The Singing Detective
2003 · Movie · 1h 49m · R
ComedyMusicMysteryCrime
"When it comes to murder, seduction and betrayal, he wrote the book. Now he's living it."
Overview
Tormented and bedridden by a debilitating disease, a mystery writer relives his detective stories through his imagination and hallucinations.
Ratings
IMDb
5.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes
40%
Metacritic
45/100
Key crew
- Keith GordonDirector
- Dennis PotterScreenplay
Cast
- Robert Downey Jr.Dan Dark
- Robin WrightNicola / Nina / Blonde
- Mel GibsonDr. Gibbon
- Jeremy NorthamMark Binney
- Katie HolmesNurse Mills
- Adrien BrodyFirst Hood
- Jon PolitoSecond Hood
- Carla GuginoBetty Dark / Hooker
- Saul RubinekSkin Specialist
- Alfre WoodardChief of Staff
- Amy AquinoNurse Nozhki
- David DorfmanYoung Dan Dark
Stills
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Themes
adulteryinfidelityparanoiahallucinationmusicalsurrealismparodysadomasochismdetective storyremakelos angeles, californiafantasy sequence