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Manhattan Murder Mystery

1993
Comedy
Crime
1h 44m
Larry and Carol are fairly normal New Yorkers who have sent their son off to college. They meet an elderly couple down the hall and later in the week find that the wife has suddenly died. (imdb)
Directed by:
Woody Allen Woody Allen
Written by:
Woody Allen Woody Allen Marshall Brickman Marshall Brickman
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Starring:
Woody Allen Woody Allen Alan Alda Alan Alda Anjelica Huston Anjelica Huston Ron Rifkin Ron Rifkin Lynn Cohen Zach Braff Zach Braff Diane Keaton Diane Keaton Wendell Pierce Wendell Pierce Jerry Adler Jerry Adler Joy Behar Joy Behar
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Genres:
Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country:
USA
Language:
English
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Manhattan Murder Mystery

1993
Comedy
Crime
1h 44m
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addisondewitAddisondeWit
Rated 07 Dec 2007
75
59th
Very fun mix of comedy and mystery, a la Agatha Christie. Also, we can enjoy the great chemistry among Allen and Keaton.
Rated 07 Dec 2007
billyshearsBillyShears
Rated 03 Feb 2020
80
77th
Thank you Angelica Houston exposition Hitchcock dump for me at the end. Woodsy Allen and Diane Keaton chemistry forever. I can’t imagine any of this playing out in Annie Hall, also I wouldn’t marry my kids so what do I know.
Rated 03 Feb 2020
wetwillieswetwillies
Rated 09 Jul 2010
97
96th
Woody does Hitchcock and does it EXCELLENTLY! I am seriously blown away by this film. Not only is it hilarious - And it truly is, Allen zings off one-liners like crazy and his knack for slapstick is clearly still there - but it also has a great plot with twists that had me shouting and enough suspense to rival Rear Window. I don't know how anyone who likes both Hitch and Woody could dislike this movie. "Ted sees himself as Rick in Casablanca; I see him more as Peter Lorre." (two times)
Rated 09 Jul 2010
pickpocketPickpocket
Rated 15 Feb 2008
9
93rd
So underrated. This movie is really fun and the chemistry between the actors is great. Everyone should see this.
Rated 15 Feb 2008
spleenspleen
Rated 07 Sep 2014
64
31st
In the world of self-casting, Woody Allen proves that he is just as awkward and self-indulgent as M Night, just not as funny.
Rated 07 Sep 2014
neonmanNeonman
Rated 01 Oct 2013
82
70th
Very fun and innately amusing. The plot can get quite tricky towards the end, but it's fun to keep up with it and it has the right level of intrigue to keep the viewer guessing. At the centre of the film is the relationship between the couple, which (although is unpretentious and reasonably conflict-less) seems authentic and makes the film all the more enjoyable to watch.
Rated 01 Oct 2013
peaceanarchyPeaceAnarchy
Rated 17 Jul 2010
84
77th
Very funny and the mystery is well written. Even though the anxiety gets to be a little too much at times the film is a lot of fun.
Rated 17 Jul 2010
cclzaCCLZA
Rated 03 Mar 2010
70
51st
Very light and very enjoyable little silly Allen comedy.
Rated 03 Mar 2010
luna6ixLuna6ix
Rated 02 Jan 2009
78
66th
it begins a little slow, but in the last half hour picks up fairly well. for the most part woody allen did a bad job seperating himself from every other comedy maker out there, although you could tell it was a woody allen movie. just not what i expected to see from him.
Rated 02 Jan 2009
moraesfelipemoraesfelipe
Rated 01 Oct 2017
65
61st
Allen curiously uses long shots and handheld camera to pay homage to mistery classics he loves -- the climax happens in Houses's old theater showing one of these movies while images reflect on multiple mirrors. Mistery itself barely matters, as this works more as a liberal fantasy of an old couple trying to get a shot of adrenaline so they can feel more alive and a little less paranoid and intelectual -- truly a paperback story shot by Allen's elegant approach.
Rated 01 Oct 2017
gibberishgibberish
Rated 14 Aug 2007
90
89th
Although often said to be one of Woody Allen's funnier, but less comedies, this is an absolute gem full of great performances, especially by Diane Keaton, Alan Alda and Anjelica Huston. The chemistry between Keaton and Allen was definitely still there and the one-liners come thick and fast even if the plot developments are rather implausible under scrutiny.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
kasperlKasperL
Rated 15 Jan 2010
75
77th
Woody cracks me up. This isn't his best film, not even close, but he's hilarious in it.
