Former detective Nick Charles has retired from police work, preferring a life of cocktails, parties, and relaxation with his wealthy wife, Nora. Their holiday is interrupted when the daughter of Nick's former client asks for help finding her missing father, eccentric inventor Clyde Wynant. When Wynant's body is discovered, Nick is drawn back into the investigation, with Nora eagerly joining him. As the couple questions Wynant's family, friends, and business associates, a tangled web of greed, deception, and murder begins to unravel. Directed by W. S. Van Dyke and adapted from Dashiell Hammett's novel, The Thin Man combines witty dialogue, sophisticated comedy, romance, and classic mystery. William Powell and Myrna Loy are perfectly matched as Nick and Nora Charles, whose playful banter and effortless chemistry made them one of Hollywood's most beloved screen couples. This stylish 1934 mystery remains a landmark of classic American cinema.
The Thin Man has generally received very positive reviews.
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The Thin Man was released in 1934 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 544 reviews, giving The Thin Man (1934) an average rating of 80%.
Overall, cinema-goers marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 91%, compared to film critics, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 86%.
With a score of 80%, The Thin Man is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1934, which stands at 59%.
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