The Singing Detective

Name: The Singing Detective
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Musical, Mystery
Released: 2003-11-14
Duration: 1 h 49 min
Rating: 5.60
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Mel Gibson, Jeremy Northam, Robin Wright

– From his hospital bed, a writer suffering from a skin disease hallucinates musical numbers and paran..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

5.60 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 49 Minutes

Release Year:

2003

From his hospital bed, a writer suffering from a skin disease hallucinates musical numbers and paranoid plots.

Styles:

Intense, Disturbing, Surreal, Offbeat, Semi Serious, Clever, Stylized, Psychological, Realistic, Atmospheric

Story Timeline:

1950s, 20th Century

Producing Country:

USA

Genre:

Musical, Comedy, Crime, Mystery

The Singing Detective (2003) - Trailer

Release Date:

14 Nov 2003

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:

R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

The Singing Detective

Directed by:

Keith Gordon

Story Written By:

Dennis Potter

Main Actors:

Robert Downey Jr., Mel Gibson, Jeremy Northam, Robin Wright

Plot:

"While hospitalized with an extreme case of psoriasis, novelist Dan Dark reworks his first book in his head. Feverish, paranoid and prone to musical outbreaks, he confuses himself with his protagonist, a detective investigating the murder of a prostitute in 1950s Los Angeles."

Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations.

Gross profit:

$293,296

Production Company:

Paramount Pictures

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

5.6/10

Rotten Tomatoes:

39%

Metacritic: