Little Murders

Little Murders (1971)

  • 57% of critics liked it
    (7 reviews)

  • 77% of users liked it
    (1,050 ratings)

Actor Alan Arkin has an impressive film directorial debut with Little Murders, Jules Feiffer's bitter and moving satire (originally produced as an off-Broadway play). Elliot Gould (who also co-produced the film) plays Alfred Chamberlain -- a one time successful photographer who is now down on… More

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Genres
Classics, Comedy
In Theaters
Feb 9, 1971 Wide

Critic Reviews

  • Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

    Great quirky script makes up for rather indifferent filming style.

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    The black comedy was torridly on target and eerily funny...

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • AJ V


    This is a brilliant black comedy based on a great off Broadway play. The story is fantastic and comments on city life and the postmodern world in an outrageous way. I love this movie, and I recommend it.

  • Tim S


    When my friends recommended this movie to me, I expected something a little different than what I got. Not that I was disappointed at all, this movie is probably one of the more original films I have seen in a long time. I loved the monologues and enjoyed the performances (Elliot… More

  • Adam M


    probably a better play; movie sort of hammers in front of you but scenes are great on their own; Donald Sutherland's monologue is incredible

  • Michael G


    If Kafka did nitrous, this is what you might get.

  • The Movie W


    Such was the depth of quality in seventies cinema that many movies of the era have been unfairly forgotten. While stars like De Niro, Pacino and Hoffmann are still lauded it's easy to forget how great Elliot Gould, Alan Arkin and Donald Sutherland were. All three feature in… More

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