Sleuth

Sleuth

2007 · 89 min · EN · R · 6.3 (607 votes)
Dir. Kenneth Branagh · Starring Michael Caine, Jude Law, Harold Pinter, Carmel O'Sullivan, Kenneth Branagh · Music Patrick Doyle

“Obey the rules.”

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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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A cerebral duel unfolds in a luxurious setting. It's a tense, witty game of cat and mouse where every line is a calculated move. Expect psychological manipulation and a chillingly theatrical performance.

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