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The Two Faces of January

The Two Faces of January

A mysterious encounter. A dangerous past. A deadly secret.

20145.81h 36m

Overview

1962. A con artist, his wife, and a dangerous stranger are caught up in the murder of a private detective and are forced to try and escape Athens.

Directed by Hossein Amini
Written by Hossein Amini, Patricia Highsmith
Produced by Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Robyn Slovo
Box Office0Revenue: $4.5M

Top Cast

Viggo Mortensen

Viggo Mortensen

Chester MacFarland

Kirsten Dunst

Kirsten Dunst

Colette MacFarland

Oscar Isaac

Oscar Isaac

Rydal Keener

Daisy Bevan

Daisy Bevan

Lauren

David Warshofsky

David Warshofsky

Paul Vittorio

Omiros Poulakis

Omiros Poulakis

Nikos

Prometheus Aleifer

Prometheus Aleifer

Young Musician

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Nikos Mavrakis

Greek Young Man On Boat

James Sobol Kelly

James Sobol Kelly

FBI Agent

Karayianni Margaux

Karayianni Margaux

College Student

Themes & Keywords

hotelsailboatbased on novel or bookamericancoupleprivate detective

About The Two Faces of January

The Two Faces of January is a thriller film released in 2014 exploring themes of hotel, sailboat, based on novel or book, american, couple, private detective. Directed by Hossein Amini, it stars Viggo Mortensen, Kirsten Dunst, Oscar Isaac. 1962. A con artist, his wife, and a dangerous stranger are caught up in the murder of a private detective and are forced to try and escape Athens.

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