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Sleuth

Sleuth

Drama · Mystery · Thriller · 2007

Locked in a high-tech English manor, bound in a deadly duel of wits, Andrew Wyke and Milo Tindle come together as English gentlemen to discuss the matter of Wyke's wife: the woman both are sleeping with.

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Sleuth

“Obey the rules.”

2007 Drama · Mystery · Thriller 1h 29m

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TMDB

6.3 / 10

Community rating

Locked in a high-tech English manor, bound in a deadly duel of wits, Andrew Wyke and Milo Tindle come together as English gentlemen to discuss the matter of Wyke's wife: the woman both are sleeping with.

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What this film says about your taste.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Kenneth Branagh

Written by

Harold Pinter · Anthony Shaffer

Michael Caine

Michael Caine

Andrew Wyke

Jude Law

Jude Law

Milo Tindle

Harold Pinter

Harold Pinter

Man on T.V.

Carmel O'Sullivan

Carmel O'Sullivan

Maggie

Kenneth Branagh

Kenneth Branagh

Other Man on T.V.

Court is in session

Put Sleuth on trial.

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

The defence The Auteur Devotee

“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.