An awkward office drone becomes increasingly unhinged after a charismatic and confident look-alike takes a job at his workplace and seduces the woman he desires.
Direction
Ayoade's visual language — every frame looks like a decaying memory.
Acting
Eisenberg plays two men, neither of whom can make eye contact.
Production
A world that feels like Soviet brutalism met a dying arcade.
Director
Richard Ayoade
Jesse Eisenberg
Simon James / James Simon
Mia Wasikowska
Hannah
Wallace Shawn
Mr. Papadopoulos
Yasmin Paige
Melanie
Noah Taylor
Harris
James Fox
The Colonel
Cathy Moriarty
Kiki
Phyllis Somerville
Simon's Mother
Gabrielle Downey
Strange Woman
Craig Roberts
Young Detective
Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
Guard / Doctor
Susan Blommaert
Liz
Bruce Byron
Skinhead
J. Mascis
Janitor
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