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A Detective Story (2003) | Top 16% · CriticCrunch

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A Detective Story

Movie2003·10 min

A Detective Story

Directed by Shinichiro Watanabe

Science Fiction Animation Crime

A science fiction animation film directed by Shinichiro Watanabe.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 16%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.2/10

158 ratings

About A Detective Story

A private detective is hired to find the elusive computer hacker "Trinity." Part of the Animatrix collection of animated shorts in the Matrix universe.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Serious (1 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Haunting (3 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Stylized
Story Tags: fate destiny, identity self discovery, near future, action combat, urban, strangers forced together, detective investigator, investigation procedural, cat and mouse, cyberpunk tech, ai robots

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Details

Director: Shinichiro Watanabe
Language: English

Cast

James Arnold Taylor, Carrie-Anne Moss, Terrence 'T.C.' Carson

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How A Detective Story Ranks

All movies

Top 16%

2000s movies

Top 13%

Science Fiction movies

Top 20%

2000s Science Fiction movies

Top 37%

★Shinichiro Watanabe films#2 of 5

Top 20% Science Fiction movies.

Second-best Shinichiro Watanabe film, behind Cowboy Bebop: The Movie.

the vibe

A Detective Story Vibe

What it feels like

measureddarkmoderateapproachableseriouspersonalhaunting

gritty

stylized

What it's about

investigation proceduralcat & mousefate destinyidentity self discoverydetective investigatorstrangers forced togetheraction combatcyberpunk techAI & robotsurbannear future

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

haunting 3/9haunting 3/9

texture

grittygritty