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Crooked House

Crooked House

Mystery · Crime · Thriller · 2017

A private investigator helps a former flame solve the murder of her wealthy grandfather, who lived in a sprawling estate surrounded by his idiosyncratic family.

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Crooked House

2017 Mystery · Crime · Thriller 1h 55m

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6.4 / 10

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A private investigator helps a former flame solve the murder of her wealthy grandfather, who lived in a sprawling estate surrounded by his idiosyncratic family.

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What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Crooked House?

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Directed by

Gilles Paquet-Brenner

Written by

Tim Rose Price · Julian Fellowes · Gilles Paquet-Brenner

Glenn Close

Glenn Close

Lady Edith de Haviland

Max Irons

Max Irons

Charles Hayward

Stefanie Martini

Stefanie Martini

Sophia de Haviland

Christina Hendricks

Christina Hendricks

Brenda Leonides

Terence Stamp

Terence Stamp

Chief Inspector Taverner

Honor Kneafsey

Honor Kneafsey

Josephine Leonides

Julian Sands

Julian Sands

Philip Leonides

Court is in session

Put Crooked House on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Cool Ironist

“Form is the argument.”

Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Technique in search of a pulse.”

Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.