Mindhorn
Taste attributes: comedythrillerdetectivefastlightimaginaryintricateglossyfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardy
"It's truth time!"
Boxlist takeA breakneck comedy, heightened rather than true to life. Best if you like pace over patience.
Taste details
Pace: very fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Quality rating
6.2 /10
TMDB · 198 votes
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What lines up
- Wholesomeness: Balanced, just how this profile likes it
- Linearity: Balanced, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Pace: Fast, where this profile leans slow
- Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
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Synopsis
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.
Synopsis: TMDB
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Directed by
- Sean Foley
Cast
- Julian Barratt
- Simon Farnaby
- Essie Davis
- Steve Coogan
- Richard McCabe
Details
- Genre
- Comedy
- Year
- 2016
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- BBC Films
- Taste scores
- How we score
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
