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197587 minComedy, Crime

Downtown

Is Downtown a Hit or Flop?

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Is Downtown worth watching? With a rating of 5.5/10, this Comedy, Crime film is a mixed-bag for fans of the genre. Read on for our detailed analysis and user reviews.

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Downtown Synopsis

A private eye who's over his head in debt takes on a job snapping photos of his client's rich husband in bed with another woman. But when the husband winds up with three bullet holes that seem to have come from the private eye's own gun, he's got to prove he's not the murderer meanwhile getting tangled deeper in a web of deceit, lies, and steamy night club dancers!

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Top Cast

Jesús Franco
Jesús FrancoAl Pereira
Lina Romay
Lina RomayCynthia
Paul Müller
Paul MüllerInspector Mendoza
Martine Stedil
Martine StedilLola
Beni Cardoso
Beni CardosoRita
Raymond Hardy
Raymond HardyPepe
Martina Domingo
Martina DomingoStripper
Peggy Markoff
Peggy MarkoffLady at the bar
Eric Falk
Eric FalkCarlos Rivas
Monica Swinn
Monica SwinnOlga Ramos

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Downtown worth watching?

Downtown has received mixed reviews with a 5.5/10 rating. It might be worth watching if you're a fan of Comedy, Crime movies.

Is Downtown hit or flop?

Downtown has received average ratings (5.5/10), performing moderately with audiences.

What genre is Downtown?

Downtown is a Comedy, Crime movie that A private eye who's over his head in debt takes on a job snapping photos of his client's rich husband in bed with another woman. But when the husband ...

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Critic Reviews

colemarJan 18, 2016
★ 6

All in all, one of the best Franco's movies, having a plausible story (albeit with some plot holes) and a quite convincing performance by the actors. As in many other movies from the same director in that period, there is no shortage of skin display by female actresses (the scrumptious Martine Stedil and the inevitable Lina Romay), perhaps encouraged by the apparent tropical climate of a place that is looking a lot like Nice in southern France (despite it being declared Porto Santo in the narration). Indeed, the main location is Beaulieu-sur-Mer, a seaside village on the French Riviera between Nice and Monaco. Italian audience will perhaps recognize Paul Konrad Müller (as Inspector Mendoza) who played Fantozzi's "megadirettore galattico" in some pictures of the 80s.