IMDb 3.6 1975 HD

Plugg

Plugg

1975
Comedy
88 min NR USA
2.2 / 10
3.6 IMDB

A sleazy private detective named Horatio Plugg is hired to keep watch over a brothel. Inspector Closer is onto him though.

Personnel // Cast & Crew

Director Terry Bourke
Starring
Peter Thompson / Cheryl Rixon / Norman Yemm / Reg Gorman / Joseph Fürst / Alan Cassell / Josie Mackay

How Viewers Describe This Film

Common themes and sentiments

gritty sleazy tense investigative character-driven atmospheric morally ambiguous noir-ish predictable mature somber

Reviews

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Sophia Chang
May 25, 2026
3.0 / 5
3.0

Peter Thompson embodies the titular Horatio Plugg with a disarming sleaziness that anchors the film. His assignment to keep tabs on a brothel, while under the watchful, investigative gaze of Inspector Closer, provides a solid, if familiar, narrative…

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Liam O'Connell
May 25, 2026
2.0 / 5
2.0

The premise of 'Plugg' centres on Horatio Plugg, a detective whose characterisation as 'sleazy' is immediately apparent, played by Peter Thompson. His job watching over a brothel is complicated by the scrutiny of Inspector Closer, setting up a…

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Genevieve Dubois
May 25, 2026
3.5 / 5
3.5

Peter Thompson delivers a suitably smarmy performance as Horatio Plugg, a private eye whose latest assignment lands him in the less reputable corners of society, specifically a brothel. The narrative tension is palpable, largely due to Inspector Closer’s…

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Marcus Bellweather
May 25, 2026
2.5 / 5
2.5

In 'Plugg', we meet a private investigator whose profession seems to attract the lowest common denominator. Peter Thompson’s portrayal of Horatio Plugg leans into the character’s inherent seediness, a performance that is central to the film's atmosphere. The…

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Eleanor Vance
May 25, 2026
3.0 / 5
3.0

Horatio Plugg, a detective whose moral compass appears to be permanently skewed, finds himself embroiled in the seedier side of life, tasked with overseeing a brothel. Peter Thompson embodies this sleazy archetype with a weary conviction. The film’s…

FAQs

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