Murder 101

Murder 101

Directed by Bill Condon

Produced by Alan Barnette Productions, MCA Television Entertainment

1991100 min5.0 / 10

A tense murder mystery thriller centered on an author wrongly accused of killing a student, forced to uncover the truth while hunted by a vengeful subject from his past.

Charles Lattimore, an author of a book about a famous murder trial, arranges to meet with one of his students one night. When the student is found murdered and Lattimore has no alibi, he suspects he is being framed by the subject of his book.

Questions people ask

  • Is Murder 101 easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Murder 101 scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.

  • Does Murder 101 end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Murder 101 violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.

  • Is Murder 101 sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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8/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity16

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise6

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Murder 101

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Murder 101

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Murder 101, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Murder 101, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Murder 101, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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