A Kind of Murder

– In 1960s New York, Walter Stackhouse is a successful architect married to the beautiful Clara who le..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
5.30 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 35 Minutes
Release Year:
2016
A Kind of Murder (2016)

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.

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Producing Country:
USA
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Genre:

A Kind of Murder (2016) - Trailer

Release Date:

16 Dec 2016

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Andy Goddard

Writer:

Susan Boyd (screenplay by), Patricia Highsmith (based on the novel "The Blunderer" by)

Main Actors:

Patrick Wilson, Jessica Biel, Haley Bennett, Eddie Marsan

Plot:

A psychological noir thriller set in 1960's New York based on Patricia Highsmith's novel, 'The Blunderer'. Walter Stackhouse is rich, successful and unhappily married to the beautiful but damaged Clara. His desire to be free of her feeds his obsession with Kimmel, a man suspected of brutally murdering his own wife. But when Clara is found dead in suspicious circumstances, Walter's string of lies and his own guilty thoughts seem enough to condemn him. As his life becomes dangerously entwined with Kimmel's, a ruthless cop is increasingly convinced he has found a copycat killer in Walter and aims to nail both murderers.

Production:

Killer Films

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
5.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
33%
Metacritic:
50%