The Oxford Murders
2008 · Movie · R · 107 min · ★ 6.0 · 22% critics
At Oxford University, a professor and a graduate student team up with police to investigate a murder that seems to be part of a larger pattern. As more clues appear in the form of mathematical symbols and logic puzzles, the pair race to interpret the sequence before another crime occurs.
Based on The Oxford Murders
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Details
- Years
- 2008
- Release date
- 2008-01-18
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 22/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 (707 votes)
About
You may enjoy this if you like brainy whodunits with puzzles and academic intrigue, in the vein of Solace or Mindhunters; Not for you if you want fast action, simple clues, or a tidy, fully satisfying resolution.
Pros: intriguing math-linked mystery; strong professor performance; Oxford setting appeal | Cons: clunky dialogue; slow middle stretch; payoff feels unsatisfying
Themes
- philosophy
- mathematics
- mathematician
- symbolism
- oxford
- symbol
- organ transplant
- triangle
- old woman murdered
- oxford university
- mass child killing
- false alibi
- +1 more
Cast & crew
Elijah Wood
as Martin
John Hurt
as Arthur Seldom
Leonor Watling
as Lorna
Julie Cox
as Beth
Jim Carter
as Inspector Petersen
Alex Cox
as Kalman
Burn Gorman
as Yuri Podorov
Dominique Pinon
as Frank
Anna Massey
as Julia Eagleton
Tom Frederic
as Ludwig Wittgenstein
Directed by Álex de la Iglesia