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A journalist investigates a series of murders that follows the discovery of an unpublished novel by Charles Dickens in the cellar of an old Thames pub.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
Mark Asante
Dwayne
Julie Cox
Kate Merrill
Vera Day
Sadie Miller
'Long Bob' Elvin
Harry the Hat
Elly Fairman
Veronica Miller
Michael Fenton Stevens
Alistair Forsyth M.P.
P.H. Moriarty
D.I. Willis
P.H. Moriarty
Constable Frederick
Jason Flemyng
Don Roberts
Shelly Goldstein
Maud Skenshal
Gareth Hunt
Roy McBride
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