Dead Ringers

1988

Action / Drama / Horror / Thriller

61
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 86% · 49 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 82% · 10K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.2/10 10 56870 56.9K

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Director

David Cronenberg Photo
David Cronenberg

Top cast

Jeremy Irons Photo
Jeremy Irons as Beverly Mantle / Elliot Mantle
Geneviève Bujold Photo
Geneviève Bujold as Claire Niveau
David Cronenberg Photo
David Cronenberg as Obstetrician
Jill Hennessy Photo
Jill Hennessy as Escort Twin
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1013.93 MB
1204*720
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 56 min
Seeds 12
1.88 GB
1792*1072
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 56 min
Seeds 62

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by roland-sinn 7 / 10

Horrific, Disgusting, Grotesque, Riveting

Cronenberg consistently makes technically well crafted films. His subject matter however and the way he displays his subject matter (ie – his love of gore and perverse creations), often divides opinion of his works. I think what makes DR a remarkably strong film is that Cronenberg tones down his use of trademark gore. There is a little, but it's used sparingly and non-gratuitously. This shows that Cronenberg can exercise self-control when he wants to.The overall look of the film is beautiful: Ultra modern and austere. The twins apartment looks like the perfect abode for socially detached souls. But the most extraordinary aspect of DR is Jeremy Iron's performance as both Mantle Twins. He shades each of the twin brothers amazingly and makes them both terrifying and sympathetic characters. Geneviève Bujold also delivers a faultless performance, looks fantastic as a more mature woman and proves the fact that women over 40 can be very sexy; a fact which Hollywood (very insultingly) continues to ignore.The film's subject matter is very unsettling and controversial. As a man, I found a lot of scenes difficult to watch. But to be fair, Cronenberg never pushes the film into the cheap and tasteless territories of gratuitousness and exploitation.Overall, DR is a very heavy experience. As one reviewer noted: ‘Do not watch if you are feeling depressed.' I agree totally with this point. But it is a film which is guaranteed to remain in the mind a long, long time afterwards. Ultimately, I like films which I can remember in detail years after I've seen them.7/10
Reviewed by dissident320 6 / 10

Good but couldn't quite connect to it

It's an interesting story of twin doctors played by Jeremy Irons. They do some impressive technical things to have him play 2 characters in the same scene. Everyone's performance was convincing as well. I think emotionally it fell a little flat for me. When the story starts to get a bit more out there and intense, I started to feel bored. I never felt like they connected the emotional dots to really justify a descent into madness. It's an okay movie but Cronenberg has done better.

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