Dead Ringers

About Dead Ringers

Elliot, a successful gynecologist, works at the same practice as his identical twin, Beverly. Elliot is attracted to many of his patients and has affairs with them.

David Cronenberg's Dead Ringers is a 1988 horror thriller film. The film is filed under obsession, extramarital affair, body horror, and prostitution.

Jeremy Irons stars as Beverly Mantle, Geneviève Bujold as Claire Niveau, Heidi von Palleske as Cary, and Barbara Gordon as Danuta. It runs 115 minutes and was released in September 1988.

The screenplay is by David Cronenberg and Norman Snider. Produced by Morgan Creek Entertainment. The film began as a novel. It streams on Night Flight Plus and Shout! Factory Amazon Channel in the United States.

Poor Things, Lolita, and Eyes Wide Shut make useful companions to Dead Ringers. TMDB voters put it at 7.1 out of 10 across 1,051 votes and it carries a R rating.