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Curtains

2020Movie2 h 24 min

73

GoodGoodWatch score

73

GoodGoodWatch score

Summary

It’s murder putting on a new musical – literally! The star of a new Broadway-bound musical has been murdered on stage on opening night! The entire cast and crew are suspects. Time to call in the local detective, Frank Cioffi. With a nose for crime and an ear for music, Frank tries to find the killer whilst giving the show a lifeline.

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Date night
Friends night
Teens

Where to watch

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Fingerprint

Keeps you guessing.
Puts you inside a crime.
Keeps you on edge.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 73GoodWatch 73
IMDb7.3
Running time
2 h 24 min
Longer than 9 in 10 mysteries, +42 min on the typical 102
typical 102144
Half of all mysteries run 93–115 min.
Released
2020
April 14, 2020
6 years ago
Genres
MysteryComedyMusic
Language
English
Original language
Made in
United Kingdom
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
ViolenceMild
Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
Frightening scenesMild
Sex, nudityLittle or none
Dark themesMild
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure Escapism
Not listed for kids or family movie night.
23 of 23
Directing · 2
Martin Riley Director
Paul Foster Stage Director
Writing · 4
Peter Stone Musical
John Kander Musical, Songs
Fred Ebb Lyricist, Musical
Rupert Holmes Musical
Production · 9
Adam Paulden Executive Producer
Dan Looney Executive Producer
Rima Sen Producer
Roger Horchow Producer
Sally Horchow Producer
Jim Arnold Casting
Camera · 3
Andonis Anthony Camera Operator
Steve Pennington Camera Operator
Steve Roberts Camera Operator
Editing · 1
Rai Lea Editor
Sound · 5
Tom Marshall Sound Designer
Mark Atkinson Sound Recordist
Paul Billington ADR Mixer
Alex Beetschen Music Director
Sarah Travis Music Arranger, Music Supervisor
Art · 1
David Woodhead Set Designer
Costume & Make-Up · 1
Gabriella Slade Costume Design
Lighting · 1
Tim Mitchell Lighting Design
Other crew · 1
Alistair David Choreographer

Tropes

Sexual Extortionin 159 titlesSamantha knows that Stryker is only using the other actresses for their bodies and that the whole audition is just a ploy for him to have sex with them.Sex Signals Deathin 496 titlesAverted, then played straight.All 35 tropes

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