The final cut? Juror #2 and the curious case of Clint Eastwood's missing film

Here is a mystery at the heart of Juror #2, the 40th film directed by Clint Eastwood and - given that he is now 94 - quite possibly the final one.

- Catherine Shoard

The riddle lies not in the plot, a courtroom thriller that sees family man Nicholas Hoult serving on the jury for a hit-and-run case in which he is uniquely placed to acquit the defendant, because, as the trailer shows, he actually did it.

Rather, it is the fate of the film itself. Eastwood fans in the UK will have no problem seeing Juror #2, where it's enjoying a wide release in more than 300 cinemas nationwide. Across the whole of the US, however, it's screening in fewer than 50 cinemas.

Starting small then rolling out nationwide is a common strategy for movies being positioned as awards contenders. Yet this is not the case for Juror #2, which will not expand its screen number - and does not even feature on Warner Bros' For Your Consideration website, its portal for Oscar hopefuls.