Rated 15 Jan 2010
moribunnyMoribunny
Rated 04 Feb 2010
73
79th
I had to take some points off for the uninspired ending, and there were a few glaring but forgivable script-level continuity problems, but other than that this is a very fun ride. It's really funny, pulls you in, good acting, and it's nice that the characters and their relationships are much more believable than you would get in a non-Woody-Allen comedy, though not necessarily fresh; by '93 Allen was noticeably recycling his stock archetypes.
Rated 04 Feb 2010
tjekhovTjekhov
Rated 12 Jul 2011
60
54th
Allen is hilarious but the rest of the cast is always one step behind him.
Rated 12 Jul 2011
ella_mayElla May
Rated 06 Dec 2013
60
19th
Remake/homage of Rear Window (another movie I don't particularly like.)
Rated 06 Dec 2013
rufamRufam
Rated 22 Oct 2013
70
57th
A slight film from Allen but an entertaining one; Woody's chemistry with Keaton is delightful to watch, his one-liners are as cunningly smart as ever and the simple, Agatha Christie-esque mystery is compelling enough. The film was also surprisingly well shot, especially the final confrontation behind the cinema screen -it seems that Allen had become enamored with hand-held camerawork in the early 90s and the picture is all the better for it.
Rated 22 Oct 2013
jpfergusonJPFerguson
Rated 01 Jul 2020
80
89th
Allen and Keaton masterfully bring their nervous energy to solve a mysterious crime with predictable but nonetheless hilarious results. Hardly an original premise for a film, but few could execute the screwball delight quite like Allen (maybe Bogdanovich and a few select others).
Rated 01 Jul 2020
tracytracy
Rated 16 Jun 2023
7
70th
Good movie. Woody attacking a hotel maid with a lamp is a very funny visual. Jerry Adler rules and it's too bad he was never in anything before the 1990s. Wendell Pierce's extremely brief appearance is more shocking than Zach Braff's.
Rated 16 Jun 2023
suture_selfSuture Self
Rated 10 Nov 2013
7
67th
I hope one day Allen works with Keaton again because this is the last reminder of how great their on-screen chemistry is. This is also my last Woody Allen film, so the completionist in me is happy about my irrelevant achievement, but the thought that I could never see a new Woody Allen film without waiting for another one in theaters kind of makes me sad. Thankfully the guy is a machine and cranks a movie out every year. God bless him.
Rated 10 Nov 2013
alex_wsAlex WS
Rated 19 Jan 2013
73
73rd
A Woody Allen movie. That is all.
Rated 19 Jan 2013
capodelnullacapodelnulla
Rated 19 Feb 2018
77
75th
tekrar tekrar veya ilk defa izlensin, tüm woody allen filmlerinde değişmeyen tek şeyin adamın keyifli zaman geçirme konusunda bir standart sunduğu. auteur teorisi ötesinde, janr teorileri için de harika bir platform sunuyor ayrıca.
Rated 19 Feb 2018
alexthelargeAlexTheLarge
Rated 02 Sep 2010
8
65th
morro de rir.
Rated 02 Sep 2010
seethruskinSeethruskin
Rated 01 Feb 2021
4
52nd
Kind of harkens back to his earlier more slapstick work. Has his usual marriage strife in it but like the rest of the film it's done nice and light. The use of handheld shots is great.
Rated 01 Feb 2021
mlightle3mlightle3
Rated 18 Sep 2012
84
68th
Definitely my favorite Woody Allen. Funny, mysterious, sexy, and brilliant. Allen should have quit while he was ahead.
Rated 18 Sep 2012
w00dyW00DY
Rated 27 Jun 2012
75
71st
Nowhere near his best work but Allen is on form here. Decent plot with some very funny gags and, as usual, the chemistry between the actors is superb.
Rated 27 Jun 2012
billkerwinbillkerwin
Rated 25 Mar 2010
86
71st
A good thriller. Director Allen handles the plot so efficiently that he has a lot of time left for character and humor. Allen and Keaton are still great together, and Alda and Huston add richness to the mix.
Rated 25 Mar 2010
lexlex
Rated 11 May 2015
80
53rd
It's a typical Woody Allen film of a couple experiencing relationship issues with the twist of placing it into a murder/mystery plot. The mixture of the two makes for some truly engaging and really funny scenes (the elevator/the tape recorder) even if the experiment never feels that significant as a whole. If one day you can't decide whether you want to watch a mystery film or a comedy then this has got you covered.
Rated 11 May 2015
derekstarDerekstar
Rated 13 Oct 2010
60
36th
This movie 'aint all that. I liked the first bit when we were more than a little convinced that Dianne Keaton was just imagining the whole thing as a kind of escape. But then the murder mystery goes into full gear, and it just gets stupid. The more we became bogged down in the mechanics of the mystery and distracted from the characters, the less I liked this movie.
Rated 13 Oct 2010
prenzlauPrenzlau
Rated 06 Nov 2010
77
44th
Not the greatest woody allen, turns a bit long... especially at the end.
Rated 06 Nov 2010
filliganFilligan
Rated 01 Jun 2011
87
67th
Say what you will about Woody, but the guy's a top-notch filmmaker. Here's another excellent screenplay (granted with some help this time) that starts out mundane and by the end becomes edge-of-your-seat material. It's funny, it's tense, it's mysterious; Allen knows what he's doing, even if this was during his era of exploring shaky-cam cinematography. Another great from the great.
Rated 01 Jun 2011
darrenDarren
Rated 06 Feb 2021
76
67th
Aren't we trying to get top after a first date to Last Year at Marienbad? Definitely a woody movie that if you hate woody's shtick you're really gonna hate the way he acts in it. But I dunno for me it's just good laughs.
Rated 06 Feb 2021
droplet00Droplet00
Rated 21 Jun 2008
89
67th
Very cute film.
Rated 21 Jun 2008
lonewolf2003Lonewolf2003
Rated 02 Nov 2019
62
23rd
SPOILER WARNING! The first half or so when there is doubt about if the murder really happened or it's all a conjecture made up by the overactive imagination of bored middle-aged NYer, the movie is decent still. But when the movie starts to give clues the murder is real, all the interesting ambiguity goes away and it becomes a mediocre murder mystery. The comedy is so-so, mostly consisting of Allen himself inserting his typical lines.
Rated 02 Nov 2019
uksubsUKSubs
Rated 26 Feb 2012
62
55th
Enjoyable Woody Allen comedy which does not stray far from the formula.
Rated 26 Feb 2012
glm01glm01
Rated 22 Oct 2013
87
91st
86.500
Rated 22 Oct 2013
sirstuckeySirStuckey
Rated 04 Jun 2017
75
67th
A good Woody Allen movie that I think goes a bit too unheralded. The mystery is pretty fun and the jokes work more often than not.
Rated 04 Jun 2017
andreasthauAndreasThau
Rated 24 Dec 2011
75
68th
Hilarious to the point of stomach ache, cramps and happy tears, and a great mystery as well which makes it a more mixed genre film than most other Allen-films. Having said that, I felt a bit disappointed about the end, the idea with the art cinema probably worked out on paper, but it felt flat to watch. And for the record, Alan Alda is fenomenal and underrated.
Rated 24 Dec 2011
manoutoftimemanoutoftime
Rated 06 Sep 2008
85
67th
Maybe my favourite Woody movie. By no means his best, but light, breezy, and hi-larious.
Rated 06 Sep 2008
krf7krf7
Rated 11 Mar 2011
90
86th
Some of the Diane Lane/Woody Allen scenes with the crosstalk is unnervingly annoying, but overall an excellent comedy mystery.
Rated 11 Mar 2011
alex_watkinsAlex Watkins
Rated 14 Nov 2011
3
38th
Probably the most manic film of Allen's I've ever seen. The dialogue is machine-gun rapid (especially when Keaton is talking, but Allen eventually catches up), and the central mystery continually tops itself to the point of absurdity. Very, very fun. A few observations: 1) Not one, but two Sopranos actors here! 2) Cool homage to The Lady from Shanghai at the end. 3) Am I to believe Woody Allen would drink fucking Coors Light?
Rated 14 Nov 2011
nathan_sNathan S
Rated 13 Jul 2011
3
45th
The murder mystery and romantic elements don't always mesh very well, but this is still a silly and fun little flick. It's hilarious.
