Duplicity

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Duplicity

PG-13

2009

2h 5m

Romance

Comedy

Mystery & Thriller

Crime

Drama

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Claire Stenwick (Julia Roberts) and Ray Koval (Clive Owen) are former government operatives who are now collecting big paychecks from rival companies as corporate spies. Their latest mission is to grab the formula for a product that will earn a fortune for whichever company patents it first. The stakes grow even higher than expected when Claire and Ray become embroiled in a passionate, clandestine affair, though neither one can decide how far to trust the other.

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Critics Consensus

Duplicity is well-crafted, smart, and often funny, but it's mostly more cerebral than visceral and features far too many plot twists.

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Candice Frederick

Reel Talk Online

Sep 12, 2017

D

Not highly recommended at all.

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Jordan Hoffman

UGO

Aug 14, 2009

B+

It's not unfair to say that Duplicity is Michael Clayton on laughing gas. What's remarkable is that both movies pretty much work.

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Sukhdev Sandhu

Daily Telegraph (UK)

Apr 23, 2009

3/5

It's good to see an espionage thriller that avoids the clichés of the genre.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Nov 5, 2026

3/4

Writer-director Tony Gilroy, flush from his Michael Clayton success, retains that 2008 film’s examination of corporate malfeasance yet replaces the sense of dread with a sense of style.

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Danielle Solzman

Solzy at the Movies

Nov 2, 2026

3/5

Julia Roberts and Clive Owen bring plenty of chemistry... but even their performances can’t entirely overcome the narrative’s occasionally frustrating approach.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Dec 2, 2023

3.5/4

That Gilroy refuses to limit the story to just one focus in desire for something more intricate makes his film complex while also being a light, entertaining treat.

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Craig B

@Boundsy Sep 13, 2025

What an utter waste of time. I was hopeful for an entertaining movie given the strong cast, but, for me, this movie went nowhere... and nowhere fast. I know some folks enjoyed this but that was 2 and a bit hours I will never get back.

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Ams T

@RT36375833 Aug 17, 2025

Mind boggingly stupid direction. Story stretched at places to make it look for smarter and slick than it really is. Acting from the 2 lead actors was the only good thing about this movie. Story was a disaster.. there’s 2 hours of my life I am not getting back

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Alain E

@AlainE Aug 16, 2025

Entertaining. A little more convoluted that was necessary. Great acting by Clive Owen and Julia Roberts.

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J T

@Latinalove May 6, 2025

I liked this. Lots of little twists and great acting. Fun little movie.

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Steve K

@Stevebkelly Jun 2, 2024

Utterly shocked at the negative reviews don’t believe it for a second. If you like movies with a lot of twists and an ending you won’t predict this is the movie. Throw in a top notch performances with Julia Roberts and Clive Owens, along side a tremendous supporting cast - you get a can’t miss movie. Somehow I didn’t see this when it first came out, so glad to have stumbled upon this joy of a movie.

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Kyle M

@RT77296778 Mar 14, 2024

Don't expect this as your average espionage in linear sense. Its impressively-crafted structure refines non-linear narrative to the point of stretching it thin in declining momentous strength with maintained intelligence intentionally weaving behind the choices made for differential significance. That's secondarily entertaining behind Clive Owen and Julia Robert's electric chemistry participating through unexpected turns in debatably weighed satisfaction. (B)

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Synopsis

Claire Stenwick (Julia Roberts) and Ray Koval (Clive Owen) are former government operatives who are now collecting big paychecks from rival companies as corporate spies. Their latest mission is to grab the formula for a product that will earn a fortune for whichever company patents it first. The stakes grow even higher than expected when Claire and Ray become embroiled in a passionate, clandestine affair, though neither one can decide how far to trust the other.

Director: Tony Gilroy
Producer: Jennifer Fox, Kerry Orent, Laura Bickford
Screenwriter: Tony Gilroy
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Relativity
Rating: PG-13 (Some Sexual Content|Language)
Genre: Romance, Comedy, Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 20, 2009, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 12, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $40.6M
Runtime: 2h 5m

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