Ayoade's second feature film, the black comedy thriller "The Double", was based on Fyodor Dostoyevsky's 1846 novella "The Double" and written by Ayoade and Avi Korine. It stars Jesse Eisenberg and Mia Wasikowska. The story concerns a timid man who becomes frustrated by the appearance of his charming doppelgänger, both of whom are played by Eisenberg. "The Double" was released in April 2014 to generally positive reviews. The film drew comparisons to Terry Gilliam's "Brazil" (1985), both in its visuals and narrative. In the stop-motion animated fantasy film "The Boxtrolls" (2014), Ayoade voiced Mr. Pickles, a henchman to the film's antagonist Snatcher (voiced by Ben Kingsley).