Prescription: Murder
The perfect crime had one flaw.
Directed by Richard Irving
Produced by Universal Television
A methodical crime drama centered on the cat-and-mouse game between a calculating murderer and a deceptively shrewd detective who unravels an apparently perfect alibi.
In Columbo's first outing, a psychiatrist uses a patient he is having an affair with to help him kill his wife, but his perfect alibi may come apart at the hands of a seemingly befuddled LAPD lieutenant.
Clusters
Questions people ask
Is Prescription: Murder violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Prescription: Murder scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Prescription: Murder sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Prescription: Murder easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Does Prescription: Murder end with hope? 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.
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
There is almost nothing else like this.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like Prescription: Murder
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Prescription: Murder
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Prescription: Murder, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Prescription: Murder, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Prescription: Murder, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
