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The Weekend Murders

1970 · 98 min

A playful, tongue-in-cheek whodunit that ambles through a stately manor with wry humour and mild chills rather than real dread.

Tagline: This is where they found the first body. You'll never believe where they found the others!
Overview: An aristocratic English family gather for the reading of their father's will. The family are dismayed to find that everything has been left to Barbara, the deceased's favourite daughter. The butler is soon found stabbed to death and Sergeant Thorpe, the local bobby, telephones Scotland Yard for assistance. Inspector Grey arrives and he and Barbara narrowly escape being shot. Cousin Ted and his wife Pauline are both killed. Sergeant Thorpe recalls some photos which Ted asked to have developed...
How it feels: Campy, satirical, tense and light. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Mystery, deception, greed, family
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: campystrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: mystery
deception
greed
family
death
Places: single country house
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild