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Song of the Thin Man
Comedy · Crime · Mystery · 1947
Society sleuths Nick and Nora Charles investigate a murder in a jazz club.
Movie details
Song of the Thin Man
1947 Comedy · Crime · Mystery 1h 26m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.7 / 10
Community rating
Society sleuths Nick and Nora Charles investigate a murder in a jazz club.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Song of the Thin Man?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
Taste neighbourhood
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The Blue Gardenia
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Upon waking up to the news that the man she’d gone on a date with the previous night has been murdered, a young woman with only a faint memory of the night’s events begins to suspect that she murdered him while attempting to resist his advances.
The Thin Man Goes Home
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On a trip to visit his parents, detective Nick Charles gets mixed up in a murder investigation.
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The Naked City
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After a former model is drowned in her bathtub, Detective James Halloran and Lieutenant Dan Muldoon attempt to piece together her murder.
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
Comedy · 1976
Charles Dreyfus, who has finally cracked over inspector Clouseau's antics, escapes from a mental institution and launches an elaborate plan to get rid of Clouseau once and for all.
Take the Money and Run
Comedy · 1969
Virgil Starkwell is intent on becoming a notorious bank robber. Unfortunately for Virgil and his not-so-budding career, he is completely incompetent.
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
Crime · 2019
Nancy Drew, a smart high schooler with a penchant for keen observation and deduction, stumbles upon the haunting of a local home. A bit of an outsider struggling to fit into her new surroundings, Nancy and her pals set out to solve the mystery, make new friends, and establish their place in the community
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Names above the title
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Edward Buzzell
Written by
Stanley Roberts · Steve Fisher · Nat Perrin
William Powell
Nick Charles
Myrna Loy
Nora Charles
Keenan Wynn
Clarence 'Clinker' Krause
Dean Stockwell
Nick Charles Jr.
Phillip Reed
Tommy Drake
Patricia Morison
Phyllis Talbin
Leon Ames
Mitchell Talbin
Court is in session
Put Song of the Thin Man on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Technique in search of a pulse.”
Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.