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Radioland Murders

1994 · 108 min

A frantic, joke-dense backstage farce where a live radio broadcast keeps colliding with a body count, making for a busy, theatrical, and slightly chaotic watch.

Directed by
Mel Smith
Genres
Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Tagline
At station WBN, the hits just keep on coming.
Overview
A series of mysterious crimes threatens the existence of a new radio network.

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Directed by
Mel Smith
Genres
Comedy, Crime, Mystery
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • mystery
  • deception
  • obsession
  • love
  • work
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour7
Realism5
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity6
Emotional weight4

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Genres
comedy, crime, mystery
Directed by
Mel Smith
Written by
Gloria Katz, Jeff Reno, Ron Osborn, Willard Huyck
Starring
Brian Benben, Mary Stuart Masterson, Ned Beatty, Scott Michael Campbell, Brion James, Michael Lerner, Michael McKean, Jeffrey Tambor
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
108 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
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