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Murder By Death
Five most famous literary detective characters and their sidekicks have been invited to dinner. But when murder is on the menu, who will make it to dessert? While struggling for their lives, the vainglorious gumshoes continue to try to one-up one another.
27 January 1940, Los Angeles, California, USA
28 October 1902, Lewisham, London, England, UK
16 September 1927, New York City, New York, USA
24 January 1883, Lee, Kent, England, UK
15 November 1951, Los Angeles, California, USA
28 December 1934, Ilford, Essex, England, UK
15 September 1907, Cardston, Alberta, Canada
8 September 1925, Southsea, Hampshire, England, UK
30 September 1924, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
10 May 1922, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
21 March 1930, New York City, New York, USA
2 April 1914, Marylebone, London, England, UK
December 19, 2001
...pokes fun at every old fictional detective you can think of and every cliché you've ever wanted to red pencil out of a script.
October 03, 2007
This spoof of the great fictional-film detectives offers consistently funny scenes.
May 09, 2005
As light and insubstantial as one could wish.
March 05, 2002
Far from great.
January 02, 2003
A sometime funny satire on the old murder-mystery detective series of the 1930s and '40s. Some jokes hit, while others just bomb.
June 16, 2003
Generally successful send-up of classic mysteries with a lame finale.
October 03, 2007
Stunningly unfunny.
July 26, 2002
Hit & miss mystery spoof hits more often than it misses.
June 24, 2006
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.
December 27, 2015
If it was funny, I missed it.
October 03, 2007
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.
June 27, 2006
So it all doesn't amount to much, and -- some knuckle-dragging 'he's gay'/'no I'm not' humor aside -- it's more Scooby Doo than Alfred Hitchcock Presents. Still, it's an amusing tea-cozy of a spoof with an enjoyable cast.