Rated 13 Jul 2011
arossaross
Rated 21 Nov 2016
66
26th
I can normally enjoy a murder mystery but I think Woody Allen is just not my cup of tea
Rated 21 Nov 2016
adam_p_dAdam P-D
Rated 03 Feb 2021
20
12th
It's like an episode of Alvin and the Chipmunks, except they're surprised by inexpensive Spanish wines. Not even Simon could be that tedious.
Rated 03 Feb 2021
okkervilOkkervil
Rated 21 Jun 2013
70
67th
Solid Woody flick. As always Allen's chemistry with Keaton is excellent. Alda and Huston provide good support too. The screenplay is as expected also; fluid, smart and funny, even if in the first third or so some of the jokes feel a little shoehorned in. Admittedly it's not Allen's prettiest movie or his most effective, but the mystery is fun and chuckles are regular.
Rated 21 Jun 2013
gullusumgullusum
Rated 22 Oct 2011
100
97th
just splendid! every scene, angle, dialogue is great. on top of that, it is also terribly :) hilarious. Loved every second of it!
Rated 22 Oct 2011
arkadiaarkadia
Rated 09 May 2009
73
53rd
Cute concept and many funny moments, but all of its flailing around got on my nerves. Eventually I wanted to get up and kill everyone myself so the story would end.
Rated 09 May 2009
danilolopesDanilolopes
Rated 13 Jan 2009
67
28th
The last 30 minutes are very good; the 'Lady From Shanghai ending', was ok. But in general, it's an real boring film.
Rated 13 Jan 2009
thedicemanTheDiceman
Rated 22 Jan 2010
60
62nd
Passes the time.
Rated 22 Jan 2010
omercyme33OMercyMe33
Rated 19 May 2009
75
67th
Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993). written and directed by Woody Allen, is about a couple who happen upon a murder mystery! The movie is mostly pretty slow for the first hour, but really picks up after that. Well done, as usual for Allen.
Rated 19 May 2009
caimancaiman
Rated 01 Feb 2011
86
82nd
An intriguing story and some really likable characters. Very funny and enjoyable overall. This is like Woody Allen doing Hitchcock, and it works wonderfully. The tape recorder phone call is one of the funniest things I've seen in a while.
Rated 01 Feb 2011
jakeaestheteJakeAesthete
Rated 08 May 2021
32
28th
It's quite something to realize that Woody Allen isn't actually any funnier than I am, at least not in comparison to how hilarious I remember finding this as a pre-teen (definitively proving that, contrary to popular opinion, Allen is not only safe but probably even at his best when left around children).
Rated 08 May 2021
jarmannJarmann
Rated 10 Nov 2007
83
79th
Your average Allen flick with your average plot and average characters. Great stuff in other words,
Rated 10 Nov 2007
le_mamile mami
Rated 15 Oct 2023
80
82nd
en iyi diyaloglar her zaman woody allen'da
Rated 15 Oct 2023
bolivarbolivar
Rated 10 May 2019
75
75th
a lot of fun to watch woody allen and diane keaton reunited.
Rated 10 May 2019
jesse25jesse25
Rated 27 Dec 2011
82
46th
"Manhattan Murder Mystery" is an homage to the old mystery films of the 40s and 50s; Alfred Hitchcock would most certainly be proud. This isn't one of Allen's classic comedies, but it's certainly close. It's often forgotten in a conversation about great Woody Allen films, but I usually remind people of its existence.
Rated 27 Dec 2011
graveyardtangraveyardtan
Rated 29 Sep 2011
80
57th
Woody's most "Hollywood" movie has some fine directorial flourishes, including a helicopter shot and some hat-tipping to film noir and Hitchcock. Unfortunately, the script could have used a little tightening, especially in surrounding the details of the murder in question.
Rated 29 Sep 2011
dorkovskyDorkovsky
Rated 24 Mar 2009
8
90th
Really enjoyable. A fun mix of comedy, drama, and suspense but surprisingly it's the suspense that trumps all.
Rated 24 Mar 2009
jentzejentze
Rated 24 Aug 2019
68
27th
A murder mystery that starts interesting but ends up being a bit of a mess; and a nice light Woody Allen -comedy with Diane Keaton leading the way. Hand held camera work feels a bit out of place.
Rated 24 Aug 2019

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