Like Minds (2006)

A forensic psychologist (Collette) is tasked with determining whether or not a minor should face murder charges for killing his schoolmate.

Director:

Gregory Read (as Gregory J. Read)

Writer:

Gregory Read (as Gregory J. Read)

Stars:

Eddie Redmayne, Tom Sturridge, Toni Collette

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Eddie Redmayne	...	Alex Forbes
Tom Sturridge	...	Nigel Colbie
Toni Collette	...	Sally Rowe
Richard Roxburgh	...	Martin McKenzie
Kate Maberly	...	Susan Mueller
Jon Overton	...	Josh Campbell (as Jonathan Overton)
Amit Shah	...	Raj Mehta
David Threlfall	...	John Colbie
Cathryn Bradshaw	...	Helen Colbie
Patrick Malahide	...	Headmaster
Hugh Sachs	...	Rev Donaldson
Liam McKenna	...	Mr Fergus
Bryan Robson	...	Mr Evans
Paul Sonkkila	...	Police Bureaucrat
Craig Crosbie	...	Coroner

Storyline

The forensic psychiatric Sally Rowe is called by Detective Martin Mackenzie to analyze the profile of the teenager Alex Forbes, who was found in a train station holding the body of his schoolmate Nigel Colby and with powder in his hand. Alex discloses his relationship with Nigel, who believes that they were descendants of the Templar Knights, and how Nigel used the power of his mind to control him. Mackenzie believes that Alex is the killer, but Susan investigates the family of Nigel under pressure of Alex's father, and finds that all of them belong to an ancient and powerful secret society.

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Plot Keywords:

frame up | forensic psychologist | psychologist | murder | detective | 

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Taglines:

Fear and evil make deadly companions.

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Genres:

Crime | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

PG-13

Details

Official Sites:

Darclight Films Dendy Films

Country:

Australia UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 November 2006 (Australia)

Also Known As:

Murderous Intent

Filming Locations:

Bradford Grammar School, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$8,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

AUD 12,892 (Australia), 12 November 2006

Company Credits

Production Co:

Australian Film Finance Corporation (AFFC), Lumina Films, Bluewater Pictures

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Producer Jonathan Shteinman and writer-director Gregory Read recognized that making the story English gelled perfectly with the milieu of the film: its public schoolboys, gentleman's clubs and medieval mytho-historic references. Piers Tempest came on as producer of the English side of production, with Australian Carol Hughes as third producer to steer the running of the production between both countries.

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Goofs

When Sally is reading about serial killers on the computer, she comes across something about Myra Hindley that has been mistakenly spelled as Mayra Hindley.

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Quotes

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

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Connections

Featured in CASTING the boys (2006)

User Reviews

The several faces of truth.

This film tells of a criminal investigation in which a college student is arrested and accused of killing a colleague, but he defends himself by accusing another student. It seems just another police movie, but it gradually turns out to be a deep psychological thriller with a very original story, addressing issues like psychopathy, necrophilia and mental communication between people. With a constantly tense and mysterious environment, for which the dense and misty cinematography contributes to a good extent, it keeps our attention easily, with the plot passing from one mystery to another almost without giving us answers. If there is something that quickly becomes evident is the dubiousness of the story behind that boys. Truth can have more than one face. The ending is amazing and equally open. Unfortunately, script is so mysterious and open that plot holes and unreliable situations are more abundant and glaring than sardines in a school. Eddie Redmayne, Tom Sturridge and Toni Collette are the stars who lead the cast and make a very positive performance, especially the boys.