Movie

Dual

2022 · 95 min

A deadpan, unsettling near-future satire that feels cold and quietly bleak, with moments of dark humour and existential unease.

Tagline: The only thing that can stop you is you.
Overview: A terminally ill woman opts for a cloning procedure to ease her loss on her friends and family. When she makes a miraculous recovery, her attempts to have her clone decommissioned fail and lead to a court-mandated duel to the death.
How it feels: Dark, satirical, melancholic and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Identity, death, isolation, betrayal
Content: Strong violence and language. Mild gore and sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
death
isolation
betrayal
morality
Places: suburbs
small town
Era: near-future
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild