Moderate
- Moderate means a sex scene or nudity on screen, even brief, or sexual violence that is described or implied but never shown.
- Language
- Moderate
- Some strong profanity, a few f-words.
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Three questions
- Is Enemy scary?
- Only a little. Enemy has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
- How gory is Enemy?
- No gore and some violence. Squeamish viewers are fine here.
- What is Enemy rated, and is it OK for kids?
- It is an R, with moderate sex and nudity, and some strong language. Keep it for adults.
Cast and crew
Directed byDenis Villeneuve
StarringJake Gyllenhaal, Mélanie Laurent, Sarah Gadon, Isabella Rossellini, Joshua Peace, Tim Post
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