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The Singing Detective
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2003 film by Keith Gordon
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The Singing Detective is a 2003 American comedy drama, musical film, and mystery film directed by Keith Gordon and written by Dennis Potter. Based on the work of the same name, the movie features a cast including Robert Downey Jr., David Dorfman, Robin Wright, and Jeremy Northam. Bruce Davey and Mel Gibson served as producers for the production, which was handled by Icon Productions, Haft Entertainment, and Airborne Productions. The film was distributed by Paramount Vantage and released on video on demand.
Filmed in Los Angeles, the narrative is also set in that city. The movie has a runtime of 109 minutes and was originally produced in English. Its budget was 8,000,000, while the revenue reached 435,625. The film received a review score of 39% and a rating of 5.1 out of 10, with a Metascore of 45 out of 100. It holds an IMDb rating of 5.4 based on 9,026 votes and an R rating. The story involves themes of adultery, infidelity, paranoia, and hallucination.
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Film · TMDB
5.1Tormented and bedridden by a debilitating disease, a mystery writer relives his detective stories through his imagination and hallucinations.
Cast
- Robert Downey Jr. as Dan Dark
- Robin Wright as Nicola / Nina / Blonde
- Mel Gibson as Dr. Gibbon
- Jeremy Northam as Mark Binney
- Katie Holmes as Nurse Mills
- Adrien Brody as First Hood
Themes
- adultery
- infidelity
- paranoia
- hallucination
- musical
- surrealism
- parody
- sadomasochism
- detective story
- remake
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Ratings
IMDb
5.4/10
9,026 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
40%
Metacritic
45/100
- Year
- 2003
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Crime, Musical
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 1 win & 3 nominations
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- crime film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- The Singing Detective
- Director
- Keith Gordon
- Screenwriter
- Dennis Potter
- Cast member
- Saul Rubinek
- Composer
- Basil Poledouris
- Producer
- Mel Gibson
- Production company
- Icon Productions
- Narrative location
- Los Angeles
- Filming location
- Los Angeles
- Duration
- 109
- FilmAffinity ID
- 121401
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 2003-01-01
- title
- The Singing Detective
- distributed by
- Paramount Vantage
- review score
- 45/100
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