Synopsis
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 RockwellInspector Stoppard
- Saoirse RonanConstable Stalker
- Adrien BrodyLeo Köpernick
- Ruth WilsonPetula Spencer
- Reece ShearsmithJohn Woolf
- Harris DickinsonRichard Attenborough
- Charlie CooperDennis Corrigan
- David OyelowoMervyn Cocker-Norris
- Kieran HodgsonHarley the Motorcycle Messenger
- Pearl ChandaSheila Sim
Recommendations
- 80
The Guardian
There’s a very entertaining daftness and theatre nerdery to See How They Run (the title sounds uncomfortably like Run For Your Wife) as director Tom George takes the same approach to The Mousetrap that Ken Russell took to The Boyfriend: playing up the artificiality of it all. The comedy is shallow in the right way, and Rockwell’s bleary world-weariness contrasts nicely with Ronan’s saucer-eyed idealism. - 80
Variety
See How They Run is a retro homage that surprises audiences with giggles and suspense. - 80
Empire
It works better as a weird relationship movie than a murder-mystery but See How They Run is the whodunnit as hoot, with lots of laughs, oodles of style and played with verve by a quality cast. It also reconfirms Saoirse Ronan as a comedy god. - 70
Slashfilm
Is it exceptionally groundbreaking? No. But it's fun, and frothy, and clever enough that it makes for an easygoing hour and a half watch. - 63
Movie Nation
Oh, it’s not as clever as it thinks it is. And truthfully, for a “romp” it only occasionally romps. But See How They Run is still a warm, witty and winning old fashioned “whodunit” and an equally old-fashioned “theater” comedy, pronounced “THEE-a-turr” in the British style. I found it an old fashioned hoot. - 50
Collider
All in all, See How They Run is a derivative amalgamation of too much tribute and too little originality. Don’t get me wrong, it’s fun and the perfect film to bring your Nana to, but it's ultimately pretty forgettable. - 50
IndieWire
See How They Run packs a lot of characters into a thin story that leaves little room for the considerable talent to stand out. It may be inspired by the greatest mystery writer of all time, but it’s an uninspired copy at best. - 40
TheWrap
See How They Run lies as dead on the screen as the corpse of its murdered movie director.
