
Clue
A razor-sharp, wickedly funny whodunit unfolds within a secluded mansion as six guests, each harboring a dark secret, find themselves trapped with a blackmailing host who meets a suspicious end. What distinguishes this 1985 adaptation from typical murder mysteries isn’t just the escalating body count, but its self-aware and relentlessly paced comedic energy—driven by a brilliantly eccentric ensemble cast—and its audacious embrace of multiple, wildly different endings, each offering a definitive solution to the chaotic investigation. The film gleefully subverts genre expectations, transforming the familiar tropes of classic thrillers into a farcical, playfully cynical examination of guilt, deception, and the absurdity of upper-class anxieties. It isn't a suspenseful hunt for a shadowy killer, but a hilariously frantic scramble to navigate a labyrinthine plot fuelled by farcical confessionals and increasingly improbable accusations.
Rolprentbesonderhede
- Regisseur
- Jonathan Lynn
- Vrystellingsdatum
- 1985-12-13
- Looptyd
- 94 min
- Gradering
- 7.2 / 10 (1995)
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- Tim Curry
- Eileen Brennan













