Movie: The Scold's Bridle

Top 10 Billed Cast

Bob Peck
Bob Peck

Detective Sergeant Cooper

Miranda Richardson
Miranda Richardson

Dr. Sarah Blakeney

Douglas Hodge
Douglas Hodge

Jack Blakeney

Trudie Styler
Trudie Styler

Joanna Lascelles

Beth Winslet
Beth Winslet

Ruth Lascelles

Siân Phillips
Siân Phillips

Mathilda Gillespie

Virginia McKenna
Virginia McKenna

Violet Orloff

Paul Brooke
Paul Brooke

Duncan Orloff

Miles Anderson
Miles Anderson

Detective Inspector Harmer

Hugh Bonneville
Hugh Bonneville

Tim Duggan

  • HomePage

  • Overview

    Detective Cooper investigates the bizarre circumstances surrounding the murder of Matilda who was found dead in her bath wearing the Scold's Bridle.

  • Release Date

    1998-04-10

  • Average

    6.375

  • Rating:

    3.2 starts
  • Tagline

    Who said dying in your sleep was peaceful?

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English
  • Keywords

Recommendations Movies

The Substitute 2: School's Out
63%

The Substitute 2: School's Out(en)

1998-08-01

When teacher Randall Thomasson is killed during a carjacking, an unexpected visitor shows up at his funeral - his estranged brother, Karl Thomasson. An ex-Green Beret turned mercenary, Karl signs on as a new substitute teacher in order to investigate Randall's murder.

The Protector
60%

The Protector(en)

1985-06-15

Billy Wong is a New York City cop whose partner is gunned down during a robbery. Billy and his new partner, Danny Garoni, are working security at a fashion show when a wealthy man's daughter, Laura Shapiro, is kidnapped. The Federal authorities suspect that Laura's father is involved with Mr. Ko, a Hong Kong drug kingpin, so the NYC police commissioner sends the two cops to Hong Kong to investigate.

State Property
64%

State Property(en)

2002-01-18

A Philadelphia gang member becomes a drug kingpin and starts a feud with vicious rivals in his quest for the American Dream.

Cleveland Abduction
72%

Cleveland Abduction(en)

2015-05-02

A single mother becomes Ariel Castro's first kidnapping victim, and finds herself trapped in his home with two other women for 11 years.

Crime and Punishment
63%

Crime and Punishment(en)

1935-11-22

Former student Raskolnikov is pushed to murder when struggling to pay the rent on his apartment. When the murder is being investigated by the police, Raskolnikov struggles between trying to hide his guilt and the pressure to confess.

Hunting Season
69%

Hunting Season(en)

2025-12-05

When a reclusive survivalist and his daughter rescue a mysterious, wounded woman from a river, they become entangled in a deadly web of violence and revenge, forcing them to confront a brutal criminal to survive.

Too Late
68%

Too Late(en)

2016-03-25

Private investigator Mel Sampson is tasked with tracking down the whereabouts of a missing woman from his own past.

Gotti
65%

Gotti(en)

1996-08-17

John Gotti, the head of a small New York mafia crew breaks a few of the old family rules. He rises to become the head of the Gambino family and the most well-known mafia boss in America. Life is good, but suspicion creeps in, and greed, rule-breaking and his high public profile all threaten to topple him.

Brake
58%

Brake(en)

2012-03-22

A Secret Service Agent is held captive in the trunk of a car and endures high-speed mental and physical torture as terrorists attempt to extract needed information for their sinister plot.

Rise of the Footsoldier 3: The Pat Tate Story
62%

Rise of the Footsoldier 3: The Pat Tate Story(en)

2017-11-03

Notorious gangster, Pat Tate, rises through the ranks of Essex's criminal underworld. A prequel to the 'Rise of the Footsoldier' franchise.

Vice Squad
62%

Vice Squad(en)

1982-01-22

An unlikely Hollywood hooker helps a detective set a trap for a mutilator pimp.

Blindfire
67%

Blindfire(en)

2020-11-13

A police officer who while responding to a violent hostage call, kills the African American suspect only to later learn of his innocence. Sensing this was a set-up, and facing repercussions, he must track down the person responsible while examining his own accountability and the ingrained racism which brought him to this point.

