Duplicity

Duplicity is a 2009 American film written and directed by Tony Gilroy, and starring Julia Roberts and Clive Owen. The film was released on March 20, 2009.

The plot of the film follows Ray Koval, an MI 6 agent, and Claire Stenwick, a CIA operative who cooperate in a con poised to undercut a company who has discovered a cure for baldness and sell the formula, running off with the money themselves.

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 * All That Glitters:
 * Anachronic Order: We jump from how Ray and Claire first met to the present day, and then back to the other times they've met, and so on.
 * Badass in A Nice Suit - Ray and Claire.
 * The Chessmaster: Ray and Claire think they are,.
 * Con Men Hate Guns - no celebrities were shot in the making of this picture.
 * Duel of Seduction
 * Foreshadowing: During the opening credits, Howard and Dick get into an argument that turns into a fight,
 * Gambit Pileup
 * Happily Ever After:


 * Hey Its That Guy: Ray seduces Arlene Fowler.
 * Scott Templeton is Claire's co-worker.
 * Insistent Terminology: It's a lotion, not a skin cream.
 * Ironic Echo
 * Sharp Dressed Man - Ray, very much so.
 * Spy Couple - adversarial variant.
 * The Mole: Played with every which way.
 * The Schlub Pub Seduction Deduction: A gender-swapped version.
 * Wunza Plot
 * Wunza Plot