
TMDb Rating
5.5/10
8 verified votes
Detour (2009)
Thriller
97 min
Plot Summary
For twenty-two years, Leo Huff has been working as a secretary in the same office. Living with the same wife in the same suburban bungalow, with the same old furniture and is the same old daily routine, his life is a monotonous statement. Things take a sudden turn when Leo has to stand in for an engineer and give a presentation in a small rural community. There, Leo is swept away by Lou, a distressed young woman who takes him beyond the beaten track. This encounter spells a new beginning for Leo, a strange, chaotic journey filled with unexpected twists and turns.
Why this could be the movie
- Plot hook: For twenty-two years, Leo Huff has been working as a secretary in the same office.
- Genre cues: Thriller
- Director clue: Sylvain Guy
- Lead cast: Luc Picard and Isabelle Guérard
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Keywords to include
ThrillerSylvain GuyLuc PicardIsabelle Guérard2009
Director
Sylvain Guy
Top Cast
Luc PicardIsabelle GuérardGuillaume Lemay-ThiviergeSuzanne ChampagneSylvie Boucher
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