Is Mindhorn easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Mindhorn end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Mindhorn

Name: Mindhorn
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2016
Duration: 89 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Julian Barratt, Simon Farnaby, Essie Davis, Steve Coogan, Richard McCabe

It's truth time!

Directed by Sean Foley

Produced by BBC Film, Scott Free Productions

201689 min6.1 / 10

A comedic crime spoof that mines humor from an aging actor's desperation to reclaim relevance by impersonating his most famous role while a serial killer blurs fiction and reality.

A washed up actor best known for playing the title character in the 1980s detective show "Mindhorn" must work with the police when a serial killer says that he will only speak with Detective Mindhorn, whom he believes to be real.

Clusters

Funny Misfit Road Trip Detective And Interrogation Movies Serial Killers And Assassins Old Age Stories Crime and Thriller

Genres

Comedy

Keywords

Amateur Detective Murderer Aging Actor Police Investigation Isle Of Man Crime Spoof

Where to watch

Not available in United States — it streams in other countries.

Questions people ask

Is Mindhorn easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.
Is Mindhorn scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.
Does Mindhorn end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Mindhorn violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Mindhorn sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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