Underplayed Gems
The whole movie catalogue

Films and series, searchable by what they are

← Back to the shop

Sleuth (2007)

Sleuth poster
Directed by
Kenneth Branagh
Genre
drama film, comedy film, crime film, mystery film, thriller film
Country
United Kingdom, United States
Runtime
1h 28m
Rated
R
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 590 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy mystery writer invites his wife's lover to his home for a psychological game of cat and mouse. The two men engage in a battle of wits that blurs the line between reality and performance.

tensecerebraldarkly comicclaustrophobiccunningsuspensefultheatricalplayful

What happens

Sleuth is a 2007 thriller film directed by Kenneth Branagh and starring Jude Law and Michael Caine. The screenplay by Harold Pinter is an adaptation of Anthony Shaffer's play, Sleuth. Caine had previously starred in a 1972 version, where he played Law's role against Laurence Olivier. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

More like this

This page is from Underplayed Gems. Not quite it? Tell the Catbot what you feel like watching and it picks from the whole catalogue, or browse by genre, country and year.

Lists: Korean thrillers worth the evening · Anime films beyond Studio Ghibli · Slow films for a rainy night · Horror that unsettles instead of startling · Series you can finish in a weekend · Nordic crime worth the subtitles · Good films that end in under 90 minutes · Documentaries that play like thrillers

Loading movies…

What should I watch?