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Murderous Intent

Original title: Like Minds
  • 2006
  • PG-13
  • 1h 50m
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6.3/10
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Murderous Intent (2006)
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A forensic psychologist (Collette) is tasked with determining whether or not a minor should face murder charges for killing his schoolmate.A forensic psychologist (Collette) is tasked with determining whether or not a minor should face murder charges for killing his schoolmate.A forensic psychologist (Collette) is tasked with determining whether or not a minor should face murder charges for killing his schoolmate.

  • Director
    • Gregory Read
  • Writer
    • Gregory Read
  • Stars
    • Eddie Redmayne
    • Tom Sturridge
    • Toni Collette
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    6.3/10
    5.2K
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    • Director
      • Gregory Read
    • Writer
      • Gregory Read
    • Stars
      • Eddie Redmayne
      • Tom Sturridge
      • Toni Collette
    • 37User reviews
    • 28Critic reviews
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    Toni Collette in 'Like Minds'
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    Murderous Intent (2006)
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    Eddie Redmayne in Murderous Intent (2006)
    Eddie Redmayne in Murderous Intent (2006)
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    Tom Sturridge and Eddie Redmayne in Murderous Intent (2006)
    Tom Sturridge in Murderous Intent (2006)
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    Tom Sturridge and Eddie Redmayne in Murderous Intent (2006)
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    Eddie Redmayne
    Eddie Redmayne
    • Alex Forbes
    Tom Sturridge
    Tom Sturridge
    • Nigel Colbie
    Toni Collette
    Toni Collette
    • Sally Rowe
    Richard Roxburgh
    Richard Roxburgh
    • Martin McKenzie
    Kate Maberly
    Kate Maberly
    • Susan Mueller
    Jon Overton
    • Josh Campbell
    • (as Jonathan Overton)
    Amit Shah
    Amit Shah
    • Raj Mehta
    David Threlfall
    David Threlfall
    • John Colbie
    Cathryn Bradshaw
    Cathryn Bradshaw
    • Helen Colbie
    Patrick Malahide
    Patrick Malahide
    • Headmaster
    Hugh Sachs
    Hugh Sachs
    • Rev Donaldson
    Liam McKenna
    • Mr Fergus
    Bryan Robson
    • Mr Evans
    Paul Sonkkila
    Paul Sonkkila
    • Police Bureaucrat
    Craig Crosbie
    Craig Crosbie
    • Coroner
    Paul Blackwell
    Paul Blackwell
    • Geoff Burns
    John Cooney
    • Police Guard
    Jordan Prosser
    • Boy on Train
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      • Gregory Read
    • Writer
      • Gregory Read
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    • Trivia
      When Sally (Toni Collette) returns home and looks into a reference book she looks at an article on Leopold and Loeb. This was a famous case from the 1920s where two fellow students from the University of Chicago decided to commit the 'perfect murder'. They were easily caught but were spared the death sentence after a highly-regarded defence from Clarence Darrow.
    • Goofs
      When Alex reads Nigel's book and looks at Nigel's family tree, Nigel's last name is spelled Colbie. However, when he is reading the newspaper at the end, Nigel's name is spelled Colby.
    • Quotes

      Josh Campbell: Alex is an egocentric megalomaniac with delusions of grandeur.

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      Featured in Like Minds: Casting the Boys (2006)

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    Interesting idea, but... no
    "Like minds" starts out from a very interesting and engaging premise, whereby we find the 17-year-old Alex charged with shooting his classmate Nigel dead. The police detective in charge of the case (Richard Roxburgh) firmly believes Alex is a psychopath, and asks psychologist Sally Rowe (Toni Collette) to interview him and try to get a confession from him. But Alex is a smart, mysterious and secretive kid, and Sally will quickly be intrigued enough to get personally involved in the case. Little by little, we'll find out there's much more to Nigel's death than the gunshot incident, since Alex will tell Sally that Nigel had, and still has, some strange and powerful form of mental influence on him.

    The movie starts out well, but quickly goes downhill, and fast, up to a crashing finale. The first few sequences aside, it never manages to offer anything remotely close to suspense or thrill, even though you can tell it tries hard. The characters are only barely written, and, despite the writers' efforts, Alex and Nigel are little more than the stereotypical teen thriller weirdos with little depth to them. The movie fails at every thing it attempts to be: a psychological study of characters, an "original" thriller involving teenagers, a drama about teen angst in a hostile world... you name it. There are bits and pieces of all those subgenres, but the movie just goes nowhere, and does so at a killing slow pace.

    I give this movie three stars because it has such good actors as Richard Roxburgh and Toni Collette (although neither is at their best here), because of the settings (very somber and well made; too bad the story wasn't at par with them) and because the idea was good.
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    • Release date
      • November 9, 2006 (Australia)
    • Countries of origin
      • Australia
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Like Minds
    • Filming locations
      • Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Australian Film Finance Corporation (AFFC)
      • Lumina Films
      • Bluewater Pictures
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    • Budget
      • $8,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $886,756
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 50 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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