Twins
Twins

Twins

1988Movie107 minEnglish

Julius and Vincent Benedict are the results of an experiment that would allow for the perfect child. Julius was planned and grows to athletic proportions. Vincent is an accident and is somewhat smaller in stature. Vincent is placed in an orphanage while Julius is taken to a south seas island and raised by philosophers. Vincent becomes the ultimate low life and is about to be killed by loan sharks.

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IMDb5.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes43%
Metacritic50/100
Google Users78%
Director: Ivan ReitmanGenres: Comedy, Sci-Fi

Plot Summary

Two unlikely brothers, Julius and Vincent, are the result of a secret and highly experimental scientific experiment involving the DNA of five different men. Separated at birth, they reunite as adults after discovering their mother is still alive and in trouble with loan sharks. Julius, a strapping, intellectually gifted man, and Vincent, a short, street-smart hustler, must overcome their vastly different personalities and backgrounds to save their mother and confront the unethical scientist who created them.

Critical Reception

Twins was a commercial success, exceeding box office expectations and becoming one of the highest-grossing comedies of its time. While critics noted the unconventional pairing of Schwarzenegger and DeVito, the film was generally praised for its heartwarming premise and effective comedic timing, though some found the plot predictable.

What Reviewers Say

  • The film's charm lies in the comedic chemistry between Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito.
  • While the premise is unique, the execution occasionally falls into predictable comedic tropes.
  • A surprisingly heartwarming story wrapped in a lighthearted comedy.

Google audience: Audiences generally enjoyed the film's humor and the unexpected pairing of its stars. Many found it to be a fun and lighthearted movie, though some felt the plot was a bit simple.

Fun Fact

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito had previously worked together in '80s action hits like 'Commando' and 'The Running Man,' but 'Twins' marked their first major comedic collaboration.

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Wuchak

Wuchak

**_Schwarzenegger and DeVito team-up for this amusing 80’s road dramedy_** A genetically superior man living on an island in the South Pacific (Arnold) goes to Los Angeles to find his long lost twin brother, who turns out to be a womaniz...
Kali

Kali

It's... fine? Not as good as it was hyped up to be in my opinion. The movie was okay, but it wasn't anything special. It had _a story_ but it wasn't outstanding. The same goes for every other aspect of the movie. Worth watching if it's y...
r96sk

r96sk

<em>'Twins'</em> is terrific! It is another one 'of those films' that I've heard about for as long as time (though post-watch it doesn't seem as (relative) well known as I thought it was!) but clearly never got around to watching it. Wel...
JPV852

JPV852

Fun and all around enjoyable comedy that doesn't devolve into cheap humor (i.e. constant jokes about their height for instance) and instead two opposites working well off of one another. Schwarzenegger is great as sweet innocent and naïve w...
Kamurai

Kamurai

Good watch, could watch again, and can recommend, if you're okay with a date movie. This movie holds up surprisingly well. It is dated quite a bit, just the dollar amounts they mention are off, and car phones and pay phones. I give ful...
John Chard

John Chard

So much fun to be had here. As long as you know what to expect, and really that shouldn't be too hard to do when you are getting ready to watch a movie that has Danny DeVito & Arnold Schwarzenegger as twin brothers! Julius (Arnold) & ...