Summary
Locked in a high-tech English manor, bound in a deadly duel of wits, Andrew Wyke and Milo Tindle come together as English gentlemen to discuss the matter of Wyke's wife: the woman both are sleeping with.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+17)
Critics 43Audiences 60GoodWatch 52
Metascore49
Tomatometer37%
IMDb6.3
User score6.3
Letterboxd · 10 K ratings3.1/5
Audience score51%
Running time
1 h 29 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 dramas, −20 min on the typical 109
typical 10989Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 9 countries, rent or buy in 28 more
Released
2007
October 12, 2007
19 years ago
Genres
DramaMysteryThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United Kingdom
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
Directing · 2
- Kenneth Branagh Director, Producer
- Libbie Barr Script Supervisor
Writing · 2
- Harold Pinter Screenplay
- Anthony Shaffer Teleplay
Production · 12
- Martin Shafer Executive Producer
- Jude Law Producer
- Simon Moseley Producer
- Simon Halfon Producer
- Ben Jackson Producer
- Tom Sternberg Producer
Camera · 2
- Haris Zambarloukos Director of Photography
- David Appleby Still Photographer
Editing · 1
- Neil Farrell Editor
Sound · 5
- Patrick Doyle Original Music Composer, Orchestrator
- Maggie Rodford Music Producer
- Chris Benstead Music Editor
- James Shearman Conductor
- Jack Stew Foley Artist
Art · 4
- Tim Harvey Production Design
- Celia Bobak Set Decoration
- Iain White Art Direction
- Richard Morrison Title Designer
Costume & Make-Up · 8
- Alexandra Byrne Costume Design
- Eileen Kastner-Delago Hair Designer
- Kelly Marazzi Key Makeup Artist
- Chris Lyons Special Effects Makeup Artist
- Stephen Murphy Prosthetic Makeup Artist
- Nathaniel De'Lineadeus Makeup Artist
Other crew · 1
- Jon Baker Armorer
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