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Mindhorn

2016 · 89 min

A silly, affectionate spoof that mixes washed-up celebrity cringe with a small-town murder mystery, keeping things light and laugh-out-loud funny.

Directed by: Sean Foley
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Julian Barratt, Simon Farnaby, Essie Davis

Tagline: It's truth time!
Overview: A washed up actor best known for playing the title character in the 1980s detective show "Mindhorn" must work with the police when a serial killer says that he will only speak with Detective Mindhorn, whom he believes to be real.

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Directed by: Sean Foley
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Julian Barratt, Simon Farnaby, Essie Davis

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Tone: absurdstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
obsession
celebrity
redemption
friendship
Places: small town
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	4
Horror	1
Humour	8
Realism	6
Romance	3
Tension	4
Darkness	3
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: comedy
Directed by: Sean Foley
Written by: Julian Barratt, Simon Farnaby
Starring: Julian Barratt, Simon Farnaby, Essie Davis, Steve Coogan, Richard McCabe, Andrea Riseborough, Russell Tovey, Robin Morrissey
Music: David Holmes, Keefus Ciancia
Cinematography: David Luther
Runtime: 89 min
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

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