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Alter Ego

2026 · 100 min

A wry, uneasy comedy that lets quiet envy curdle into fixation, watching a mild man unravel with deadpan charm.

Genres
Comedy
Overview
A quiet, middle-aged man spirals into obsession and paranoia when a charismatic look-alike moves in next door, featuring the exact same face—and a full head of hair.
How it feels
Measured and needs your attention.
About
Obsession, identity, deception
Content
Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
Note
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror2
    Humour6
    Realism7
    Romance2
    Tension5
    Darkness4
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight4

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy
    Directed by
    Bruno Lavaine, Nicolas Charlet
    Written by
    Bruno Lavaine, Nicolas Charlet
    Starring
    Laurent Lafitte, Olga Kurylenko, Blanche Gardin, Marc Fraize, Zabou Breitman, Bertrand Goncalves, Giovanni Pucci, Léo Garcia
    Music
    Nicolas Errèra
    Cinematography
    David Chizallet
    Runtime
    100 min
    Country
    France
    Languages
    French

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