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Crooked House

Crooked House

20176.41h 55m

Overview

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.

Directed by Gilles Paquet-Brenner
Written by Julien David, Rachel Parker, Agatha Christie
Produced by James Spring, Sally Wood, Joseph Abrams
Box Office0Revenue: $2.0M

Top Cast

Glenn Close

Glenn Close

Lady Edith de Haviland

Max Irons

Max Irons

Charles Hayward

Stefanie Martini

Stefanie Martini

Sophia de Haviland

Christina Hendricks

Christina Hendricks

Brenda Leonides

Terence Stamp

Terence Stamp

Chief Inspector Taverner

Honor Kneafsey

Honor Kneafsey

Josephine Leonides

Julian Sands

Julian Sands

Philip Leonides

Gillian Anderson

Gillian Anderson

Magda Leonides

Christian McKay

Christian McKay

Roger Leonides

Amanda Abbington

Amanda Abbington

Clemency Leonides

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookdetectivemurderwhodunitmurder mysterycalloushorrified

About Crooked House

Crooked House is a mystery, crime, thriller film released in 2017 exploring themes of based on novel or book, detective, murder, whodunit, murder mystery, callous. Directed by Gilles Paquet-Brenner, it stars Glenn Close, Max Irons, Stefanie Martini. 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.

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