2014 · 91 min · R

Enemy

Name: Enemy
Genre: Thriller, Mystery
Released: 2014
Duration: 91 min
Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Mélanie Laurent, Sarah Gadon, Isabella Rossellini, Joshua Peace

Directed by Denis Villeneuve · Thriller, Mystery

Enemy (2014) is a Thriller film, directed by Denis Villeneuve set in Toronto during the 2010s. It runs 91 minutes and is rated R.

A psychological horror, with a surreal dreamlike and tense tone. Themes of identity, madness / loss of sanity, and obsession play out through unreliable narrator and frame narrative.

Composer

Danny BensiSaunder Jurriaans

Cinematography

Nicolas Bolduc

Cast

Jake GyllenhaalMélanie LaurentSarah GadonIsabella RosselliniJoshua PeaceTim PostKedar BrownDarryl Dinn

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Toronto

Setting

Urban

When

2010s

Premise & themes

Premise

Psychological Horror

Themes

Identity Madness / Loss Of Sanity Obsession

Structure

Unreliable Narrator Frame Narrative

Tone

Surreal DreamlikeTenseBleak

Shape

Protagonist

Solo LeadTwo Hander

Pacing

Slow Burn

Dialogue

Sparse Quiet

Based on

Pure Fiction

1974
Black Christmas
Toronto — 1970s
Urbandir. Bob Clark
1988
Dead Ringers
Toronto — 1980s
Urbandir. David Cronenberg
1994
Exotica
Toronto — 1990s
Urbandir. Atom Egoyan
1998
Last Night
Toronto — 1990s
Urbandir. Don McKellar
2010
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Toronto — 2010s
Urbandir. Edgar Wright
2011
Take This Waltz
Toronto — 2010s
Urbandir. Sarah Polley

Enemy

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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