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The Thin Man

A laugh tops every thrilling moment!

7.5(562)19341h 31m4

Former detective Nick Charles has retired from police work, preferring a life of cocktails, parties, and relaxation with his wealthy wife, Nora. Their holiday is interrupted when the daughter of Nick’s former client asks for help finding her missing father, eccentric inventor Clyde Wynant. When Wynant’s body is discovered, Nick is drawn back into the investigation, with Nora eagerly joining him. As the couple questions Wynant’s family, friends, and business associates, a tangled web of greed, deception, and murder begins to unravel.

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Status
Released
Budget
$226.4K
Box office
$1.4M
Language
English
Part of The Thin Man Collection · 6 films
  • husband wife relationship
  • police
  • detective
  • mistress
  • dinner
  • black and white
  • wedding
  • dog
  • police detective
  • screwball comedy
  • private detective
  • missing person

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United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalNR25 May 1934
  • ArgentinaAR

    • Theatrical1311 Sept 1934
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical17 Sept 1934
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical21 Jan 1935
  • FinlandFI

    • TheatricalK-1627 Feb 1938
  • FranceFR

    • Theatrical6 Dec 1934
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical31 Jan 1969
  • Hong KongHK

    • Theatrical10 Apr 1941
  • HungaryHU

    • Theatrical19 Mar 1935
  • IrelandIE

    • Theatrical31 May 1935
  • ItalyIT

    • Theatrical5 Feb 1935
  • JapanJP

    • Theatrical29 Jul 1935

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The Thin Man was released on 25 May 1934.

Audience reviews

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    John Chard

    12/23/2018

    9/10

    Waiter, will you serve the nuts? ...I mean, will you serve the guests the nuts? The Thin Man is directed by W. S. Van Dyke and co-written by Albert Hackett and Frances Goodrich. It is based on the Dashiell Hammett novel of the same name. Starring are William Powell and Myrna Loy, with support coming from Maureen O'Sullivan, Nat Pendleton, Minna Gombell, Porter Hall and Skippy as Astra the dog. William Axt scores…

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