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Rehearsal for Murder

1982Movie1 h 36 min

DramaMystery
65
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb6.8Rotten Tomatoes–67%

A gripping, tense drama movie about mystery and crime.

Good for friends night · teens · comfort watch

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Not for laughs, scares or comfort.

Movies with

Story

Where the curtain comes up on Terror

A year after his fiancée's death, a playwright schedules a rehearsal for his new play, which proves to be a trap for her killer.

Feels like

  • Classic Whodunit
  • Theatrical Mystery
  • Murder Investigation
  • Clever Plot
  • Suspenseful
  • Dialogue-Driven
  • Solving a Puzzle
  • Play Within a Play
  • Retro Charm

Cast

14 of 14

Crew

Directed by
David Greene
Written by
William Link, Richard Levinson
Produced by
Robert Papazian
Music by
Billy Goldenberg

Everyone

Pick a department, or search for a name or a job (“editor”, “stunt”).

Facts

May 26, 1982 · 1 h 36 min · Drama, Mystery, Thriller, TV Movie

Released
May 26, 1982
Runtime
1 h 36 min
Genres
Drama, Mystery, Thriller, TV Movie
Original language
English
Made in
United States
Available in
139 countries

Tropes

Blackmail, Bluffing the Murderer, Death by Falling Over +9

  • Blackmail
  • Bluffing the Murderer
  • Death by Falling Over
  • Disconnected by Death
  • Engineered Public Confession
  • Fallen-on-Hard-Times Job
  • Impersonating an Officer
  • I Never Said It Was Poison
  • The Ingenue
  • Unreliable Narrator
  • Never Suicide
  • Motive Rant

12 of 16 tropes. From TV Tropes.