6 Best Body Double Movies

By Vlad Zakh · May 8, 2026

Meeting your exact copy is one of the oldest creepy ideas around. Us sends a family’s sinister doppelgangers after them, Enemy has a man obsessed with meeting his working-actor double, and The Prestige turns two magicians’ rivalry into an obsession. The Double Life of Veronique links two identical women across countries, and Body Double and Vertigo add the Hitchcock-style twists.

Us (2019)

IMDb ★ 6.8 RT 93% Metacritic 81

A family holiday is interrupted by their own violent doppelgangers.

Directed by Jordan Peele · 1h 56m · Rated R

87 wins & 135 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Enemy (2013)

TMDB ★ 6.9

A man discovers his exact physical double is a working actor and becomes obsessed with meeting him.

Directed by Denis Villeneuve · 1h 31m · Rated R

Where to watch

Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling

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The Prestige (2006)

IMDb ★ 8.5 RT 77% Metacritic 66

Two rival magicians engage in an escalating, obsessive competition with devastating personal costs.

Directed by Christopher Nolan · 2h 10m · Rated PG-13

Nominated for 2 Oscars6 wins & 44 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Double Life of Veronique (1991)

TMDB ★ 7.6

Two identical women in different countries share an inexplicable psychic connection.

Directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski · 1h 38m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Criterion Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home

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Body Double (1984)

TMDB ★ 6.6

A struggling actor witnesses a murder while spying on his neighbour through a telescope.

Directed by Brian De Palma · 1h 54m · Rated R

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Vertigo (1958)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 94% Metacritic 100

A retired detective with a fear of heights becomes obsessed with a mysterious woman he is hired to follow.

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · 2h 08m · Rated PG

Nominated for 2 Oscars9 wins & 8 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: YouTube TV, TCM · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best Body Double Movies

Us (2019)

Enemy (2013)

The Prestige (2006)

The Double Life of Veronique (1991)

Body Double (1984)

Vertigo (1958)

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