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Duplex

Duplex

Comedy · 2003

When a young couple buys their dream home, they have no idea what the sweet little old lady upstairs is going to put them through!

Movie details

Duplex

“Alex and Nancy finally found their dream home...and then they moved in.”

2003 Comedy 1h 29m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.1 / 10

Community rating

When a young couple buys their dream home, they have no idea what the sweet little old lady upstairs is going to put them through!

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Duplex?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Danny DeVito

Written by

Larry Doyle

Ben Stiller

Ben Stiller

Alex Rose

Drew Barrymore

Drew Barrymore

Nancy Kendricks

Eileen Essell

Eileen Essell

Mrs. Connelly

Harvey Fierstein

Harvey Fierstein

Kenneth

Justin Theroux

Justin Theroux

Coop

James Remar

James Remar

Chick

Robert Wisdom

Robert Wisdom

Officer Dan

Court is in session

Put Duplex on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Popcorn Loyalist

“It owes the canon nothing.”

The movie pursues immediacy and audience pleasure without begging institutions to certify its worth.

The prosecution The Big-Idea Head

“Easy pleasure, short half-life.”

It moves efficiently through the moment but offers little reason to keep arguing once the credits end.