Movie
A Slight Case of Murder
1999 · 94 min
A wry, twisty little noir that keeps you leaning in, more amused than alarmed, as clever people dig themselves deeper.
- Directed by
- Steven Schachter
- Genres
- Mystery, Comedy, Crime
- Starring
- William H. Macy, Adam Arkin, Felicity Huffman
- Tagline
- Homicide. Seduction. Betrayal. The classics never go out of style.
- Overview
- In the midst of a spat, film critic Terry Thorpe accidentally kills his lover. Though Thorpe covers his tracks, he raises the suspicions of a private investigator, who then tries to blackmail him. Thorpe also falls under the watchful eye of Detective Fred Stapelli, a cop who is intent on becoming a screenwriter. Before long, Thorpe's girlfriend, Kit, and Stapelli's wife, Patricia, are roped into the case.
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- Directed by
- Steven Schachter
- Genres
- Mystery, Comedy, Crime
- Starring
- William H. Macy, Adam Arkin, Felicity Huffman
