
Crooked House(2017)
A private investigator helps a former flame solve the murder of her wealthy grandfather, who lived in a sprawling estate surrounded by his idiosyncratic family.


“A new breed of mystery.”
George is a shepherd who reads detective novels to his beloved sheep every night, assuming they can't possibly understand. But when a mysterious incident disrupts life on the farm, the sheep realize they must become the detectives. As they follow the clues and investigate human suspects, they prove that even sheep can be brilliant crime-solvers.

Hugh Jackman
George Hardy

Emma Thompson

Nicholas Braun
Tim Derry

Nicholas Galitzine
Elliot Matthews

Molly Gordon
Rebecca Hampstead

Hong Chau
Beth Pennock

Tosin Cole

Kobna Holdbrook-Smith

Conleth Hill

Mandeep Dhillon
The Sheep Detectives is a mystery, crime, comedy, family film released in 2026 exploring themes of shepherd, based on novel or book, murder mystery. Directed by Kyle Balda, it stars Hugh Jackman, Emma Thompson, Nicholas Braun. George is a shepherd who reads detective novels to his beloved sheep every night, assuming they can't possibly understand. But when a mysterious incident disrupts life on the farm, the sheep realize they must become the detectives. As they follow the clues and investigate human suspects, they prove that even sheep can be brilliant crime-solvers.
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