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Duplicity

Name: Duplicity
Director: Tony Gilroy
Released: 2009
Duration: 125 min

Representation Score

3.7/10

Limited

2009

PG-13

Director

Tony Gilroy

Runtime

125 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Duplicity is a character-driven exploration of intellectual ability to act and systemic manipulation. By placing a highly capable woman at the center of a high-stakes game of cat-and-mouse, the film subverts traditional gender power dynamics. However, the film lacks diversity in other areas. The cast is primarily composed of a specific Western, upper-class demographic, and the story adheres to a strictly heterosexual and cisgender framework. Ultimately, the film's impact lies in its moral relativism. Using a postmodern lens, it explores the blurred lines between legality and personal ethics within a capitalist framework.

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Category Breakdown

Does Duplicity have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film follows a traditional structure centered around a heterosexual relationship between two cisgender individuals.

How does Duplicity portray gender?

Good

The story challenges conventional gender roles by featuring a highly skilled female protagonist named Claire Stenwick, who demonstrates strong strategic thinking and leadership.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Duplicity?

Limited

The cast is predominantly white and from Western, upper-class backgrounds, with little emphasis on diverse racial or ethnic perspectives.

How does Duplicity represent religion and culture?

Fair

The film critiques unregulated capitalism and pharmaceutical monopolies, portraying Western corporate environments as places of manipulation rather than stability.

Does Duplicity include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no visible or mentioned representation of physical, sensory, or neurodivergent disabilities among the characters or supporting cast.

Present on Screen

Challenges traditional gender roles by showcasing a female protagonist with superior strategic intellect and leadership.
Offers a sophisticated critique of corporate greed and the ethical implications of pharmaceutical monopolies.

Limited or Absent

Focuses almost exclusively on a white, Western demographic, lacking racial and ethnic diversity.
Does not include representations of LGBTQ+ identities or non-cisgender narratives.
Contains no visible representation of physical, sensory, or neurodivergent disabilities.

Official Synopsis

Two romantically involved government operatives Claire Stenwick and Ray Koval team up to manipulate a race between opposing corporations to corner the market on a medical innovation that will reap huge profits and allow them to lead an extravagant lifestyle together. They find themselves on opposing sides as corporate spies; however, as they each try to outdo the other, neither one can decide how far to trust the other in this high-stakes game of cat-and-mouse.

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