The Thin Man Goes Home

The Thin Man Goes Home (1944)

  • 60% of critics liked it
    (5 reviews)

  • 79% of users liked it
    (2,528 ratings)

This fifth entry in MGM's off-and-on "Thin Man" series maintains the high production and story values of the first four. Per the title, retired private detective Nick Charles (William Powell) pays a visit to his home town of Sycamore Springs, with wife Nora (Myrna Loy) in tow. Poor… More

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In Theaters
Jun 1, 1945 Wide
On DVD
Aug 2, 2005
MGM (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)

Critic Reviews

  • Chris Barsanti, Filmcritic.com

    More in keeping with a classic British mystery

  • John J. Puccio, Movie Metropolis

    By the time The Thin Man Goes Home rolled around, the series was beginning to feel pretty thin itself.

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    The Nick and Nora Charles crime formula story works even in the sticks.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Bob S


    Sort of the Thin Man series meets the Andy Hardy series. Good studio fun. "Nick, you have to do something... and that's not it!"

  • AJ V


    Another good, fun, and humorous sequel to the Thin Man.

  • Devon B


    The Thin Man Goes Home is the fifth Thin Man film and it's evident the series is running out of steam. There's a whole lot more slapstick and puppy comedy involving the dog, but the "mystery" involving a mysterious painting and of course, a couple of murders is… More

  • Michael G


    A great installment and one of the best of the Thin Man series. A lot better than you'd expect considering this is the fifth in the series and a different director is at the helm. No kid involved but we meet Nick's parents, namely his passive-aggressively disapproving… More

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