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Detective

Play trailer Poster for Detective 1985,  1h 35m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 92% 12 Reviews Tomatometer 54% 500+ Ratings Popcornmeter
92% Tomatometer 12 Reviews 54% Popcornmeter 500+ Ratings
Director Jean-Luc Godard's avant-garde drama/comedy follows Emile Chenal and his wife, Françoise, as they lean on boxing manager Jim Fox Warner to cough up the considerable sum of money that he owes them, with both the police and the mob circling the situation. In the same hotel, Inspector Neveu looks into a murder that took place years before, and his storyline overlaps with the arc of the Chenals.

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Nigel Andrews Financial Times Jan 29, 2020
Once or twice I thought I espied a theme, much as a birdwatcher after a long vigil in the freezing dawn might think he espied a rare bird. But either I was wrong or it flew away before identification. Go to Full Review
Dave Kehr Chicago Reader Apr 17, 2007
Jean-Luc Godard's 1985 deconstruction of film noir has the lightness and comic zip of some of his 60s features, though the mix of elements isn't quite as rich. Go to Full Review
Vincent Canby New York Times Aug 30, 2004
You can't afford to miss it if you aren't afraid of a little hard work. Go to Full Review
Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand Jan 6, 2024
They play with and deconstruct the clichés of classic crime thrillers while tossing in offbeat humor, philosophical asides, and literary quotes and references. Go to Full Review
Jeffrey M. Anderson Combustible Celluloid Aug 7, 2019
3.5/4
Though it takes some effort, watching Godard's twisted, ricocheting batch of ideas is usually fascinating, or at least pleasantly puzzling. Go to Full Review
Ellie Lucas From the Front Row Jul 28, 2019
2.5/4
Godard films are never anything less than fascinating, and the singular vision of societal rot in a building meant to represent the ultimate in glamour is not lost in the film's shifting perspectives. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Jean-Luc Godard

Director

Claude Brasseur

Emile Chenal

Nathalie Baye

Françoise Chenal

Johnny Hallyday

Jim Fox Warner

Stéphane Ferrara

Tiger Jones

Laurent Terzieff

William Prospero

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Detective

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Movie Info

Synopsis Director Jean-Luc Godard's avant-garde drama/comedy follows Emile Chenal and his wife, Françoise, as they lean on boxing manager Jim Fox Warner to cough up the considerable sum of money that he owes them, with both the police and the mob circling the situation. In the same hotel, Inspector Neveu looks into a murder that took place years before, and his storyline overlaps with the arc of the Chenals.
Director
Jean-Luc Godard
Producer
Alain Sarde
Genre
Drama
Original Language
French (France)
Release Date (DVD)
Feb 5, 2008
Runtime
1h 35m
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