Murder by Death
By the time the world's greatest detectives figure out whodunnit... you could die laughing!
By the time the world's greatest detectives figure out whodunnit... y...
Comedy, Crime, Mystery
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1976
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Lionel Twain invites the world's five greatest detectives to a 'dinner and murder'. Included are a blind butler, a deaf-mute maid, screams, spinning rooms, secret passages, false identities and more plot turns and twists than are decently allowed.
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Rated:
PG
Runtime:
94 min
Release date:
23 Jun 1976
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$32,511,047
Awards:
3 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Murder by Death is a very good silly-funny Neil Simon satirical comedy, with a super all-star cast cavorting as recognizable pulp fiction detectives gathered at the home of Truman Capote, wealthy hedonist fed up with contrived gumshoe plots.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
3 Oct 2007
rotten:
Stunningly unfunny.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
3 Oct 2007
rotten:
Director Moore and writer Neil Simon seem to have no real affection for either the characters they plunder mercilessly for laughs, or the locked room puzzle they turn on its head. Introductions over, the film slides downhill.
– Derek Adams,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006
fresh:
As light and insubstantial as one could wish.
– Vincent Canby,
New York Times,
9 May 2005