Duplicity

Duplicity

2009 · 125 min · EN · PG-13 · 5.9 (904 votes)
Dir. Tony Gilroy · Starring Julia Roberts, Clive Owen, Tom Wilkinson, Paul Giamatti, Tom McCarthy, Denis O'Hare · Music James Newton Howard

“She's ex-CIA. He's ex-MI6. Together they're stealing a fortune.”

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Two romantically involved government operatives Claire Stenwick and Ray Koval team up to manipulate a race between opposing corporations to corner the market on a medical innovation that will reap huge profits and allow them to lead an extravagant lifestyle together. They find themselves on opposing sides as corporate spies; however, as they each try to outdo the other, neither one can decide how far to trust the other in this high-stakes game of cat-and-mouse.

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This is a slick, witty game of romantic and corporate espionage, brimming with sophisticated banter and a glamorous, globe-trotting aesthetic. It feels like a playful, high-stakes dance between two sharp minds, keeping you on your toes with its clever twists and turns, all wrapped in a polished, stylish package.

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