Sleuth (1972)

1972

138 mins

Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz
89%
90%
Thriller

When his wife's lover (Michael Caine) visits his mansion to smooth things over, a mystery novelist (Laurence Olivier) plans something... More

When his wife's lover (Michael Caine) visits his mansion to smooth things over, a mystery novelist (Laurence Olivier) plans something far more elaborate for their meeting in this 1972 game-of-wits thriller. Both Caine and Olivier were nominated for a Leading Role Oscar.

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Sleuth (1972) | Ratings & Reviews

89_%28 reviews
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90_%9,496 reviews
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""Sleuth," a totally engrossing entertainment, is funny and scary by turns, and always superbly theatrical. It's the kind of mystery we keep saying they don't make anymore, but sometimes they do, and the British seem to write them better than anyone."

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