Enemy

Denis Villeneuve's adaptation of Saramago is a paranoiac mood piece about identity, infidelity, and arachnophobia. Jake Gyllenhaal plays both leads with such subtle distinction that the audience is never quite sure which one is being followed — and the final shot has powered a decade of YouTube essays.

• Based on the José Saramago novel "The Double".
• Shot back-to-back with Prisoners using the same crew and lead.
• The ending was rated #1 most unsettling movie ending by Empire magazine.
• Spiders were chosen as a metaphor for matriarchal anxiety per Villeneuve.
• Originally had no opening "Chaos is order yet undeciphered" quote.

• "Chaos is order yet undeciphered."
• "You should see a doctor."
• "How was the lecture?"
• "It seems we cannot escape destiny."
• "Yesterday I rented a movie."