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The Devil's Double

The Devil's Double

Drama · Action · Thriller · 2011

A chilling vision of the House of Saddam Hussein comes to life through the eyes of the man who was forced to become the double of Hussein's sadistic son.

Movie details

The Devil's Double

“The 80's were brilliant, if you were in charge.”

2011 Drama · Action · Thriller 1h 49m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

7.0 / 10

64.4K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

54 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

52 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

6.7 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

A chilling vision of the House of Saddam Hussein comes to life through the eyes of the man who was forced to become the double of Hussein's sadistic son.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over The Devil's Double?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Lee Tamahori

Written by

Michael Thomas · Latif Yahia

Dominic Cooper

Dominic Cooper

Latif Yahia / Uday Hussein

Ludivine Sagnier

Ludivine Sagnier

Sarrab

Raad Rawi

Raad Rawi

Munem

Philip Quast

Philip Quast

Saddam Hussein / Faoaz

Mem Ferda

Mem Ferda

Kamel Hannah

Mimoun Oaïssa

Mimoun Oaïssa

Ali

Khalid Laith

Khalid Laith

Yassem Al-Helou

Court is in session

Put The Devil's Double on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Momentum is a formal choice.”

The velocity sharpens instinct and tension, making every beat land before self-importance can settle in.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Speed as an alibi.”

The film races past its weak spots and hopes acceleration will keep the audience from inspecting the evidence.