Anatomy of a Murder

Name: Anatomy of a Murder
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Released: 1959-07-01
Duration: 161 min
Rating: 7.8

1959 · Movie · NR · 161 min · ★ 7.8 · 98% critics

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A small-town lawyer takes on a high-stakes defense when an Army officer admits to killing a local man after his wife reports a sexual assault. As the trial unfolds, the courtroom becomes a battle of strategy and persuasion, with shifting testimony and unanswered questions testing what the law can prove versus what anyone believes.

Based on Anatomy of a Murder

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Years: 1959
Release date: 1959-07-01
Language: English
Rated: NR
Runtime: 161 min
Critic score: 98/100
TMDB rating: 7.8/10 (1,167 votes)
Box office: $8,000,000
Budget: $2,000,000

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You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a tense, detail-heavy courtroom duel with lots of argument and ambiguity, like Witness for the Prosecution; Not for you if you dislike long runtimes, talky setups, or sensitive subject matter.

Pros: gripping courtroom tension; sharp dialogue sparring; morally complex case | Cons: long and talky; uneven payoff; dated sexual-assault handling