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The Singing Detective

2003·1h 49m·R
MysteryMusicalCrimeComedy
IMDb Rating
★ 5.4/10
9,172 votes
Metascore
45
Metacritic

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

The Singing Detective is a 2003 mystery musical movie directed by Keith Gordon, starring Mel Gibson, Robert Downey Jr., Jeremy Northam. It holds an IMDb rating of 5.4/10 from 9,172 votes and runs 1h 49m.

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Director
Keith Gordon
Stars
Mel Gibson
Robert Downey Jr.
Jeremy Northam
Robin Wright
Creators
Dennis Potter
Details
2003-11-14
109 min
Movie
R
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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