
Dirty Tricks
2000-09-24 · 162 min · ★ 5.5
Martin Clunes plays Edward, an English tutor at an Oxford language school. Seemingly charming and thoughtful, Edward is really a calculating liar and manipulator. A series of events triggered at a dinner party leads Edward down a very precarious and hilarious path.
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- Directors
- Paul Seed
- Production companies
- Little Bird
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Martin ClunesEdward
James BolamMoss
George PottsRoot
Julie GrahamKaren
Neil DudgeonDennis
Henry GoodmanThomas
Matt BardockClive Phillips
Fabiano MartellMassimo
Martin MarquezGarcia
Lindsay DuncanAlison
Anna PopplewellRebecca
Neville PhillipsVicar
Julian FellowesProsecution CounselTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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