Dead Man's Bluff
Seen it?2005 | 111 min | Crime, Comedy, Thriller
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz and mixed reviews, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and anyone who wants a laugh.
- The mood
- Light and funny, tense.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 51 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Russian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Sergei and Simon have to deliver a suitcase full of heroin to Mikhalych or else they will be killed. There is one minor detail: the only problem-solving technique they are familiar with is a shot in the head.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
Mixed reviews
- AudiencesSolid
6.7 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 19K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Aleksei Balabanov
- Aleksey PaninСергей
- Dmitriy DyuzhevСаймон
- Nikita MikhalkovСергей Михайлович (Михалыч)
- Sergey MakovetskiyКорон
- Anatoli ZhuravlyovБала
- Grigorij SijatvindaБаклажан
- Viktor SukhorukovСтепан Воронов
- Garik SukachyovМозг
- Aleksey SerebryakovДоктор
- Dmitriy PevtsovВиктор Петрович Борщанский