Sleuth
“Think of the perfect crime... Then go one step further.”
1972•PG•2h 18m•7.7•Released
ThrillerMysteryCrime
A man who loves games and theatre invites his wife's lover to meet, setting up a battle of wits with potentially deadly results.
Director
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Writer
Anthony Shaffer
Budget
$4M
Revenue
$6M
Languages
Italian, English
Studio
Palomar Pictures International
Cast
Laurence Olivier
Andrew Wyke
Michael Caine
Milo Tindle
Production
Company
Palomar Pictures International
Producer
Morton Gottlieb
Recommended
7.6
The Killing
1956
6.9
Game Night
2018
6.2
Shade
2003
6.2
Misdirection
2026
5.9
Suburbicon
2017
5.9
Ca$h
2010
5.8
Phantom Halo
2014
5.9
The Virtuoso
2021
6
Run
1991
6.2
Violent Ends
2025
5.8
Deep Water
2022
6.6
Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman
2021
6.6
Trap House
2025
7.2
Bound
1996
6.5
Butterfly on a Wheel
2007
6.1
Blood Ties
2013
7.4
Wardriver
2026
6.2
The Killer
2024
6.1
In Secret
2014
6.6
A Perfect Murder
1998
Similar Movies
6.3
Willenbrock
2005
5.7
Woman on the Run
2017
8.1
The Thing
1982
7.6
Thelma & Louise
1991
6.5
The Beach
2000
6.1
Crime of Passion
1956
7.2
Bunny Lake Is Missing
1965
6.2
Shattered
1991
5.9
Birthday Girl
2001
6.6
A Perfect Murder
1998
5.9
The Grudge
2004
6.8
Stage Fright
1950
7
The Constant Gardener
2005
5.4
No Good Deed
2002
6.9
8 Women
2002
6.1
The Card Counter
2021
4.5
Old Flame
2022
6.8
Payback
1999
6.4
Out of Time
2003
6.7
Unfaithful
2002