a 2001 British murder mystery film directed by Robert Altman and written by Julian Fellowes

Gosford Park is a 2001 British murder mystery film directed by Robert Altman and written by Julian Fellowes.

ensemble drama

Overall, Gosford Park is a strong and finely acted ensemble drama from the king of the ensemble, Robert Altman and even though I don’t consider this Robert Altman's best film, the ensemble’s still well done and perhaps the pre-cursor to Downton Abbey that would air 9 years later.

as a murder mystery

Gosford Park is presented as a murder mystery, but the murder doesn’t take place until quite late in the story and the investigation is inept (hilariously so, as the bumbling investigator is played by Stephen Fry) and incomplete by the end of the film.

a charming murder mystery , set in 1932 Englandstarring a bevy of wonderful British and American actors including Clive Owen, Kristen Scott Thomas, Jeremy Northam, Bob Balaban, Ryan Phillipe, Helen Mirren and Maggie Smith

Gosford Park is a charming murder mystery set in 1932 England, starring a bevy of wonderful British and American actors including Clive Owen, Kristen Scott Thomas, Jeremy Northam, Bob Balaban, Ryan Phillipe, Helen Mirren and Maggie Smith (the latter two were both nominated for the Best Supporting Actress Academy Award

a satirical black comedy inspired by Jean Renoir’s French classic La Règle du jeu

Gosford Park is a satirical black comedy inspired by Jean Renoir’s French classic La Règle du jeu