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Invitation to a Murder

2023 · 93 min

A light, old-fashioned whodunit that moves briskly through a stormy island manor, pleasant and undemanding.

Directed by
Stephen Shimek
Genres
Mystery, Thriller, Tv movie
Tagline
Everyone is a suspect.
Overview
A reclusive billionaire invites six seemingly random strangers to his island estate in the south of England. Aspiring detective Miranda Green finds the mysterious invitation too alluring to pass up. When another guest turns up dead, Miranda must get to the bottom of the malicious plot behind the gathering.

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Directed by
Stephen Shimek
Genres
Mystery, Thriller, Tv movie
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • mystery
  • family
  • deception
  • greed
  • identity
Places
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • single location
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour3
Realism5
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight3

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Genres
mystery, thriller, tv movie
Directed by
Stephen Shimek
Written by
Brian O'Donnell
Starring
Mischa Barton, Chris Browning, Bianca A. Santos, Giles Matthey, Grace Lynn Kung, Seamus Dever, James Urbaniak, Amy Sloan
Music
Christian Davis
Cinematography
Brian Vilim
Runtime
93 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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