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Double Take

2001 · 88 min

A breezy, silly buddy caper that coasts on comic banter and mistaken-identity chaos rather than real stakes.

Directed by: George Gallo
Genres: Adventure, Drama, Action
Starring: Eddie Griffin, Orlando Jones, Vivica A. Fox

Tagline: One big shot. One big mouth. The switch is on.
Overview: A man on the run takes another man's passport, only to find himself stuck with the identity of a street hustler.

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Directed by: George Gallo
Genres: Adventure, Drama, Action
Starring: Eddie Griffin, Orlando Jones, Vivica A. Fox

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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
deception
conspiracy
crime
friendship
Places: big city
road trip
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: twist ending
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	6
Horror	1
Humour	7
Realism	4
Romance	3
Tension	4
Darkness	3
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	3

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Genres: adventure, drama, action, comedy, romance
Directed by: George Gallo
Written by: George Gallo
Starring: Eddie Griffin, Orlando Jones, Vivica A. Fox, Edward Herrmann, Gary Grubbs, Shawn Elliott, Brent Briscoe, Daniel Roebuck
Music: Graeme Revell
Cinematography: Theo van de Sande
Runtime: 88 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English, Spanish

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