Is Murder by Decree scary?

Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Murder by Decree violent?

Yes. More violent than 80% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Murder by Decree sad?

Yes. More sad than 75% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Murder by Decree end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Murder by Decree easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Murder by Decree

Name: Murder by Decree
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Released: 1979
Duration: 124 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Christopher Plummer, James Mason, David Hemmings, Susan Clark, Anthony Quayle

The Jack the Ripper Murders. Sherlock Holmes lifts the veil of secrecy, corruption and terror at the heart of the throne of England itself. Clue by clue... Murder by murder...

Directed by Bob Clark

Produced by Canadian Film Development Corporation, Famous Players

1979124 min6.3 / 10

A dark, cerebral conspiracy thriller that reimagines the Jack the Ripper murders as a cover-up reaching the highest levels of power, driven by paranoia and institutional corruption.

Sherlock Holmes is drawn into the case of Jack the Ripper, who is killing prostitutes in London's East End. Assisted by Dr. Watson, and using information provided by a renowned psychic, Robert Lees, Holmes finds that the murders may have their roots in a Royal indiscretion and that a cover-up is being managed by politicians at the highest level, all of whom happen to be Masons.

Clusters

Corrupt Characters in Crime Stories Paranoia and Procedure Conspiracy Thrillers Classic Literary Legends

Genres

Crime Mystery Thriller

Keywords

Jack The Ripper Sherlock Holmes

Questions people ask

Is Murder by Decree scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.
Is Murder by Decree violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
Is Murder by Decree sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.
Does Murder by Decree end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Murder by Decree easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

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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