Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- suspenseful
- theatrical
- brooding
- classic film night
- mystery marathon
What critics said
Critics generally regard this early Hitchcock mystery as a formally inventive and suspenseful crime drama, though its dated sound-era execution can feel uneven.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Diana Baring is condemned after the available evidence appears to implicate her, while Sir John Menier questions the apparent case.
Diana is an actress and her boyfriend works as a dress-wearing acrobat, making performance culture integral to the mystery.
Sir John Menier acts as a jury member who distrusts the verdict and independently pursues an alternative explanation.
The black-and-white production and Hitchcock's suspense staging emphasize theatrical spaces, legal pressure, and ominous visual contrast.
Films like Murder!, and why
Blackmail
early sound-era murder mystery with theatrical settings, courtroom suspense, and an amateur investigator pursuing a hidden truth
The 39 Steps
classic british crime thriller combining murder investigation, performance spaces, and suspenseful social observation
Witness for the Prosecution
stylish whodunit centered on circumstantial evidence, concealed identity, and the pressure of public judgment
Movie Details
- Director
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Release Date
- 1930-07-31
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Rating
- 5.9 / 10 (158)
Cast
- Herbert Marshall
- Edward Chapman
- Esme Percy
- Norah Baring
- Phyllis Konstam
- Marie Wright
- Miles Mander
- Gus McNaughton
- Donald Calthrop
- S. J. Warmington
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- IndieFlix, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel, Artiflix
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Murder! about?
- An actress condemned for a friend's murder becomes the focus of a theatrical mystery when a skeptical juror follows a dangerous alternative theory.
- What is Murder! like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Murder! as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Murder! violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Murder! as mild.
- What did critics think of Murder!?
- Critics generally regard this early Hitchcock mystery as a formally inventive and suspenseful crime drama, though its dated sound-era execution can feel uneven.
- Which films are like Murder!?
- Films with a similar feel include Blackmail, The 39 Steps, and Witness for the Prosecution.
- How long is Murder!?
- Murder! runs 102 minutes.
- Where can I watch Murder!?
- In United States, Murder! streams on IndieFlix, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel, Artiflix.
