Enemy
Movie, 2013, The 2010s, Set in Toronto
Enemy is #6 of 11 in release order and #6 of 11 in chronological order in the Denis Villeneuve.
The story
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Enemy recap
Enemy (2013) follows Adam Bell, a Toronto history lecturer who spots his exact double as an extra in a rented film and becomes obsessed with meeting him. Denis Villeneuve directs from Javier Gullon's loose adaptation of Jose Saramago's novel The Double. Jake Gyllenhaal plays both Adam and the actor, Anthony Claire, a more aggressive man who lives in Mississauga with his pregnant wife Helen (Sarah Gadon). Melanie Laurent plays Adam's girlfriend Mary, and Isabella Rossellini plays his mother. The film opens in a secret sex club where a woman is about to crush a tarantula under her heel. Adam tracks down Anthony's agency, calls his home and reaches Helen, who goes to see Adam for herself. The two men meet in a hotel room and find they share even the same scar. Spiders keep appearing, including one the size of a skyscraper over the city. Anthony decides Adam has slept with Helen and demands to spend a night with Mary in return. It premiered at Toronto in 2013 and opened in 2014; it follows Prisoners here.
Enemy ending explained
Enemy ends with Adam taking over Anthony's life. Anthony takes Mary to a hotel, but she notices the mark of a wedding ring, panics and makes him drive her home, and both die in a crash. Adam spends the night with Helen, who seems to know who he is and asks him to stay. The next morning he opens the envelope from the agency and finds a key to the sex club. He calls to Helen, walks into the bedroom and finds a giant tarantula cowering against the wall.
Post-credits scenes
No. Enemy has no mid- or post-credits scene.
Ratings
IMDb 7.5/10
Where it fits
- Release order: after Prisoners, before Sicario.
- Chronological order: after Prisoners, before Sicario.