Crime

Marlowe

- Los Angeles 1939. Outside the spotlight lies a city of secrets.

Private detective Philip Marlowe becomes embroiled in an investigation involving a wealthy Californian family after a beautiful blonde hires him to track down her former lover.

Release Date : 2023-02-15

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Parallel FilmsH2L Media GroupNickel City PicturesStoryBoard MediaDavis FilmsAperture Media PartnersElipsis CapitalJeff Rice FilmsThe Foley LabBriarcliff EntertainmentFís Éireann/Screen IrelandParallel Film Productions

Production Country : FranceIrelandSpainUnited States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Philip Marlowe

Original Name : Liam Neeson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Clare Cavendish

Original Name : Diane Kruger

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dorothy Quincannon

Original Name : Jessica Lange

Gender : Female

Character Name : Floyd Hanson

Original Name : Danny Huston

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lou Hendricks

Original Name : Alan Cumming

Gender : Male

Character Name : Joe Green

Original Name : Ian Hart

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cedric

Original Name : Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lynn Peterson

Original Name : Daniela Melchior

Gender : Female

Character Name : Richard Cavendish

Original Name : Patrick Muldoon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bernie Ohls

Original Name : Colm Meaney

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nico Peterson

Original Name : François Arnaud

Gender : Male

Character Name : Amanda Toxteth

Original Name : Seána Kerslake

Gender : Female

Character Name : Hilda

Original Name : Stella Stocker

Gender : Female

Character Name : Old Man

Original Name : Darrell D'Silva

Gender : Male

Character Name : O'Reilly, the Ambassador

Original Name : Mitchell Mullen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gomez

Original Name : Roberto Peralta

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lopez

Original Name : J.M. Maciá

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pat the Bartender

Original Name : Michael Garvey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Madame Cabana

Original Name : Minnie Marx

Gender : Female

Character Name : Chas

Original Name : David Lifschitz

Gender : Male

Character Name : Frederick

Original Name : Antonios Antoniadis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Garden of Allah Waiter

Original Name : Luke Manning

Gender : Male

Character Name : Director

Original Name : Mark Schardan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cameraman

Original Name : Billy Jeffries

Gender : Male

Character Name : Car Park Painter

Original Name : Gary Anthony Stennette

Gender : Male

Character Name : Medical Examiner

Original Name : Julius Cotter

Gender : Male

Character Name : Otis

Original Name : Michael Strelow

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gardener

Original Name : Tony Corvillo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Broad with the Cigarette

Original Name : Kim DeLonghi

Gender : Female

Character Name : Security Guard

Original Name : Stephen Wilks

Gender : Male

Character Name : Office Boss

Original Name : Alan Moloney

Gender : Male

Character Name : Office Secretary

Original Name : Brenda Rawn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Office Clerk

Original Name : Keith Gallagher

Gender : Male

Character Name : Clare's Asaistant

Original Name : Lauren O'Leary

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Darrell D'Silva

Gender : Male

Reviews

Peter McGinn

@narrator56

2023-11-16

I have watched a few movies based on Raymond Chandler’s Philip Marlowe, and I can’t say that any of them dazzled me, even though they were usually played by actors I liked. This version struck me the same way. I really like Liam Neeson and feel that he has elevated a few B quality movies I have seen him in. But either he couldn’t or wasn’t allowed to work similar magic here. The characters don’t mumble exactly, but the overall effect to me is that they might as well have been. The dialogue isn’t exactly electric and they seem to deliver them rather matter of factly. When Marlow beats up a few guys and says, “I am getting too old for this,” it comes out sounding like the tired cliche it is rather than a heartfelt observation by a jaded private eye. So I can’t help but label this as a missed opportunity; I mean, it’s Liam Neeson for goodness sake. Write the man some better lines and action sequences.

Per Gunnar Jonsson

@Dark Jedi

2024-05-16

Regardless of what a lot of people claim, this is a quite good old-fashioned murder mystery and private investigator story. It is quite well done in the style one would expect when implementing a story where the main character is the famous Philip Marlowe. This kind of story should not be filled with insane action, psychopathic outbursts or any other of the other stuff that Hollywood (as well as probably the younger audience) seems to think that every movie needs. Is it slow as many people say. Sure if you compare with John Wick it is slow. For a Philip Marlowe movie it is just right. When watching this movie I was really quite happy that this was not another movie (and character) that Hollywood felt they had to “modernize” like the remake abominations where Hercule Poirot runs on top of train cars and chases murderers waving guns. It is a good mystery story. It is a good implementation. Liam Neeson, whom I generally like as an actor, is quite a good fit for the role of Philip Marlowe. Overall I quite enjoyed this movie. The fact that the so called “critics” at Woke (Rotten) Tomatoes gave this movie 25% Rotten of course destroyed any credibility these woke hacks might have had left. If I move does not project the right agenda it is rotten by their standards, or rather lack thereof.