Review of Murder by Death (1976) by Alex J — 05 Jun 2007

One the great spoofs of crime dramas. Peter Sellers is great as Sidney Wang!

This review of Murder by Death (1976) was written by Alex J on 05 Jun 2007.

Murder by Death has generally received positive reviews.

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By Matt M (2,511) on 22 Jun 2013

Much like Clue, this movie is great for the same reasons. Very witty dialouge, great characters, and not an overkill with the g-damn pronouns…

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By Patrick M (1,282) on 05 May 2017

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By Luca D (431) on 19 Nov 2016

Il film è la parodia dei romanzi gialli (alla Agatha Christie) con una serie di personaggi che ricalcano famosi ispettori…

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By Saul D (36) on 29 Jun 2013

The movie is silly, the plot odd and ending (In my eyes) confusing and not even funny…

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By Ralph T (16) on 01 Apr 2016

Far more groans at the bad jokes than chuckles at the good ones…

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By Pete S (773) on 15 Feb 2013

Watched this old classic last night. Holds up remarkably well. The cast is stellar, and the byplay is great…

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By Dee M (100) on 07 Jul 2012

Fantastic cast and far better than 'Clue.' A comedy made in a time when political correctness didn't exist. An absolute classic…

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By Thomas P (1,379) on 09 Oct 2013

I wanted to like this SO much.Great cast - boxed in by one-note characters, and that alone slows the whole thing WAAAAAY down…

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By Michael H (3,299) on 08 Sep 2016

All those goobers who rated this movie at something less than 100% are probably too young to appreciate either the references to classic murder…

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By Steve G (1,301) on 23 Apr 2012

Very quirky funny comedy with so many twists and turns and it just keeps you interested and funny the whole way through…

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