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A Kind of Murder is an American murder mystery and psychological thriller directed by Andy Goddard from a screenplay by Susan Boyd based upon the 1954 Patricia Highsmith novel The Blunderer. It stars Patrick Wilson, Jessica Biel, Vincent Kartheiser, Haley Bennett, and Eddie Marsan.
Dec 15, 2016 · A Kind of Murder starts as domestic drama and turns into noir. Walter Stackhouse ( Patrick Wilson) lives in a beautiful house north of New York City with his wife Clara ( Jessica Biel)...
Dec 16, 2016 · A Kind of Murder: Directed by Andy Goddard. With Patrick Wilson, Jessica Biel, Haley Bennett, Eddie Marsan. In 1960s New York, Walter Stackhouse is a successful architect married to the beautiful Clara who leads a seemingly perfect life.
Apr 22, 2016 · With 'A Kind of Murder,' Andy Goddard finds echoes of 'Strangers on a Train' in stylish adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's 'The Blunderer.'
Rated: C-Jun 10, 2020 Full Review Debbie Lynn Elias Behind The Lens Where A Kind of Murder excels is with one of the key themes found in Patricia Highsmith's novel - ambiguity - the success...
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Dec 16, 2016 · In 1960s New York, Walter Stackhouse is a successful architect married to the beautiful Clara who leads a seemingly perfect life. But his fascination with an unsolved murder leads him into a spiral of chaos as he is forced to play cat-and-mouse with a clever killer and an overambitious detective, while at the same time lusting after another woman.
Dec 12, 2016 · Albeit exquisitely packaged, A Kind of Murder is mostly a paint-by-numbers genre piece that only flares into life when exploring issues of sin, guilt, and punishment in relation to masculine sexual urges. As in many film noirs, murder here is explicitly linked to thwarted lust.
A psychological noir thriller set in 1960s New York based on Patricia Highsmith's novel 'The Blunderer'. Walter Stackhouse is rich, successful, and unhappily married to beautiful but damaged Clara.
Overview. In 1960s New York, Walter Stackhouse is a rich, successful architect and unhappily married to the beautiful but damaged Clara. His desire to be free of her feeds his obsession with Kimmel, a man suspected of brutally murdering his own wife.
Original title: A Kind of Murder. Synopsis: In 1960s New York, Walter Stackhouse is a successful architect married to the beautiful Clara who leads a seemingly perfect life.
