Film · 2016

Mindhorn

Name: Mindhorn
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2017-05-05
Duration: 89 min
Cast: Julian Barratt, Andrea Riseborough, Simon Farnaby, Essie Davis, Steve Coogan

Directed by Sean Foley · starring Julian Barratt, Andrea Riseborough and Simon Farnaby

1 h 29 min
15
Comedy
UK
Released in the UK 4 May 2017

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Synopsis

Richard Thorncroft (Essie Davis) is an old glory of British television. He must re-incarnate to the detective 'Mindhorn' to collaborate with the police and arrest a serial killer. The killer claims that he will only speak to Detective Mindhorn, whom he takes for a real person.

In fiction, Bruce Mindhorn is a MI5 Special Operative captured in the late 1980s. There his eye was replaced by and advanced lie detector. Now, he can, literally, 'see the truth', He escaped and fled to the Isle of Man, to recuperate in the island?s temperate microclimate, and today has become the best plain-clothes detective the island has ever seen.

Simon Farnaby and Julian Barratt nominated Debut Screenwriter, British Independent Film Awards 2016.

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Runtime: 89 min1 hour and 29 minutes
Box office: £476,438in UK
Rating: 15Suitable only for 15 years and over

How long is Mindhorn?: 1 hour and 29 minutes (89 minutes).
When was Mindhorn released in the UK?: It was released in the UK on 4 May 2017.
Who directed Mindhorn?: Sean Foley.
Who is in Mindhorn?: It stars Julian Barratt, Andrea Riseborough, Simon Farnaby and Essie Davis.
Where can I watch Mindhorn?: In the UK it is available with a subscription on Netflix and with a channel on Apple TV and a channel on Prime Video.
How much did Mindhorn make?: It took £476,438 in UK.