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Multiplicity (1996)

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Reviews Counted:42

Fresh:19

Rotten:23

Average Rating:5.5/10

Runtime: 1 hr 57 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: In this highly imaginative comedy, Michael Keaton stars as Doug Kinney, an overworked family man who is in desperate need of a vacation. When pressures mount at a job site, he is noticed by a... In this highly imaginative comedy, Michael Keaton stars as Doug Kinney, an overworked family man who is in desperate need of a vacation. When pressures mount at a job site, he is noticed by a slightly deranged scientist who offers him an intriguing solution to his problems: cloning. Doug agrees and finds himself with an exact replica to do all of his dirty work at the office. But there's just one problem: There's no one to help out at home, which leads to the arrival of Doug number three, a domestic whirlwind who can solve any household problem. But things are not as simple as they seem, and the clones soon begin to act out the extremes in the original Doug's personality. Clone number one becomes a macho workaholic, while clone number two becomes downright feminine. Real trouble ensues when a third clone is created by the duplicates, who is a copy of a copy, having lost some of his smarts in the duplication. Andie MacDowell stars as Doug's wife, who is suddenly faced with her husband's seemingly erratic behavior, while the original Doug scrambles to hide the truth about his little experiment from his wife, friends, and coworkers. Ironically, Doug's life becomes more complicated than ever, proving that four Dougs aren't necessarily better than one. Director Harold Ramis handles all the fun with the multiple Dougs hysterically, and Michael Keaton gives a terrific performance as a man just trying to cope with today's myriad problems. [More]

Starring: Michael Keaton, Andie MacDowell, Harris Yulin, Eugene Levy

Starring: Michael Keaton, Andie MacDowell, Harris Yulin, Eugene Levy, Richard Masur, Ann Cusack, Brian Doyle Murray, Zack Duhame, Katie Schlossberg

Director: Harold Ramis

Director: Harold Ramis
Screenwriter: Chris Miller III, Mary Hale, Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel
Producer: Trevor Albert, Harold Ramis
Composer: George Fenton

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Reviews for Multiplicity

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Derek Adams

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Chuck O'Leary

A desperately unfunny comedy lethargically directed by Harold Ramis, and boringly acted by Michael Keaton.

comment Comment | Oct., 09 2005 01:05 PM

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Emanuel Levy

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comment Comment | Jul., 26 2005 01:18 PM

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Robin Clifford

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Steve Crum

Try not to double or triple-up laughing. (published 7-19-96)

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Kansas City Kansan

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3/4

Judith Egerton

It's a showcase for Keaton.

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Chris Barsanti

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Josh Gilchrist

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Dragan Antulov

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3/5

Brandon Judell

Whatever you know about cloning, leave at the theater door. Whatever you know about the modern housewife, shuck that, too. The feminism of “Multiplicity” is barely circa 1959.

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Janet Maslin

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Jeanne Aufmuth

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Palo Alto Weekly

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1/5

Luanne Brown

More is not better, in this case.

comment Comment | Apr., 04 2003 07:19 AM

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Rob Vaux

Michael Keaton is very funny, but the comedy itself isn't worth his efforts.

comment Comment | Feb., 24 2003 06:09 PM

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3/5

Nell Minow

Great premise, great work by Keaton, but the script lets them down.

comment Comment | Feb., 23 2003 08:21 PM

Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies

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Tony Toscano

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comment Comment | Feb., 06 2003 12:56 PM

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Philip Martin

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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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Globe and Mail

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Robert Roten

It could have been a good story, but it turns out to be thin, despite good acting performances by Keaton and MacDowell.

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Peter Travers

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