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Murder by Death

1976 · Movie · 95 min

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Scores

  • Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer65%as of 2024-09-08
  • Rotten Tomatoes average6/10as of 2021-10-05
  • Metacritic59/100as of 2025-12-02

What it is

Murder by Death is a 1976 American comedy mystery film directed by Robert Moore and written by Neil Simon. The film stars Eileen Brennan, Truman Capote, James Coco, Peter Falk, Alec Guinness, Elsa Lanchester, David Niven, Peter Sellers, Maggie Smith, Nancy Walker, and Estelle Winwood.

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Genres
Mystery / Comedy / Crime
Original language
English

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