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See How They Run (2022) (2022) poster

2022 · comedy · mystery

See How They Run (2022)

Directed by Tom George1h 39m2022

In the West End of 1950s London, plans for a movie version of a smash-hit play come to an abrupt halt after a pivotal member of the crew is murdered. When world-weary Inspector Stoppard and eager rookie Constable Stalker take on the case, the two find themselves thrown into a puzzling whodunit within the glamorously sordid theater underground, investigating the mysterious homicide at their own peril.

Our read: See How They Run (2022) (2022) reads as a warm, kinetic, inventive comedy · mystery entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.

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Warm, kinetic, measured comedy / mystery, inventive in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, measured.

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How See How They Run feels to watch.

Each axis is scored by hand, not from votes or genre averages. The bar uses the film's own colours.

MoodHeavy ↔ Cosy
PacingSlow-burn ↔ Kinetic
IntensityGentle ↔ Extreme
WeirdnessConventional ↔ Surreal
HopeNihilistic ↔ Redemptive
StakesIntimate ↔ Epic
HumourNone ↔ Broad
RealityGrounded ↔ Fantastical
DensitySparse ↔ Twisty
WarmthCold ↔ Tender
AuteurTransparent ↔ Signature
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“You want a clever 1950s theater-set whodunit comedy with charming British cast.”

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