Clue
1985 · Movie · PG · 94 min · ★ 7.2 · 57% critics
Six colorful dinner guests arrive at a mansion for a hosted meal, only to find the host turns up dead after a damaging secret comes out. With the killer among them, the guests and the household staff race to figure out who did it before the situation escalates further.
Based on Cluedo
Also known as Clue: The Movie
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Details
- Years
- 1985
- Release date
- 1985-12-13
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Critic score
- 57/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 (1,955 votes)
- Box office
- $14,643,997
- Budget
- $15,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy Clue if you want a fast, joke-filled whodunit set almost entirely in one grand mansion; Not for you if you dislike farce, or if you want a more straightforward mystery like Murder by Death or Sleuth.
Pros: madcap ensemble fun; sharp, quotable dialogue; cult-classic charm | Cons: mystery may feel secondary; pacing can wobble; endings can confuse
Themes
- blackmail
- butler
- board game
- mansion
- whodunit
- maid
- old house
- one by one
- secret passageway
- murder mystery
- murder weapon
- dinner guest
- +5 more
Cast & crew
Tim Curry
as Wadsworth
Eileen Brennan
as Mrs. Peacock
Madeline Kahn
as Mrs. White
Christopher Lloyd
as Professor Plum
Michael McKean
as Mr. Green
Martin Mull
as Colonel Mustard
Lesley Ann Warren
as Miss Scarlet
Colleen Camp
as Yvette
Lee Ving
as Mr. Boddy
Bill Henderson
as The Cop
Directed by Jonathan Lynn