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Jack Irish: Dead Point

Jack Irish: Dead Point

Crime · Drama · TV Movie · 2014

Jack Irish is thrown into a world of club owners, drug dealers and killers when he is hired by a judge to find a mysterious red book.

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Jack Irish: Dead Point

2014 Crime · Drama · TV Movie 1h 26m

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6.6 / 10

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Jack Irish is thrown into a world of club owners, drug dealers and killers when he is hired by a judge to find a mysterious red book.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Jeffrey Walker

Written by

Matt Cameron

Guy Pearce

Guy Pearce

Jack Irish

Marta Dusseldorp

Marta Dusseldorp

Linda Hillier

Aaron Pedersen

Aaron Pedersen

Cam Delray

Roy Billing

Roy Billing

Harry Strang

Shane Jacobson

Shane Jacobson

Barry Tregear

Deborah Mailman

Deborah Mailman

Cynthia

Vince Colosimo

Vince Colosimo

Mike Cundall

Court is in session

Put Jack Irish: Dead Point on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Auteur Devotee

“Form is the argument.”

Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Technique in search of a pulse.”

Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.