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Enemy adaptations: books & films
Every version of Enemy — the books & films, compared across media.
The story at the heart of Enemy follows a man who encounters someone who looks exactly like him — and cannot leave the discovery alone. O Homem Duplicado presents this as the obsession of a divorced, depressed history teacher; Enemy translates the same unsettling premise into a thriller about a college professor drawn into a look-alike actor's private affairs. Together these two works — a novel and a film — trace the same uncanny double across different media.
Enemy films
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Frequently asked
Is Enemy based on a book?
The 2014 film Enemy and the novel O Homem Duplicado share the same premise — a man's obsessive pursuit of his exact physical double — and are presented here as versions of the same story.
How many versions of Enemy are there?
There are two: the novel O Homem Duplicado and the 2014 film Enemy, both built around the same premise of a man who discovers someone who looks exactly like him.
Should I read the book or watch the film first?
Either works as an entry point. O Homem Duplicado follows a divorced history teacher's obsession after spotting his double in a video; Enemy (2014) follows a college professor who delves into a look-alike actor's private affairs.