The Buckingham Murders

The Buckingham Murders

Directed by Hansal Mehta

Produced by Mahana Films, Balaji Motion Pictures

2024107 min5.6 / 10

A grief-haunted crime thriller that uses a missing child case to excavate a detective's unhealed trauma and maternal loss.

Fresh wounds are reopened when Jasmeet Bhamra, a cop and a single mother who recently lost her child in a shooting spree, transfers to High Wycombe and is assigned a case of a missing child.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Buckingham Murders sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.

  • Is The Buckingham Murders easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Does The Buckingham Murders end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is The Buckingham Murders scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is The Buckingham Murders violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% 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.

10/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity17

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love10

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like The Buckingham Murders

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Buckingham Murders

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Buckingham Murders, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Buckingham Murders, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Buckingham Murders, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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