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The Man Who Knew Too Much

1934Movie1 h 16 minNR

MysteryThriller
74
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb6.7Metacritic776.8Rotten Tomatoes88%67%

A gripping, tense thriller movie about mystery and history.

Good for date night · family movie night · friends night

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Not for laughs, comfort or warmth.

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Story

Knowledge can be a deadly thing.

While vacationing in St. Moritz, a British couple receive a clue to an imminent assassination attempt, only to learn that their daughter has been kidnapped to keep them quiet.

Feels like

  • Hitchcockian Thriller
  • British Espionage
  • Family in Danger
  • Intrigue and Suspense
  • 1930s
  • Political Intrigue
  • Classic Cinema
  • Kidnapping
  • International Conspiracy

Cast

20 of 20

Crew

Directed by
Alfred Hitchcock
Written by
Charles Bennett, D.B. Wyndham-Lewis
Produced by
Michael Balcon
Music by
Louis Levy, Charles Williams, Arthur Benjamin

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Facts

December 9, 1934 · 1 h 16 min · NR

Released
December 9, 1934
Runtime
1 h 16 min
Age rating
NR
Content
Violence
Genres
Thriller, Mystery
Original language
English
Also spoken
Arabic, French, Italian
Made in
United Kingdom
Budget
$180,000
Available in
139 countries

Tropes

Cloak and Dagger, That Reminds Me of a Song, Germans Love David Hasselhoff +9

  • Cloak and Dagger
  • That Reminds Me of a Song
  • Germans Love David Hasselhoff
  • I Have Your Child
  • Brick Joke
  • Police Are Useless
  • Police Are Useless
  • Evil Laugh
  • Adaptational Badass
  • Gender Flip
  • Even Evil Has Standards
  • Break the Cutie

12 of 82 tropes. From TV Tropes.

Q&A

4 questions, like "Where can I stream The Man Who Knew Too Much?"

Questions about The Man Who Knew Too Much

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Where can I stream The Man Who Knew Too Much?

PrimefuboTVHBO MaxKanopyHooplaYouTube TVCriterionFlixHouse

In the United States, The Man Who Knew Too Much streams on Prime, fuboTV, HBO Max, YouTube TV, and Criterion, and it is free with ads on Kanopy, Hoopla, FlixHouse, Pluto TV, Plex, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Fawesome, Tubi TV, and Amazon MX Player. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store and Fandango At Home. It also streams in 135 other countries.

Is The Man Who Knew Too Much worth watching?

74
GoodGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 74 (IMDb 6.7, Rotten Tomatoes 88%, and Metacritic 77). Critics rate it higher (83 out of 100) than audiences (67).

Is The Man Who Knew Too Much okay for kids?

NRViolence

Yes: it's rated NR in the United States for violence, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.

What tropes does The Man Who Knew Too Much use?

Cloak and DaggerThat Reminds Me of a SongGermans Love David HasselhoffI Have Your ChildBrick JokePolice Are UselessPolice Are UselessEvil LaughAdaptational BadassGender FlipEven Evil Has StandardsBreak the Cutieand 70 more

TV Tropes lists 82 tropes for it, including Cloak and Dagger, That Reminds Me of a Song, and Germans Love David Hasselhoff.