7 Movies About Doubles To Watch Before 'Gemini Man' Hits Theaters

We at Comingsoon.net are rather psyched for Ang Lee‘s upcoming film Gemini Man, and we assume you, dear reader, are also looking forward to Lee’s latest. As it covers the subject of doubles, we have compiled for you a list of our favorite movies about doubles for you to peruse. Go on and give it a look, dear reader! Check out our whole slideshow below, and do not forget to let us know your feelings in the comments! Be sure to let us know if we missed any of your favorites!

There is an unnerving, strange or otherwise interesting nature to doubles. It seems unnatural, does it not? The idea of a perfect or near-perfect copy. How can you tell which is which? Who is who? Distrust, deception, confusion abound with the subject of doubles or clones, but twins can also be the dominion of comedy and zany mix-ups. All of these find representation in our list.

Whether an emotional or literal duality, they are often the subject of cinema—through a wide variety of camera tricks. Every film fan can recall the chilling nature of the twins in The Shining. A new entry to the world of doubles is Ang Lee’s forthcoming movie Gemini Man. The film will pit Will Smith against a digitally de-aged version himself. While we wait in excited anticipation here is our definitive list of seven of the best films to watch on the subject of doubles.

7 Movies About Doubles To Watch Before Gemini Man Hits Theaters

'Adaptation'

The Charlie Kaufman-written, Spike Jonze-directed Adaptation is a unique semi-autobiographical fiction film. Kaufman splits himself in two, Charlie and his fictional twin brother Donald (Nicolas Cage), who pesters him while he struggles to adapt a screenplay from a novel.
'Dead Ringers'

Like all of David Cronenberg's work, Dead Ringers is at its core about the horror of the corporeal form. Jeremy Irons plays twin brothers, both celebrated gynecologists with polar opposite personalities who, in some strange way, need one another even in adulthood.
'Enemy'

Denis Villeneuve's Enemy is a chilling early film from the now-famous director. Here, Jake Gyllenhaal plays a man devolving into primal obsession when he rents a film starring an actor who looks exactly like him.
'Mulholland Dr.'

David Lynch has long been fascinated by dualities, mirrors and doubles in general. Mulholland Drive is the best example of this fixation. An amnesiac in trouble and a young woman who fosters hope of being an actress find their destinies linked.
'Persona'

Ingmar Bergman's Persona is about emotional transmission and two becoming one.
'The Double'

Based on the novel of the same name by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Double sees Jesse Eisenberg as the one doing double duty. He plays a timid man driven nearly to his limit when another who looks exactly like him begins courting a woman he harbors feelings for.
'The Parent Trap'

Far and away the most whimsical instance of doubles on this list, The Parent Trap is a family classic. When twins (Lindsay Lohan) separated at birth reunite at a summer camp, they conspire to bring their parents back together.