A man who loves games and theatre invites his wife's lover to meet, setting up a battle of wits with potentially deadly results.
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Movie1972·138 min
Sleuth
Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz
An Oscar-nominated thriller mystery film directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 2%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
7.7/10
728 ratings
About Sleuth
- Pacing
- Measured (4 of 9)
- Tone
- Dark (2 of 9)
- Intensity
- Intense (7 of 9)
- Complexity
- Layered (6 of 9)
- Humor
- Light-touch (4 of 9)
- Scale
- Intimate (1 of 9)
- Spirit
- Haunting (3 of 9)
- Texture
- Stylized, Tense
- Story Tags
- infidelity, obsession, ambition hubris, grand estate, small town, rivals, romantic partners, villain protagonist, con artist trickster, cat and mouse, con deception, heist robbery