Rent The Sheep Detectives (2026)
3.6 of 5 from 106 ratings
1h 44min
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- Synopsis:
- In this witty, new breed of mystery, George (Hugh Jackman) is a shepherd who reads detective novels to his beloved sheep every night, assuming they can't possibly understand. But when a mysterious incident disrupts life on the farm, the sheep realize they must become the detectives. As they follow the clues and investigate human suspects, they prove that even sheep can be brilliant crime solvers.
- Actors:
- Nicholas Galitzine, Hugh Jackman, Bryan Cranston, Brett Goldstein, Emma Thompson, Bella Ramsey, Regina Hall, Molly Gordon, Hong Chau, Patrick Stewart, Rhys Darby, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Chris O'Dowd, Nicholas Braun, Conleth Hill, Mandeep Dhillon, Stella Stocker, Ben Youcef, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Tosin Cole
- Directors:
- Kyle Balda
- Producers:
- Tim Bevan, Lindsay Doran, Eric Fellner
- Writers:
- Craig Mazin, Leonie Swann
- Aka:
- Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Movie
- Studio:
- Amazon MGM Studios
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Comedy, Drama
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 24/08/2026
- Run Time:
- 109 minutes
- Languages:
- Canadian French Dolby Digital 5.1, English Audio Description, English Dolby Atmos, French Parisian Dolby Digital 5.1, German Dolby Digital 5.1, Latin American Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1
- Subtitles:
- Canadian French, Dutch, English, English Hard of Hearing, French Parisian, German, Latin American Spanish
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.00:1
- Colour:
- Colour
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Reviews (3) of The Sheep Detectives
A Bit Tedious - The Sheep Detectives review by KB
A bit like " Midsomer Murders" and with talking sheep. The sort of thing that Emma Thompson would be in and there she is. You would think from the advertising that Hugh Jackman would have the main role throughout but he's hardly in it .I spent the second half of the film wishing that it would hurry up and finish as i just didn't find it engaging enough. It would have benefitted a lot if it had had some humour in it and ,although amiable, i didn't find any of it amusing .When the Whodunnit is revealed the reasoning is lame .
2 out of 3 members found this review helpful.
Ewe Dunnit - The Sheep Detectives review by griggs
A shepherd reads murder mysteries to his flock every night. Then he turns up dead, and the sheep reckon they’ve absorbed enough whodunnits to crack the case themselves.
That’s the whole pitch, and the film knows it. Hugh Jackman gives George enough warmth that his death stings. There’s a little sadness tucked under the fleece, which stops it floating off into fluff.
The sheep are the real draw, though. Their grasp of humans is just wrong enough to keep the joke ticking over, and I liked how much personality they each get. Mostly. With Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Patrick Stewart, Bryan Cranston, Bella Ramsey and Chris O’Dowd in the field, this lot has more pedigree than most police stations, so a few inevitably fade into the flock.
The trouble is, 109 minutes is a lot of padding for one idea. Who actually did it barely matters, and by the final act I was gently checking the time as the sheep fumbled towards an answer.
Perfectly pleasant. I just won’t be flocking back.
1 out of 1 members found this review helpful.
A bit of a let down - The Sheep Detectives review by VW
A cosy crime comedy drama set in a picturesque English village. That's basically all there is to it.
Jarring American accents from three of the sheep.
Hugh Jackman is hardly in it and a lot of the 'jokes' don't really land.
I really was expecting more from it. Not offensively bad just a bit mid.
0 out of 0 members found this review helpful.