A hopeful, fast-paced comedy movie about mystery.
Good for date night · family movie night · friends night
Not for scares, big ideas or tears.
…the picture that gets away with murder!
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Peter SellersJacques Clouseau
Elke SommerMaria Gambrelli
George SandersBenjamin Ballon
Herbert LomCharles Dreyfus
Graham StarkHercule LaJoy
Moira RedmondSimone
Tracy ReedDominique Ballon
Burt KwoukKato
André MaranneFrançois
Vanda GodsellMadame LaFarge
Maurice KaufmannPierre
Ann LynnDudu
David LodgeGeorges
Martin BensonMaurice
Reginald BeckwithReceptionist
Douglas WilmerHenri LaFarge
Bryan ForbesCamp Attendant
Andre CharisseGame Warden
Jack MelfordThe Psycho-Analyst
Tutte LemkowKazak Dancer
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GoodWatch score 92June 23, 1964 · 1 h 42 min · PG
Naked Freak-Out, Torment by Annoyance, Left the Background Music On +9
12 of 64 tropes. From TV Tropes.
7 questions, like "Where can I stream A Shot in the Dark?"
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
In the United States, A Shot in the Dark streams on Artiflix, and it is free with ads on The Roku, Kanopy, and Tubi TV. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. It also streams in 126 other countries.
Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 79 (IMDb 7.3, Rotten Tomatoes 94%, and Metacritic 70).
Yes: it's movie 2 of 9 in its series, after The Pink Panther (1963) and before Inspector Clouseau (1968).
Yes: it's rated PG in the United States for violence, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
Yes: the humor is mostly situational comedy (9 of 10) and slapstick (8 of 10).
Yes: it's easy to follow, with complexity at only 5 of 10, and the viewing guide calls it good for background watching.
TV Tropes lists 64 tropes for it, including Naked Freak-Out, Torment by Annoyance, and Left the Background Music On.
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