Movie

Little Murders

1971 · 108 min

A queasy, funny-sick plunge into urban anomie, where absurd laughter curdles into genuine dread and the punchlines leave a bruise.

Tagline: Funny in a new and frightening way!
Overview: A young nihilistic New Yorker copes with pervasive urban violence, obscene phone calls, rusty water pipes, electrical blackouts, paranoia, and ethnic-racial conflict during a typical summer of the 1970s.
How it feels: Dark, satirical, absurd and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Isolation, violence, family, madness
Content: Strong violence and language. Mild gore and sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
satiricalstrength 3 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
violence
family
madness
death
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild