Seeing Double

Coming… sometime

• The Mercy vs. Crowhurst
  • The ‘Donald Crowhurst in a doomed around-the-world boat race’ films of 2018
• RBG and On the Basis of Sex
  • The life and legal triumphs of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg of 2018
• Rough Night and Girls Trip
  • Girlfriend group out-of-town trips with unexpected misadventures of 2017
• Barry and Southside With You
  • Early life and romance of a young Barack Obama biopics of 2016
• Florence Foster Jenkins vs. Marguerite
  • The ‘tone-deaf socialite becomes a successful singer… of sorts’ films of 2015 & 2016
• Life After Beth vs. Warm Bodies vs. Burying the Ex
  • The ‘romzomcoms (romantic zombie comedies)’ of 2013 & 2014
• The World’s End vs. This Is The End vs. Rapture-palooza
  • The ‘end of the world comedies’ of 2013
• The Double vs. Enemy
  • The ‘tormented by your own doppelganger’ films of 2013
• Hitchcock vs. The Girl
  • The ‘Alfred Hitchcock biopics’ of 2012
• Mirror Mirror vs. Snow White and the Huntsman
  • The ‘live-action Snow White’ films of 2012
• Lincoln vs. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Slayer
  • The ‘aged-up Abraham Lincoln’ films of 2012
• Cop Out vs. The Other Guys
  • The ‘hard-boiled cop paired with a comedian’ films of 2011
• Paul Blart: Mall Cop vs. Observe and Report
  • The mall security films of 2009
• 27 Dresses vs. Made of Honor
  • The ‘perpetual bridesmaid finds love’ films of 2008
• Valkyrie vs. Defiance
  • The ‘small group against the Nazis’ films of 2008
• Psych vs. The Mentalist
  • The ‘fake-psychic, pseudo-detective’ TV shows of 2006 & 2008
• Zodiac vs. The Zodiac
  • The ‘Zodiac Killer’ films of 2006 & 2007
• Happy Feet vs. Surf’s Up
  • The ‘animated penguins with rhythm’ films of 2006 & 2007
• Capote vs. Infamous
  • The Truman Capote films of 2005 & 2006
• Garden State vs. Elizabethtown
  • The ‘a funeral & a girl change everything’ films of 2004 & 2005
• Chasing Liberty vs. First Daughter
  • The ‘President’s daughter goes on a date’ films of 2004
• The Ring vs. Feardotcom
  • The ‘if you see this you’re going to die’ films of 2004
• Troy vs. Alexander
  • The ‘Greek epic’ films of 2004
• Finding Nemo vs. Shark Tale
  • The ‘father-son aquatic misadventure’ animated films of 2003 & 2004
• The Score vs. Heist
  • The ‘aging criminals’ films of 2001
• Red Planet vs. Mission to Mars
  • The ‘space mission gone awry on Mars’ films of 2000
• The Matrix vs. eXistenZ vs. The 13th Floor
  • The ‘virtual reality as another world’ films of 1999
• The Truman Show vs. EdTV
  • The ‘foreshadowing of reality TV’ films of 1998 & 1999
• Deep Rising vs. Virus
  • The ‘something is lurking on this abandoned boat’ films of 1998 & 1999
• Knock Off vs. Rush Hour
  • The ‘unlikely partners cop films’ of 1998
• Antz vs. A Bug’s Life
  • The ‘loner ant saves the colony’ films of 1998
• Saving Private Ryan vs. The Thin Red Line
  • The WWII films of 1998
• Pre(fontaine) vs. Without Limits
  • The Steve Prefontaine Films of 1997 & 1998
• Kundun vs. Seven Years in Tibet
  • The ‘Dalai Lama’ films of 1997
• Powder vs. Phenomenon
  • The ‘ordinary man suddenly gains extraordinary powers’ films of 1995 & 1996
• Striptease vs. Showgirls
  • The ‘prestige pole-dancing drama’ films of 1995 & 1996
• Braveheart vs. Rob Roy
  • The ‘Famous Rebels of Scotland’ films of 1995
• Priscilla Queen of the Desert vs. To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Love Julie Newmar
  • The ‘drag queens on a road trip’ films of 1994 & 1995
• Babe vs. Gordy
  • The ‘talking, live-action piglet’ films of 1995
• Tombstone vs. Wyatt Earp
  • The ‘Wyatt Earp’ Films of 1993 & 1994
• Honeymoon in Vegas vs. Indecent Proposal
  • The ‘rich guy pays to be with a financially destitute married woman’ films of 1992 & 1993
• Christopher Columbus: The Discovery vs. 1492: Conquest of Paradise
  • The ‘Christopher Columbus “discovers” America’ films of 1992
• Robin Hood vs. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
  • The ‘Sherwood Forest outlaw’ films of 1991
• Lambada vs. The Forbidden Dance
  • The ‘Supposedly NSFW Dance’ films of 1990
• Abyss vs. Leviathan vs. Deep Star Six
  • The ‘deep-sea paranormal’ films of 1989
• Dangerous Liaisons vs. Valmont
  • The ‘scheming 18th-century seducers, from the same novel’ films of 1988 & 1989
• Like Father Like Son vs. Vice Versa vs. 18 Again
  • The ‘parent & child change bodies’ films of 1987 & 1988
• Platoon vs. Full Metal Jacket
  • The ‘morality & ethics in the Vietnam war’ films of 1986 & 1987
• Back to the Future vs. Peggy Sue Got Married
  • The ‘time-traveling back to your parents’ youth’ films of 1986
• Weird Science vs. My Science Project vs. Real Genius
  • The ‘teenage science prodigy finds trouble’ films of 1985
• The Howling vs. Wolfen vs. An American Werewolf in London
  • The ‘werewolves are suddenly terrifying again’ films of 1981
• The Deer Hunter vs. Apocalypse Now
  • The ‘war is hell, but the Vietnam War was hellier’ films of 1978 & 1979
• The Warriors vs. The Wanderers
  • The ‘teenage NYC street gang’ films of 1979
• Corvette Summer vs. Stingray
  • The ‘teenager and his beloved sports car’ films of 1978
• Godspell vs. Jesus Christ Superstar
  • The ‘greatest story ever told, but make it a musical’ films of 1973
• Bloody Mama vs. The Grissom Gang
  • The ‘Ma Barker-style gangster matriarch’ films of 1970 & 1971
• Yours, Mine & Ours vs. With Six You Get Eggroll
  • The ‘widowed parents combine their massive families’ films of 1968
• Dr. Strangelove vs. Fail Safe
  • The nuclear paranoia films of 1964
• Harlow vs. Harlow
  • The ‘identically-named Jean Harlow’ films of 1964
• Oscar Wilde vs. The Trials of Oscar Wilde
  • The ‘trial that destroyed Oscar Wilde’ films of 1960
• Young Mr. Lincoln vs. Abe Lincoln in Illinois
  • The ‘Abraham Lincoln before he was Abraham Lincoln’ films of 1939 & 1940
• Jezebel vs. Gone With The Wind
  • The ‘headstrong Southern belle in the antebellum South’ films of 1938 & 1939
• The Scarlet Empress vs. The Rise of Catherine the Great
  • The ‘Catherine the Great’ films of 1934