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      Dead Ringer

      1964 1h 55m Mystery & Thriller List
      100% 10 Reviews Tomatometer 79% 1,000+ Ratings Audience Score Identical twin sisters Margaret (Bette Davis) and Edith Philips (also Davis) haven't spoken in nearly 20 years, ever since Margaret hoodwinked the man Edith loved into marrying her instead. When Margaret's husband dies, Edith reunites with her twin -- but only to seek revenge. Killing her sister and stealing her identity, Edith has everyone convinced she's really Margaret. But when she encounters Margaret's lover, Tony (Peter Lawford), Edith uncovers a shocking secret that threatens her plans. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered May 14 Buy Now

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      Eric Henderson Slant Magazine Harnesses the complex psychological implications of physical doubling. Rated: 2.5/4 Aug 17, 2004 Full Review Nell Minow Movie Mom Rated: 3/5 Feb 8, 2004 Full Review Fran Jones San Francisco Examiner It is this attitude toward her profession, her ability to perform complex, dramatic roles that may once again put Bette Davis up for Academy Award honors due to her dual performance in Dead Ringer. Nov 18, 2021 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Bette Davis passionately plays evil twins in this very good Hitchcock-like noir thriller directed by Casablanca actor Paul Henreid. Rated: B+ Feb 1, 2015 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 3/5 Jul 14, 2005 Full Review Matt Bailey Not Coming to a Theater Near You Bette Davis was always high camp, but in a film like Dead Ringer (where she plays identical twins), what could possibly be more camp than two Bette Davises? Aug 17, 2004 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Steve D Ridiculous but well acted. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 04/14/24 Full Review L L BRILLIANT! OUTSTANDING! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/13/24 Full Review georgan g So many twists & turns made this an intriguing plot. Bette Davis character goes down a black hole. Great acting by the entire cast. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review martin a This is an outstanding film where Bette Davis plays both twins and the sister of the rich twin, who stole her boyfriend who died, They meet at his funeral where the poor sister discovers that she took her old boyfriend by lying that she was pregnant. She then decides to kill her rich sister and swap places with her, making everyone believe that the poor sister died, the problem is the poor sister's boyfriend keeps hounding her, and the rich sister discovers the lie, and she then finds out that the rich sister killed her husband, so no matter which way she turns she will be arrested for murder, Great stuff. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member First, NOT a mystery. You know everything at all times, at least as soon as the main character knows. Very sad. You root for a good and decent woman who has a moment of angry passion that leads to one setback after another. You'd love for her to get off scott free. You might be satisfied if she got a fair trial about her understandable indiscretion. You cringe every time her situation is totally misunderstood and leads to devastating consequences. But, as they say, "Oh, what a web we weave when we try hard to deceive." Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review deke p VERY INTeresting. But predictable problems when anybody tries to to take on another in their own house. Practically wrote itself. But a few twists. BETTY DAVIS still great, after all these years. & younger PETER LAWFORD. This movie much like another Davis movie where she took also took on her identical twin sister's identity. Saw on TV, 4.2022 Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis Identical twin sisters Margaret (Bette Davis) and Edith Philips (also Davis) haven't spoken in nearly 20 years, ever since Margaret hoodwinked the man Edith loved into marrying her instead. When Margaret's husband dies, Edith reunites with her twin -- but only to seek revenge. Killing her sister and stealing her identity, Edith has everyone convinced she's really Margaret. But when she encounters Margaret's lover, Tony (Peter Lawford), Edith uncovers a shocking secret that threatens her plans.
      Director
      Paul Henreid
      Production Co
      Warner Brothers/Seven Arts
      Genre
      Mystery & Thriller
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Oct 18, 2010
      Runtime
      1h 55m
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