The Thin Man (1934)

Name: The Thin Man (1934)
Duration: 1 h 31 min

1hr 31m

1hr 31m
4.0/5 (11.4K)
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Former detective Nick Charles and his wealthy wife Nora investigate a murder case, mostly for the fun of it. More Details »

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

W.S. Van Dyke

Producer:

Hunt Stromberg

Writer:

Albert Hackett, Frances Goodrich, Dashiell Hammett

Release Date:

May 23, 1934

Runtime:

1hr 31m

Synopsis

Former detective Nick Charles and his wealthy wife Nora investigate a murder case, mostly for the fun of it.

Cast

William Powell
Myrna Loy
Maureen O'Sullivan
Nat Pendleton
Minna Gombell
Porter Hall
Henry Wadsworth
William Henry
Harold Huber
Cesar Romero

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4.0

Jul 23, 2013

Murder, romance, high society, disturbing levels of alcoholism, an abundance of dog reaction shots: this is cinema.

1.6K Likes

Timcop

Sep 8, 2019

this movie has everything i love: - detectives - banter - dogs - christmas - sarcasm - murder

756 Likes

eely

Dec 14, 2019

if you took a shot every time nick has a drink of various alcoholic beverages throughout this movie you would die painfully and nick and nora would reluctantly solve your murder.

695 Likes

eely
Jul 19, 2020

myrna loy doing the nose scrunch is the cutest thing in cinematic history

642 Likes

sydney

Dec 13, 2020

I miss parties

527 Likes

Patrick Willems

Apr 20, 2025

Alcohol, crime-solving and marriage goals, pure 1930s charm.

461 Likes

noen
Dec 25, 2020

One of my favourite comedies of all time. Crime solving has never been done more frivolously. I think it's just wonderful how well Powell and Loy play off each other. The dialogue is so unbelievably snappy that it still feels fresh almost 90 years later! A testament to…

372 Likes

Lou (rhymes with wow!)

Sep 15, 2022

The couple that drinks together, stays together. Nick and Nora are my favorite alcoholics and married couple. Also, Asta is a good boy. Truly goals for any relationship to have as much fun and be as witty and playful with each other and their dog as Nick and Nora.

346 Likes

Will Menaker

Mar 29, 2022

This movie is the blueprint for dynamite banter, but what stuck with me was a wordless exchange. At one point Nick is comforting one of suspects in a private room and his wife Nora walks in on him. It's a classic "oh no it's not what it looks like!" set-up where the…

305 Likes

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Cinemutt liked

The Thin Man

This was such a fun murder mystery with extremely colorful characters and plenty of comedic levity to balance the very involved plot. I also love that it allows the audience to solve the case as it progresses, so long as they’ve been paying attention (bc I GUESSED IT!!! AHAHAHA)

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darcie liked

The Thin Man

sooooo fun and i actually didn’t suspect the killer right away natural banter btwn the husband and wife also myrna loy is divine

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Mickerdoo liked

The Thin Man

Nice yesteryear whodunnit. Powell and Loy are phenomenal together. A really sweet and silly relationship.

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zari loved

The Thin Man

idk if i wanna be her or be with her😫

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Craig Bennett loved

The Thin Man

Nick and Nora are goals

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Javier M is "meh" on

The Thin Man

Not my cup of tea

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Joseph diehm is "meh" on

The Thin Man

5.3/10

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