Murder, Anyone?
Two playwrights discover that their avant-garde thriller is turning their creative arguments and private emotions into living cinematic drama.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- witty
- stylized
- surreal
- cinephile movie night
- theater themed viewing
What critics said
Critics overwhelmingly embraced its inventive self-referential premise and theatrical performances.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Cooper and Bridgette write an avant-garde thriller while their arguments and emotions manifest within the emerging film.
The playwrights' written story comes to life and begins reflecting their personal emotions and disputes.
The premise centers on playwrights creating a thriller, with the resulting story presented through performance and staged dramatic manifestation.
The playwrights' arguments are not merely backstage conflict; they actively affect the thriller taking form on film.
Films like Murder, Anyone?, and why
Adaptation.
meta-fictional comedy about creators whose invented drama blurs with their own lives
Synecdoche, New York
self-reflexive storytelling, theatrical artifice, and reality folding into performance
Stranger Than Fiction
playful tension between writers, performance, and stories taking on independent momentum
Movie Details
- Director
- James Cullen Bressack
- Release Date
- 2022-10-31
- Runtime
- 81 min
- Rating
- 5.4 / 10 (8)
Cast
- Kristos Andrews
- Galadriel Stineman
- Maurice LaMarche
- Charles M. Howell IV
- Carla Collins
- Spencer Breslin
- Sally Kirkland
- Dani Abraham
- James Cullen Bressack
- Tyler Christopher
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Murder, Anyone? about?
- Two playwrights discover that their avant-garde thriller is turning their creative arguments and private emotions into living cinematic drama.
- What is Murder, Anyone? like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Murder, Anyone? as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Murder, Anyone? violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Murder, Anyone?.
- What did critics think of Murder, Anyone??
- Critics overwhelmingly embraced its inventive self-referential premise and theatrical performances.
- Which films are like Murder, Anyone??
- Films with a similar feel include Adaptation., Synecdoche, New York, and Stranger Than Fiction.
- How long is Murder, Anyone??
- Murder, Anyone? runs 81 minutes.
- Where can I watch Murder, Anyone??
- In United States, Murder, Anyone? streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
