Clue

Clue (1985)

  • 62% of critics liked it
    (26 reviews)

  • 85% of users liked it
    (88,500 ratings)

In this spoof of McCarthy-era paranoia and 1950s wholesomeness, the characters and plot are drawn from the popular Parker Brothers board game of the same name. On a dark and stormy night in 1954, six individuals with ties to Washington are assembled for a dinner party at the swanky mansion of one… More

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PG,
Directed By
Genres
Drama, Mystery & Suspense, Comedy
In Theaters
Dec 13, 1985 Wide
Paramount Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times

    It's not the least bit scary or suspenseful but instead quickly grows tedious. The more you struggle to keep track of the constantly multiplying plot developments, the harder it gets to care who did it.

  • Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader

    Only Lesley Ann Warren, as a tough-talking madam, finds an effective level of stylization, using her leggy physique and wildly expressive features to create a cartoonish figure that's funny within its own boundaries.

  • Trevor Johnston, Time Out

    The characters are less credible than their plastic counterparts, the puerile humour is dispiriting, and the plotting pulled this way and that by the conceit of releasing the film in the US with a trio of alternate endings.

  • Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

    One ending is more than enough.

  • Janet Maslin, New York Times

    Though it takes only 87 minutes to arrive at one of its three different solutions, it has long since worn out its welcome by the denouement.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Alice S


    This scream-out-loud farce contains more than your daily recommended serving of puns and a healthy dollop of licentiousness. Seeing present-day established actors in their first roles also brings a nice nostalgia factor.

  • Melvin W


    Mrs. White: Well, one of us must have killed him!  "It's Not Just A Game Anymore" There's one word that perfectly describes Clue, and that would be "amusing." The movie isn't great or all that hilarious, but what it is, is amusing. From start to… More

  • Jim C


    Clue was awesome, they made a movie that everyone thought would be stupid, and actually created it to be a original and great film that is a cult classic.

  • Manu G


    Murder, madness, mystery, and mayhem. More fun than you can imagine. Very good movie with lots of twist and turns. I dare you guess the end, because you won't win! The film's story is just like playing the game so it's fun and exciting. I wanna play the real board game… More

  • Spencer S


    From a simplistic premise, Clue rises past any and all expectations to become a plot ridden, back-story infested, comedy deluxe film. Based on the board game released in the US in 1949, Clue also generated a series of books in the nineties. As a reader of these in my childhood, it was… More

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