It's a strange world, isn't it?
The discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of psychopathic criminals who have kidnapped her child.
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Standard length · 2h 0m
At 2h 0m it sits between 90 minutes and two hours.
Mystery · Thriller · Crime
TMDB files it under mystery, thriller, and crime.
1 subscription · 4 free · 6 to rent · 4 to buy
Included with 1 subscription service: Criterion Channel. Free or ad-supported on Kanopy, Hoopla, The Roku Channel, and 1 more. Listed to rent from 6 stores. Listed to buy from 4 stores.
7.6 / 10 on TMDB
TMDB users rate it 7.6 out of 10 across 3,992 votes, a strong audience score. That is a large sample of voters.
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