Dead Ringers (1988)
Directed by David Cronenberg · 115 min · Thriller, Horror
55.9 TOPICAL score · #1,529 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Elliot, a successful gynecologist, works at the same practice as his identical twin, Beverly. Elliot is attracted to many of his patients and has affairs with them. When he inevitably loses interest, he will give the woman over to Beverly, the meeker of the two, without the woman knowing the difference. Beverly falls hard for one of the patients, Claire, but when she inadvertently deceives him, he slips into a state of madness.
Dead Ringers (1988, directed by David Cronenberg) has a TOPICAL score of 55.9 - ranked 1,529 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and awards, and lowest on historical impact. It won 4 awards from 4 nominations, including the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Motion Picture. Critics: 85% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.6/10 critics' average · Metacritic 86. Audiences: TMDB 7.1/10 (1,058 ratings) · IMDb 7.2/10. Wikipedia covers it in 34 languages.
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- Critics85% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.6/10 critics' average · Metacritic 86
- AudienceTMDB 7.1/10 (1,058 ratings) · IMDb 7.2/10
- Awards4 wins, 4 nominations - incl. Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Motion Picture; Canadian Screen Award for Best Screenplay; Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Director
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 34 languages
- Still read32,846 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Jeremy Irons (actor #239), Geneviève Bujold (actor #947), Heidi Von Paleske, Barbara Gordon