The Riddle

2007 · 116 MIN · IMDB 4.8 · 1,937 VOTES · DIR. Brendan Foley

Overview

A journalist investigates a series of murders that follows the discovery of an unpublished novel by Charles Dickens in the cellar of an old Thames pub.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,349 lines

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00:01:02 Everything in life is a riddle.
00:06:57 - Tamron building site murder. - Who said it was murder?
00:11:29 At work, I busied myself in the recording of speeches
00:15:45 Good for you.
00:22:01 and how the villains used to look after their mothers.
00:27:30 A knot as in string, a drawstring bag or sack?
00:31:33 Some of them wait till they see the police boat, thinking they might be saved
00:37:54 I'm sure it could. Thanks for the philosophy lesson.
00:44:00 But at the intermission, Alice commenced to complain of nausea.
00:47:50 Any author
00:51:59 Well, a judge might not think so.
00:56:43 But you were clinging on to it so tightly, I thought perhaps it was some sort of
01:01:19 That might be it.
01:04:52 Forgive me if I seem to be a bit slow
01:09:13 Immediately, my heart turned to ice
01:12:54 This was real contempt.
01:16:24 Now, if I go down
01:20:44 Allow me. Veronica, you got a minute, love?
01:27:14 I had this awful dream last night about Dickens and some funeral.
01:31:04 He would arrive at half past the hour
01:35:49 Weasel.
01:39:27 100 grand?
01:43:09 doesn't grasp the concept of a photocopy.
01:46:54 Dwayne! Dwayne! Dwayne!

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,349
Dialogue density11.6 lines / min
First line00:01:02
Final line01:46:54

Production Record

DirectorBrendan Foley
LanguageEnglish
Budget$5,000,000
Revenue$37,948
IMDb votes1,937