See How They Run (2022)

★ 6.3 1h 39m 1,274 votes IMDb
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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.

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Cast

Sam Rockwell
Sam Rockwell as Inspector Stoppard Age 57 · Daly City, California, USA Sam Rockwell (born November 5, 1968) is an American actor. He is known for playing distressed police officer Jason Dixon in Martin McDonagh's crime drama Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (201...
Saoirse Ronan
Saoirse Ronan as Constable Stalker Age 32 · The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA Saoirse Una Ronan (/ˈsɜːrʃə ˈuːnə ˈroʊnən/ SUR-shə OO-nə ROH-nən; born 12 April 1994) is an American-born Irish actress. Primarily known for her work in period dramas since adolescence, she has receiv...
Adrien Brody
Adrien Brody as Leo Köpernick Age 53 · New York City, New York, USA Adrien Nicholas Brody (born April 14, 1973) is an American actor. He is known for his portrayal of Władysław Szpilman in Roman Polanski's war drama The Pianist (2002), for which he won the Academy Awa...
Ruth Wilson
Ruth Wilson as Petula Spencer Age 44 · Ashford, Surrey, England Ruth Wilson MBE (born 13 January 1982) is an English actress. She is known for her performances as the eponymous protagonist in Jane Eyre (2006), as Alice Morgan in the BBC psychological crime drama L...
Reece Shearsmith
Reece Shearsmith as John Woolf Age 56 · Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK Reeson Wayne Shearsmith (born 27 August 1969) is a British actor, comedian, writer and magician. He was a member of The League of Gentlemen, with Steve Pemberton, Mark Gatiss and Jeremy Dyson. Jointly...
Harris Dickinson
Harris Dickinson as Richard Attenborough Age 29 · London, England, UK Harris Dickinson (born 24 June 1996) is an English actor. He began his acting career in British television and had his first starring role in the drama film Beach Rats (2017), for which he was nominat...

Audience Reviews

CinemaSerf 7/10 Sep 11, 2022
Sam Rockwell and Saoirse Ronan gel really well together in this rather entertaining spoof of all thing Agatha Christie. The latter is the newbie constable "Stalker" - an enthusiastic young woman who is saddled on the experienced, gin-loving, inspector "Stoppard" when the pretty unlikeable film director "Köpernick" (Adrien Brody) is beaten to death with a sewing machine! It turns out that he had just been engaged to direct a big screen version of the legendary "Mousetrap" play that had just celebrated it's hundredth performance at London's Ambassador's Theatre. What now ensues is a really engaging whodunit with flashbacks galore as the two police officers have to learn to trust each other as well as to handle the high drama amongst a cast of thespians, an avaricious producer and, of course, a publicity seeking police Commissioner. Rockwell delivers strongly as the rather laconic and disillusioned officer (he reminded me a little of Johnny Depp's "Abberline" in "From Hell" from back in 2001) and Ronan brings plenty of amusement (and courage) to her role as his aspirational sidekick who is always jumping to conclusions. As ever with Christie stories, you just know that the perpetrator of the crime is going to be the least important character so there's not oodles of jeopardy here, but it ends well with all assembled in a creaking stately home where it all ultimately falls to the author - "Moaning Myrtle" herself - to solve her own mystery. Tom George has assembled a decent supporting cast with both Harris Dickinson quite effective as a rather effete Richard Attenborough and Ruth Wilson as the shrewd theatre producer "Petula" and they help to deliver a pace and humour that is enjoyably amiable for just over ninety minutes. I've sat in the Ivy restaurant opposite this theatre for many a year but have never actually seen the play. A bit like with this film, you mustn't disclose the ending or maybe you'll be next... Good fun!
The Movie Mob 6/10 Jan 02, 2023
See How They Run meddles through its runtime in mediocrity until the final 20 minutes (which are fantastic!). Not horrible overall, but not worth a repeat.

See How They Run lagged along for about the first hour of the movie but really picked up and entertained in the final act. Saoirse Ronan's performance brought some charm to a fairly bland film. There were hidden jokes and puns throughout that, if caught, would give you a chuckle, but overall this campy whodunit failed to amuse. While the majority of the film was disappointing, the film's climax and resolution delighted with funny drama, meta plot twists, and even a breaking of the fourth wall. I would have loved it if the rest of the movie had been as good as the ending. But it made me endure the slow first hour and fifteen minutes before I was rewarded with its clever wrap-up. I can't recommend it, but I can't say it's terrible.
Streaming Banter Jun 12, 2025
SEE HOW THEY RUN IS A 2022 MOVIE. GRADE: B-. (HULU).

> It has a strong #WesAnderson feel.

A couple of weeks ago the quirky director Wes Anderson released his newest movie #ThePhoenicianScheme. There have been plenty of ads for it, that’s for sure. #SeeHowTheyRun is a 2022 movie now on #HULU set in the year 1953 with lots of contemporary name-dropping which I love. It has the same “murder mystery made funny” look as most Anderson films. Is director #TomGeorge yet another genius of the method or just a Wes wannabe? It made less than 10 million dollars in the U.S...so…Before you chuckle, let’s wait and see what The Phoenician Scheme grosses! #streamingbanter.

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