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Murder by Natural Causes

1979 · 100 min

A clever, twisty cat-and-mouse game that keeps you guessing and slightly uneasy, with a literate script and a darkly playful edge.

Overview: An elaborate mystery involving a famous mentalist, his unfaithful wife who is trying to literally scare him to death, the best friend of the family, and the wife's ham-actor lover -- not only an intriguing who- (or whether) dunit, but also a literate, adult dramatic puzzle with an endless series of twists.
How it feels: Tense, cynical, satirical and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Betrayal, deception, revenge, morality
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: betrayal
deception
revenge
morality
power
Places: single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild