The Singing Detective

– 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
The Singing Detective (2003)

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

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.

Director:

Keith Gordon

Writer:

Dennis Potter (screenplay), Dennis Potter (television series)

Main Actors:

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

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:

Paramount Pictures

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
5.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
39%
Metacritic:
45%