Dead Ringers is a 1988 psychological horror film directed by David Cronenberg. It stars Jeremy Irons in a dual role as identical twin gynecologists. The term 'dead ringers' refers to the twins' uncanny resemblance to each other, and is also used to describe two objects that are almost indistinguishable from each other. The crossword solution 'nooses' is a reference to the film's climax, in which one of the twins hangs himself with a noose.