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A Kind of Murder

2016

Andy Goddard

Patrick Wilson, Haley Bennett, Jessica Biel, Vincent Kartheiser ...

4.8

638

Thriller. Drama. Film noir In 1960s New York, Walter Stackhouse is a successful architect married to the beautiful Clara who leads a seemingly perfect life. But his fascination with an unsolved murder leads him into a spiral of chaos as he is forced to play cat-and-mouse with a clever killer and an overambitious detective, while at the same time lusting after another woman.

	Media	Author	Review
		John DeFore The Hollywood Reporter	"A period mystery with little of the psychological tension associated with Patricia Highsmith's stories"
		Nick Schager Variety	"While thrills are mitigated by convoluted plotting and suspect character behavior, the film's uniquely bleak twist on classic noir conventions is enlivening."
		Kimber Myers IndieWire	"[It] attempts to distinguish itself in its approach to style, but leaves much to be desired in its story and character."
		Sheri Linden Los Angeles Times	"The movie’s murder-mystery heart never truly gets pumping (...) The story remains an academic argument, struggling to pierce the handsome surface."

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