Dead Man's Bluff
2005, Russian. Directed by Aleksei Balabanov.
Who says crime doesn't pay?
Sergei and Simon have to deliver a suitcase full of heroin to Mikhalych or else they will be killed. There is one minor detail: the only problem-solving technique they are familiar with is a shot in the head.
- Runtime
- 1h 51m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
- Rated
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Popcorn Flick
Fun if you don’t overthink it.
6.8/10 from 186 TMDB viewer ratings.
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Cast & crew
- Aleksei BalabanovDirector
- Aleksey PaninСергей
- Dmitriy DyuzhevСаймон
- Nikita MikhalkovСергей Михайлович (Михалыч)
- Sergey MakovetskiyКорон
- Anatoli ZhuravlyovБала
- Grigorij SijatvindaБаклажан
- Viktor SukhorukovСтепан Воронов
- Garik SukachyovМозг
- Aleksey SerebryakovДоктор
- Dmitriy PevtsovВиктор Петрович Борщанский
- Tatyana DogilevaГаля
- Andrei PaninАрхитектор
Details
- Released
- 26 May 2005
- Original title
- Жмурки
- Country
- Russia
- Written by
- Stas Mokhnachev, Aleksei Balabanov
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Dead Man's Bluff: quick answers
Is Dead Man's Bluff worth watching?
Our verdict is Popcorn Flick: Fun if you don’t overthink it. It scores 6.8/10 from 186 TMDB viewer ratings.
How long is Dead Man's Bluff?
Dead Man's Bluff runs 111 minutes (1h 51m).
Does Dead Man's Bluff have a post-credits scene?
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Which OTT platform is Dead Man's Bluff on?
Dead Man's Bluff isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 26 May 2005. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like Dead Man's Bluff?
If you liked Dead Man's Bluff, try Pulp Fiction, Fargo, In Bruges.
Who directed Dead Man's Bluff?
Dead Man's Bluff (2005) was directed by Aleksei Balabanov and stars Aleksey Panin, Dmitriy Dyuzhev, Nikita Mikhalkov.