The roguishly charming and endlessly troublesome Fletch becomes the prime suspect in a murder case while searching for a stolen art collection. The only way to prove his innocence? Find out which of the long list of suspects is the culprit - from the eccentric art dealer and a missing playboy to a crazy neighbor and Fletch’s Italian girlfriend. Crime, in fact, has never been this disorganized.
Maria Altmann, an octogenarian Jewish refugee, takes on the Austrian government to recover a world famous painting of her aunt plundered by the Nazis during World War II, she believes rightfully belongs to her family. She did so not just to regain what was rightfully hers, but also to obtain some measure of justice for the death, destruction, and massive art theft perpetrated by the Nazis.
Juggling some angry Russians, the British Mi5, his impossibly leggy wife and an international terrorist, debonair art dealer and part time rogue Charlie Mortdecai (Depp) must traverse the globe armed only with his good looks and special charm in a race to recover a stolen painting rumored to contain the code to a lost bank account filled with Nazi gold. "Mortdecai" is an adaptation of "The Great Mortdecai Moustache Mystery" by Kyril Bonfiglioli.
Mortdecai is action comedy film directed by David Koepp ("Premium Rush" and "Secret Window"). It stars Johnny Depp ("Transcendence", "The Lone Ranger" and "Pirates of the Caribbean") in the title role and also features Gwyneth Paltrow ("Iron man", "The Avengers" and "Contagion"), Aubrey Plaza ("Scott Pilgrim vs. the World"), Ewan McGregor ("A Million Ways to Die in the West", "August: Osage County" and "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen"), Paul Bettany ("Iron man", "The Avengers" and "Transcendence") and Olivia Munn ("Deliver Us from Evil", "Magic Mike" and "I Don't Know How She Does It"). This film is second collaboration between Koepp and Depp.