---
title: 'The Singing Detective (2003)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Keith Gordon'
released: '2003-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 109
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Music'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Mystery'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-singing-detective-2003'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0314676/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Singing Detective (2003)

2003 · 109 min · Comedy, Music, Crime, Mystery · United States


## Synopsis

The Singing Detective is a 2003 American musical crime-comedy film directed by Keith Gordon and loosely based on the BBC serial of the same name, a work by British writer Dennis Potter. It stars Robert Downey Jr. and features a supporting cast that includes Katie Holmes, Adrien Brody, Robin Wright, Mel Gibson, Jeremy Northam and Carla Gugino as well as a number of songs from the 1950s.

## Credits

- **Producer:** [Mel Gibson](https://cinepixo.com/people/mel-gibson), [Bruce Davey](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruce-davey)
- **Director:** [Keith Gordon](https://cinepixo.com/people/keith-gordon)
- **Screenplay:** [Dennis Potter](https://cinepixo.com/people/dennis-potter)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Basil Poledouris](https://cinepixo.com/people/basil-poledouris)
- **Director of Photography:** [Tom Richmond](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-richmond)

## Cast

- [Alfre Woodard](https://cinepixo.com/people/alfre-woodard)
- [Robin Wright](https://cinepixo.com/people/robin-wright)
- [Amy Aquino](https://cinepixo.com/people/amy-aquino)
- [Jeremy Northam](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeremy-northam)
- [Jon Polito](https://cinepixo.com/people/jon-polito)
- [Katie Holmes](https://cinepixo.com/people/katie-holmes)
- [Mel Gibson](https://cinepixo.com/people/mel-gibson)
- [Carla Gugino](https://cinepixo.com/people/carla-gugino)
- [Robert Downey Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-downey-jr)
- [Saul Rubinek](https://cinepixo.com/people/saul-rubinek)
- [David Dorfman](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-dorfman)
- [Haley Joel Osment](https://cinepixo.com/people/haley-joel-osment)
- [Adrien Brody](https://cinepixo.com/people/adrien-brody)

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