The Rookie
59%

The Rookie(en)

1990-12-07

Veteran cop Nick Pulovski is used to playing musical partners; many of the partners he's had in the past have died on the job, and often as a result of Nick's risky tactics. But the rookie who's been assigned to help Nick bust a carjacking ring is almost as hotheaded as he is … and when Nick gets kidnapped, his newbie partner is his only hope.

Convict
65%

Convict(en)

2014-01-23

Set in the dark and old Parramatta prison built by the original convicts our lead character Ray a war veteran finds himself serving 18 months for manslaughter after defending his fiance. He soon realizes that the prison boss has it in for him and does everything possible to break Ray even going after his fiance.

American Gigolo
62%

American Gigolo(en)

1980-02-01

Julian makes a lucrative living as an escort to older women in the Los Angeles area. He begins a relationship with Michelle, a local politician's wife, without expecting any pay. One of his clients is murdered and Detective Sunday begins pumping him for details on his different clients, something he is reluctant to do considering the nature of his work. Julian begins to suspect he's being framed. Meanwhile Michelle begins to fall in love with him.

John Doe: Vigilante
64%

John Doe: Vigilante(en)

2014-03-21

When John Doe is convicted of being a vigilante serial killer, a vigilante group named 'Speak for the Dead' emerges in support of John's cause—elevating the debate about justice versus vengeance.

Out for Justice
61%

Out for Justice(en)

1991-04-12

Gino Felino is an NYPD detective from Brooklyn who knows everyone and everything in his neighborhood. Killing his partner was someone's big mistake... because he's now out for justice.

Farewell, My Lovely
66%

Farewell, My Lovely(en)

1975-08-08

Private eye Philip Marlowe is hired by ex-con Moose Malloy to find his girlfriend, a former lounge dancer. While also investigating the murder of a client and the theft of a jade necklace, Marlowe becomes entangled with seductress Helen Grayle and discovers a web of dark secrets that are better left hidden.

Trafficking
61%

Trafficking(en)

2023-04-24

Fresh out of prison, a former debt collector working for a gangland boss is told he has a terminal brain tumour. In an attempt to atone for his past he rescues a young girl from trafficking, forcing him into a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with his boss.

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
64%

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For(en)

2014-08-20

Some of Sin City's most hard-boiled citizens cross paths with a few of its more reviled inhabitants.

Similar Movies

Murder She Said
73%

Murder She Said(en)

1961-09-26

Miss Marple believes she's seen a murder in a passing-by train, yet when the police find no evidence she decides to investigate it on her own.

Murder at the Gallop
71%

Murder at the Gallop(en)

1963-05-09

Miss Marple and Mr. Stringer are witnesses to the death by heart attack of elderly, rich Mr. Enderby. Yet they have their doubts about what happened. The police don't believe them, thus leading Miss Marple to yet again investigate by herself.

Murder Most Foul
71%

Murder Most Foul(en)

1964-03-01

A murderer is brought to court and only Miss Marple is unconvinced of his innocence. Once again she begins her own investigation.

The Name of the Rose
75%

The Name of the Rose(en)

1986-09-24

14th-century Franciscan monk William of Baskerville and his young novice arrive at a conference to find that several monks have been murdered under mysterious circumstances. To solve the crimes, William must rise up against the Church's authority and fight the shadowy conspiracy of monastery monks using only his intelligence; which is considerable.

Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
61%

Beyond the Valley of the Dolls(en)

1970-06-17

An all-girl rock band moves to Hollywood in the hope of achieving success, only to fall into a whirlpool of wickedness and decadence.

The Mirror Crack'd
61%

The Mirror Crack'd(en)

1980-02-06

Jane Marple solves the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to have been the intended victim.

