Underplayed Gems

Where's Marlowe? (1999)

Where's Marlowe? poster
Directed by
Daniel Pyne
Genre
comedy film, mystery film, thriller film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 39m
Rated
R
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Two filmmakers document a private detective working in Los Angeles. They follow his cases and the strange characters he meets.

mockumentarylightheartedquirkyoffbeatwryplayfuldryly humorousslightly absurd

What happens

Where's Marlowe? is a 1998 American mockumentary mystery black comedy film written by Daniel Pyne and John Mankiewicz. Daniel Pyne also directed the film, which stars Miguel Ferrer, Mos Def, John Slattery, and John Livingston. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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