Dead Ringers

Canada, 1988

Thriller, Romance

Synopsis

Jeremy Irons plays a pair of identical twin gynecologists who share a practice, a living space, and female companions, but the arrival of a new patient starts to test the bonds of their relationship in this critically-acclaimed thriller.

Dead Ringers Directed by David Cronenberg

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Awards & Festivals

Toronto International Film Festival

1988

BFI London Film Festival

1988

New York Film Critics Circle Awards

1988 | Winner: Best Actor

1988 | 3rd place: Best Film

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

1988 | 2 wins including: Best Supporting Actress

1988 | 2nd place: Best Picture

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What are people saying?

msmichel's rating of the film Dead Ringers
msmichel

Perhaps Cronenberg's defining work this '88 film is a fascinating and masterful excursion into the themes that have been ever present in the director's oeuvre. Jeremy Irons gives an amazing pair of performances here that draw us into the depths of deterioration. Genevieve Bujold also impresses here. Artistically the film has a bold and controversial edge that is equally mesmerizing and disturbing. Essential cinema.
May 02, 2017 00:57
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El Biffo's rating of the film Dead Ringers
El Biffo

Identical twin gynecologists on LSD; you can't go wrong with a story like that. Based on a true story, the really interesting part (to me) was how a hospital (or any professional institution) is more dedicated to covering up for their colleagues than the public's welfare. This is common in every professional setting!
February 17, 2014 06:31
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Tigrão's rating of the film Dead Ringers
Tigrão

Jesus... I think I'll need at least 6 months to recover from that one. However, it's traumatizingly good. Just incredible. Cronenberg is probably the best horror film director, and the most intelligent.
February 05, 2012 00:49
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Ethan's rating of the film Dead Ringers
Ethan

The genius of Jeremy Irons and the unsettling nature of David Cronenberg are on full display in this brilliant film about twin gynecologists.
February 29, 2016 00:09
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Scottie Ferguson's rating of the film Dead Ringers
Scottie Ferguson

A brilliant film about many, many things; love, sex, ethics, science, brotherhood, drugs, madness... to name just a few themes. Absolutely astonishing how Cronenberg keeps it all in focus.
January 06, 2013 17:00
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Harry Rossi's rating of the film Dead Ringers
Harry Rossi

Jeremy Irons delivers one of the best performances I've ever seen and the story of the film itself is beautiful, disturbing and compelling. One of the best Cronenberg films I've seen yet.
April 20, 2012 01:19
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Louise_Dietrich's rating of the film Dead Ringers
Louise_Dietrich

my favorite Cronenberg. Jeremy Irons was amazing, one of the greatest performances in the history of cinema.
July 08, 2010 00:22
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Pierluigi Puccini's rating of the film Dead Ringers
Pierluigi Puccini

One of Cronenberg's best films. A succesful attempt to transcend his carnal phase for a more psychological one. A morbid yet moving drama in which Jeremy Irons shines in an outstanding double role.
February 11, 2009 18:25
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