A Caribbean Mystery
61%

A Caribbean Mystery(en)

1983-10-22

Aging Major Palgrave, an idiosyncratic but charming mystery writer, reveals to Miss Jane Marple that one of the guests at a luxurious Caribbean resort they're staying at is a Bluebeard-type wife murderer. Unfortunately, the Major succumbs to an apparently accidental overdose of alcohol and blood pressure medication before revealing the killer's identity. When it's discovered that the medicine belonged to another guest and the revealing photograph the Major was carrying is missing, Miss Marple realizes that the serial killer has struck again and more murders will follow.

Murder with Mirrors
65%

Murder with Mirrors(en)

1985-02-20

When Miss Jane Marple arrives at palatial Stonygates, one thing is certain. Before there's time to lather a warm scone with marmalade and place a tea cozy, murder most foul is bound to occur.

Agatha Christie: A Life in Pictures
80%

Agatha Christie: A Life in Pictures(en)

2004-09-22

A biopic of Agatha Christie including her 10 day disappearance.

Thirteen at Dinner
57%

Thirteen at Dinner(en)

1985-09-19

Actress Jane Wilkinson wants a divorce, but her husband, Lord Edgware, refuses. She convinces Hercule Poirot to use his famed tact and logic to make her case. Lord Edgware turns up murdered, a well-placed knife wound at the base of his neck. It will take the precise Poirot to sort out the lies from the alibis - and find the criminal before another victim dies.

Murder by the Book
53%

Murder by the Book(en)

1986-01-01

Agatha Christie’s agents propose that it’s time for her to publish the manuscript she wrote thirty-five years earlier, a novel in which she finally kills off her most famous creation. And it’s not an entirely sad occasion. “That wretched little man,” she says. “He’s always been so much trouble. How is it Miss Marple has never upset me at all, not ever?” That night, who should appear at her doorstep but the wretched little man himself, Hercule Poirot? The great fictional detective and his creator proceed to play a very Christie-like game of cat and mouse for the manuscript – and for their own lives.

Dead Man's Folly
63%

Dead Man's Folly(en)

1986-01-08

During a murder hunt game at a country house, to which Hercule Poirot is invited as an "expert", a real murder occurs.

Murder in Three Acts
58%

Murder in Three Acts(en)

1986-09-30

In Acapulco, Hercule Poirot attends a dinner party in which one of the guests clutches his throat and suddenly dies. The causes seem to be natural until another party with most of the same guests produces another corpse.

The Alphabet Murders
58%

The Alphabet Murders(en)

1965-12-26

The Belgian detective Hercule Poirot investigates a series of murders in London in which the victims are killed according to their initials.

Murder on the Orient Express
71%

Murder on the Orient Express(en)

1974-11-22

In 1935, when his train is stopped by deep snow, detective Hercule Poirot is called on to solve a murder that occurred in his car the night before.

Murder Ahoy
71%

Murder Ahoy(en)

1964-09-22

During an annual board of trustees meeting, one of the trustees dies. Miss Marple thinks he’s been poisoned after finding a chemical on him. She sets off to investigate at the ship where he had just come from. The fourth and final film from the Miss Marple series starring Margaret Rutherford as the quirky amateur detective.

Appointment with Death
61%

Appointment with Death(en)

1988-04-15

Emily Boynton, the stepmother to three children, blackmails the family lawyer into destroying a second will of her late husband that would have freed the children from her dominating influence. She takes herself, the children, and her daughter-in-law on holiday to Europe and the Holy Land. At a dig, Emily is found dead and Hercule Poirot investigates.

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
57%

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof(en)

1984-08-19

An alcoholic ex-football player drinks his days away, having failed to come to terms with his sexuality and his real feelings for his football buddy who died after an ambiguous accident. His wife is crucified by her desperation to make him desire her: but he resists the affections of his wife. His reunion with his father—who is dying of cancer—jogs a host of memories and revelations for both father and son.

Ten Little Indians
63%

Ten Little Indians(en)

1965-07-31

Ten strangers are invited as weekend guests to a remote mountain mansion. When the host doesn't show up, the guests start dying, one by one.

Evil Under the Sun
69%

Evil Under the Sun(en)

1982-03-05

An opulent beach resort provides a scenic background to this amusing whodunit as Poirot attempts to uncover the nefarious evildoer behind the strangling of a notorious stage star.