Duplicity
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. While collaborating to carry out a complicated con, they distract each other in more ways than one.
7 November 1972, Goshen, New York, USA
21 December 1988, Redwood City, California, USA
7 September 1959, Stalino, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Donetsk, Ukraine]
21 March 1939, New York City, New York, USA
October 21, 2014
Tony Gilroy's directorial follow up to the phenomenal Michael Clayton is an impressive addition to his short but impressive filmography.September 25, 2010
When it comes to sorting out where we stand with someone, we're all spies. Tony Gilroy realizes that romance done right involves invigorating risk, and "Duplicity" offers a bracing, beguiling shell game of behavior to complement the light shenanigans.March 23, 2009
Duplicity is an enormously enjoyable hybrid, a romantic comedy set at the center of a caper movie.March 23, 2009
For all the glam and swank, the film is essentially a bright, shiny, empty puzzle. The puzzlemaking by writer-director Tony Gilroy is clever but most frequently an end in itself.March 23, 2009
Gilroy keeps it all moving at a steady, stylish pace.October 07, 2015
You simply haven't had this much fun at the multiplex in a long, long time.March 23, 2009
It's a passably amusing brainteaser.March 13, 2011
Julia Roberts and Clive Owen are reunited for the first time since Closer, and they're a messed up couple again. But this time they're secret agents, which is cooler.April 30, 2009
When it comes to spy thrillers, Tony Gilroy knows the game.July 06, 2010
A brain-bending, sleekly twisted puzzle.